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Local transparency watchdog, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. has issued a call for there to be a Commission of Inquiry to examine the disclosures and allegations of bribery and corruption made against the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo that were unveiled in a Vice News investigative report. The Vice President has denied the allegations and the President […]
President Irfaan Ali is leading a Guyana Government delegation to Washington DC to meet with US lawmakers and various groups on issues related to Guyana and US relations. Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, and Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, are the other members of the delegation. The high-level […]
Guyana’s second merchant bank, the New Hayven Merchant Bank will soon begin operations with a plan to boost the growth of businesses and the local financing sector. The new bank which will be headquartered on Church Street in Georgetown was founded by Guyanese-born, US-based financial analyst and accountant Dr. Floyd Haynes. The New Hayven Merchant […]
Newly Commissioned Officers of the Guyana Defence Force who recently completed the Standard Officers Course and the Reserve Officers Course received their instruments of Commission today after subscribing to their oath of service. The new Officers were told by the President that as they begin their new military careers and take on supervision of other […]
At its next sitting, the National Assembly is expected to consider a Financial paper presented by Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh seeking supplementary provisions of $44.7B The request for supplementary funding is coming less than six months after the Government presented its $552.9 Billion budget, which was the largest budget in the country’s history and […]
At the stroke of 1 o’clock this morning, the National Assembly with the governing People’s Progressive Party using its majority, adopted the report of the Privileges Committee and went ahead with the suspension of eight Opposition Members of Parliament. The motion to adopt the recommendation of the Privileges Committee was put to the House by […]
The lines were long today at a number of locations as the state-owned company, Guyana Marketing Corporation launched its sale of sugar at a reduced price. The GMC is selling packaged sugar at $150 per pound as supermarkets that have the commodity available are asking for as much as $300 per pound. But despite assurances […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Dawn Hastings- Williams today pleaded with her colleagues on the government side to urgently announce a salary increase for public servants, amid the high cost of living. The Opposition MP said the cost of living issue is now becoming unbearable and the government must intervene to ensure that citizens can afford […]
Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir this morning denied a request by Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton for the House to debate his motion calling for an international investigation into bribery and corruption allegations made against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. The Speaker ruled that the Parliament cannot engage the motion at today’s sitting because the […]
Twenty-seven new officers of the Guyana Defence Force Standard Officers Course and 40 Reserve Officers of the Reserve Officers Course were commissioned this afternoon having successfully completed their courses and now attaining the rank of 2nd Lieutenants in the case of GDF members and Cadet Officers in the case of the other services. Second Lieutenant […]
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