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Longstanding Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander has pointed out that though the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is responsible for the issuance of national identification cards under the National Registration Act, the Commission was never consulted on the government plans to introduce a new E-identification card. “One does not know where we are going because GECOM has […]
The US$35.4M contract which was signed last week between the Guyana Government and a German company for the implementation of an electronic identification system is not finding favor with the Opposition. The Opposition has rejected both the procurement process and the non-consultation of the project. Executive Member of the People’s National Congress Merwyn Williams, said the […]
A team of US Congressional Representatives arrived in Guyana on Thursday for an official two-day visit, that will involve talks with the Government, the Opposition and some players in civil society. The United States Embassy explained that the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, Congressman Jason Smith and members of a bipartisan […]
Minister of Labour Joe Hamilton, is set to appoint a Commission of Inquiry into the the fatal mining incident at Bosai Bauxite Mines in Linden, which claimed the life of a veteran miner. In a statement, the Ministry of Labour announced that the Minister’s action to appoint the Commission of Inquiry to probe the incident […]
A total of seventeen (17) Prison Officers were dismissed from the job in 2022, according to the Acting Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot. While addressing the opening of the Senior Prison Officers’ Conference this morning, Mr Elliot explained that the 17 Prison Officers were sacked for non-adherence to the Prison Service’s rules. He said to […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, today said he was taken aback when the saw a statement from the Chairman of the Joint Services, Brigadier Godfrey Bess, commenting on statements made by WPA Executive Tacuma Ogunseye at a political meeting in Buxton. In commenting on the issue, Brigadier Bess reminded and assured the nation that irrespective of […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has issued a call on local commercial banks to come clean on providing information about the possible hindrances that may be restricting the local private sector from accessing better financing from the banks. In a statement, the Chamber of Commerce said it wants to know of the […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today urged members of the Disciplined Services to remain professional and maintain peace, as he condemned recent statements by Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Executive Member, Tacuma Ogunseye, who in referencing to the ethnic make-up of the Joint Services, urged that Guyanese rise up against their oppressors. In delivering the […]
The Ministry of Finance has has taken aim at the Guyana Human Rights Association, following the association’s questioning of the recent contract signed between the Government of Guyana and a German company through a United Arab Emirates businessman for the production and supply of a new e-identification card. The GHRA in addition to raising procurement […]
Under the proposed model Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) for the oil industry, operators after being issued with their licenses would be required to submit work programmes and budgets for approval by the Minister who holds responsibility for the Petroleum Sector. According to the draft agreements, which were released by the Government on Tuesday, the contractor […]
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