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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today dragged the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) over the coals due to its failure to submit its Financial Statement for 2022 to the Office of the Auditor General, in keeping with the statutory deadline. Statutorily, government agencies are expected to submit their Financial Statements to the Audit Office […]
Due to the increasing demand for house lots and land for industrial activities, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, has announced that the Central Housing and Planning Authority is seeking to acquire additional lands to meet the demand. He said in some regions, lands have been identified to facilitate further expansion of existing housing […]
Eight months after Attorney-at-law Tameika Clarke was arrested by the Special Organised Crime Unit for advising her client to remain silent, the Acting Chief Justice Roxane George has found that her arrest was a breach of her rights under the constitution. The arrest took place back in October of last year at the SOCU headquarters. […]
Looking further set the stage for the building boom taking place in many parts of the country, the Ministry of Housing and Water will be hosting the 2023 Building Expo from the 24th to the 27th August at the Providence Stadium. Last year’s event, brought together scores of construction companies, building suppliers, commercial banks and […]
Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan, confirmed today that the Board of Inquiry that was set up to probe the shooting death of a soldier by one of his own colleagues at the army’s Timehri base, has been completed. In responding to questions from News Source on Friday, Brigadier Khan […]
For the second time in three years, Guyana will be hosting the regional military training programme, Exercise Tradewinds. This year’s training programme which is fully sponsored by the US Military Southern Command, will bring together military troops from across the region and the United States for training and various exercises in a number of critical […]
A future entrepreneur and an aspiring astronomer are among the three students that topped the country’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) with 506.7 marks – one mark less than a perfect score. Together, they have earned themselves a place at the prestigious Queen’s College. The top performers have been identified as Glasford Archer of Leonora […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- Climate Adaptation, Energy and Food Security were among the key issues that took center stage as U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President Irfaan Ali at State House today during his brief visit to Guyana. The top US official, who arrived in Guyana from Trinidad and Tobago, described the high-level […]
Just after his meeting with President Irfaan Ali and a joint press conference, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken met with Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton at the US Embassy today. At that meeting, Mr. Norton said that in addition to raising a number of national issues with Mr. Blinken, he also presented him with […]
With a promise of strong leadership, former Region 10 Chairman, Sharma Solomon of the APNU, was elected as the new Mayor of Linden. Addressing the Council following his election, Mr. Solomon said the new Council will work hard to represent the people of Linden and address their challenges. He said the town has the potential […]
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