By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2022
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President Irfaan Ali today announced that members of the Joint Services will be receiving their one-month annual bonus, in addition to the 8% salary increase and salary adjustments that were recently announced. Addressing ranks of the Guyana Defence Force today, the President said the one month’s bonus is part of his administration’s commitment to provide […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2022
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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants the City Council to impose tougher penalties and fines on those businesses that continue to dispose of their garbage improperly. Since the start of the holiday shopping season, there has been a build up of garbage in the main shopping areas, especially along Regent and Robb Streets […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2022
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The Chief Election Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission will be expected to put together a new work plan and date for Local Government Elections, with the Commission deciding to review the boundaries for local government constituencies. The review is coming on the heels of the Chairman of the Commission ruling that the Local Government […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2022
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After a one-month hiatus due to the lack of a quorum, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) met today to iron out a number of issues. Today’s meeting, which was held behind closed doors, saw the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) using its one-seat majority on the Committee to successfully move a motion to scrutinize the […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2022
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Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine announced today that there is no evidence to suggest that the current Georgetown Mayor and City Council misused its financial resources since taking Office in 2019, lashing out at Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo over his claims that the City Council lacks transparency and accountability. Last Friday, the Vice President said […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2022
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More than 24hrs after the attack at the President’s official residence, which left a presidential guard critically injured and his attacker also in a critical state, the Guyana Police Force remains tightlipped on the investigations. There are reports that the Police Force continues to gather information on the suspect who remains hospitalized nursing multiple gunshot […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2022
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The Alliance For Change today lambasted the Government and the Guyana Police Force over the treatment of the New Market Street vendors and the subsequent arrest of the City Mayor Ubraj Narine and Opposition MP Sherod Duncan. The Mayor is facing charges over his questioning of whether the President was turning Guyana into a muslim […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2022
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Guyana has inked an agreement with the European Union to promote sustainable trade of legal timber to the European Union (EU). The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Climate Change conference in Canada between Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat and European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Mr. Virginijus Sinkevičius. The […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2022
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While asking Guyanese to be patient, President Irfaan Ali has indicated that the ground work is being set for massive expansion of the country’s economy in the oil and non-oil sectors. Speaking at the annual Gala dinner of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), the President said his government is working to ensure […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2022
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The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley has confirmed his attendance at the International Energy Conference and Expo which will be hosted in Guyana in February, 2023. The Conference secretariat has indicated that Dr. Rowley will deliver remarks on the opening day of the second edition of the event. The Trinidadian Prime […]