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Water Taxi operators plying the Georgetown- Vreed-en-Hoop route have agreed to work around the clock and not increase their fares during the three-day closure of the Demerara Harbour Bridge. The Demerara Harbour Bridge management in announcing the three-day closure of the bridge from the 24th July, said it is necessary to facilitate the replacement of […]
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has moved to the High Court to challenge the appointment of Mohandatt Goolsarran as one of the members of the Public Service Commission. The GPSU is challenging the appointment on the grounds that the Public Service Senior Staff Association had no authority to nominate him to the Commission through […]
The National Assembly is set to debate the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Bill on Thursday. The Bill is being seen as a modern piece of legislation. If its passed, it will allow for foreign judgements, particularly those involving finance to be recognized and enforced here in Guyana and vice-versa. The proposed legislation covers monetary judgements […]
The production of gold and bauxite declined in the first quarter of 2023 as Guyana’s economy continues to be fueled heavily by the oil Sector, according to the latest report from the Bank of Guyana. “Oil sector production continued to contribute greatly to the growth of the overall economy while the non-oil economy experienced moderate […]
Guyana’s Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai today told the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) that the Guyana Government is working earnestly to ensure the rights of Indigenous People in Guyana are upheld. The Amerindian Affairs Minister, at the time, was addressing the 16th Session of EMRIP, currently being held […]
With an increase in recorded malaria cases in Regions 1, 7, 8, and 9, the Ministry of Health plans to embark on a new approach to help reduce those cases, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has announced. Last year, one of the Health Ministry’s strategies was to give special bed nets to residents, particularly in […]
-by Svetlana Mashall– More than a month after their homes were bulldozed by a private developer, while the Police kept guard, residents of Hill Foot on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway continue to face harsh living conditions, with many of them being forced to live in makeshift huts and tents. Close to 50 of the displaced residents […]
The Opposition is questioning the move by the Government to offer a $5 million settlement to the families of the victims of the Mahdia School dorm fire, even before a Commission of Inquiry is held. The Opposition believes the payout should not be accepted at this stage. Twenty children lost their lives in the fire, […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has defended the Government’s decision to offer a $5 million settlement to the family of the children who died and who survived the Mahdia School Dorm fire, and he believes the Government should be complimented for its decision to offer the “financial assistance”. During an interview on state-owned NCN TV on […]
The plan by the Guyana Government to hire nurses from Cuba to fill the gap left by Guyanese nurses who are taking up better paying jobs overseas, is not sitting well with the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton. On Sunday, the Opposition Leader roasted the Government over its plan. He said the solution to […]
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