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A number of Guyanese women were today exposed to opportunities in the Agriculture Sector as the Women and Gender Equality Commission hosted its first Agriculture Conference at the Regency Hotel. Access to Finance, Market Linkages and Technology, Risk Management and opportunities for partnerships among agricultural organisations in Guyana and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) were among […]
The governing People’s Progressive Party-Civic is training its eyes on the strongholds of the opposition People’s National Congress at the upcoming Local Government Elections. PPP General Secretary, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today announced that his party was stepping into full campaign mode for the local elections and has its eyes set on taking municipal control […]
The APNU+AFC Opposition today called for the draft Petroleum Sharing Agreements for the deepwater and shallow-water blocks offshore Guyana to be placed before the National Assembly for a thorough review by a Parliamentary Select Committee. The Government recently released the draft contracts while starting 14 days of consultation on the contents of the contracts. Economic […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall is not too happy with sections of the recently released US State Department report on Human Rights practices in Guyana. The Attorney General has expressed concern about parts of the report that focused on allegations of corruption in the Guyana Police Force and the Force’s failure to investigate cover-up claims by […]
In what is being seen as another move by the Government to discredit the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA), Attorney General Anil Nandlall has declared that the association owes the state of Guyana more than $38 million. In a statement on Tuesday, the Attorney General said the human rights body is not legitimate and he […]
The process of appointing a new Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO) appears to be at a standstill once again. The members of the Commission met on Tuesday, but no date was set for the conduct of interviews with the shortlisted applicants. It is now more than 17 months since the Elections Commission, which is chaired […]
Arguments in the Election Petition appeal case wrapped up today as Attorney for the appellants, Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde told the Court that the Parliament of Guyana is the only institution vested with the power by the Constitution to modify the country’s Electoral Laws. He was making the case against the Recount Order that led […]
Several residents in Grove on the East Bank of Demerara are counting their losses following a major river defence breach that sent flood waters rushing into their homes last evening. While a cause of the breach is still to be determined, the authorities are looking at the work that was being done by a contractor […]
In wake of a stinging review of Guyana’s Oil and Gas Sector, the Government of Guyana today assured that it is putting the requisite measures in place to mitigate the resource “curse”. In a statement, the Ministry of Natural Resources said the Government remains committed to its strategic development path, which is being reinforced by […]
Eight members of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) were sworn-in by President Irfaan Ali today. Representative of the Hindu community, Pandit Krishna Sharma; Trade Unionist, Norris Witter; Private Sector Representative, Charles Ogle; Youth Representative, Dwayne Adams; Representative of Women Organisations, Chandrowtie Sarran; Indigenous Representative, Ashton Simon; Deon Dick, a representative of Afro-Guyanese groups and Neaz […]
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