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More than a year after the Audit Office found that COVID-19 supplies valuing more than $1B were procured in an ad-hoc manner, the Ministry of Health and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) were hauled over the coals by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament and told better must be done. According to the Performance […]
A Trinidad and Tobago company- Davis Ecolife – has been ordered to repay the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) more than $6.1M over its failure to supply the authority with two Eco Pods. The judgement was handed down earlier this month by High Court Judge, Gino Persaud. An Eco Pod building system is a system […]
A CARICOM special mission to Haiti has wrapped up its meeting as CARICOM seeks to do more to address the current political and economic crisis in its member state. On Monday, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness led the CARICOM team to Haiti. While there, he met with the interim Prime Minister of Haiti, Dr. Ariel […]
With the hope of arriving at a swift and amicable resolution to the dispute over funding for the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G), the Government and group’s Coordinating Council are expected to commence mediation soon. In the High Court today, IDPADA-G’s Attorney, Nigel Hughes informed Chief Justice Roxane George […]
The Regional Chairman for Region Four, Daniel Seeram, has issued a call for the removal of the Regional Executive Officer (REO), Donald Gajraj over what he considers to be a series of violations and infractions by the REO. During a press conference today, the Regional Chairman outlined several occasions where the REO failed to act […]
A newborn baby was found alive and abandoned near a canal at Recess, Mahaicony earlier today. The baby boy was found wrapped in a pair of pants and a gift paper by a group of farmers working in the area. Police officers were quickly summoned to the scene. Upon arrival, the police officers rushed the […]
Residents of Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara have been promised that their community will see major development works, as part of the Government’s major push for infrastructural deveolopment across the county. On Sunday, President Irfaan Ali paid a visit to the Agricola community and promised the residents that they will not be left […]
A new entrant into the internet service provider market in Guyana, WANSat Networks, has announced the signing of a major deal with the international Viasat company for the distribution of its satellite broadband service in Guyana. WANSat, which is fully owned by a group of Guyanese investors, is expected to roll out its services soon, […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it has suspended its Continuous Registration exercise to facilitate the inclusion of eligible persons on the Voters List ahead of the Local Government Elections which are set to take place in June. The Continuous Registration exercise commenced in early January and was scheduled to conclude on 31st […]
Guyana could face expulsion from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) if the country fails to meet the new deadline for the submission of its 4th GYEITI Report, Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan warned on Friday. During an AFC press conference, the party leader also rubbished the President’s explanation for the […]
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