By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2023
News, Politics
The Ministry of Housing and Water, through its Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), has commenced the distribution of vouchers for the Steel and Cement Housing Subsidy, with 30 persons making up the first group to benefit from the government initiative. Successful applicants, who are constructing homes valued at $6 million or less will receive […]
By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2023
News, Politics
With no-response from Government following the issuance of their seven-day ultimatum, the displaced Cane View, Mocha squatters have instructed their lawyers to initial legal action over the demolition of their homes. The residents – Lashonda Ellis, Joyann Ellis, Roxanne Allen, Mark Gordon, and Candacie Williams – were among seven families whose homes were bulldozed by […]
By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2023
News, Politics
Former Miss Guyana World, who is also a former Miss Guyana Universe Ruqayyah Boyer has gone missing in the United States. The 33-year-old woman, according to a missing person’s bulletin, was last seen on the 16th February at the Chicago Union Station in Chicago, Illinois. Relatives of the model and former beauty queen are concerned […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2023
News, Politics
Guyana scored zero in the areas of Education and Personal Safety and Violence in the latest LGBT Inclusion Index to be done in the country. In the ranking, zero indicates that there is either no inclusion for LGBT persons or the existing laws have the possibility of harming persons who identify as being from the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
The Ministry of Home Affairs has condemned the racial attack on several students at the Woodley Park Secondary School in West Coast Berbice. The incident reportedly took place last Friday. In was Opposition Parliamentarians Vinceroy Jordan and Natasha Singh-Lewis who issued a statement detailing what transpired at the school. In the statement, the Opposition MPs […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2023
News, Politics
In a scorching review of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030, local non-governmental group, Policy Forum Guyana, believes that in rolling out the strategy, the Government appears more concerned with making money, than reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In a statement, the group made known its concerns in wake of recent statements from the Vice […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2023
News, Politics
Nine families, who are currently squatting on the Sea Defence Reserve at Annandale on the East Coast of Demerara, were today presented with keys to their new homes by Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal. The new low-income, two-bedroom houses, valued at $5M each, are located in Annandale New Housing Scheme, and according to […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2023
News, Politics
On the heels of visa free travel to the United Kingdom and with British Airways gearing up to launch its schedule Guyana service, the British Chamber of Commerce (BritCham) has now been established to boost trade between Guyana and the UK and to promote and establish commercial business opportunities. Guyana is the UK’s largest trade […]
By News Source Guyana on February 17, 2023
News, Politics
PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Hundreds of demonstrators stormed Suriname’s parliament, broke windows and looted nearby businesses Friday to protest high fuel and electricity prices in the South American nation. Protesters in the capital, Paramaribo, overwhelmed police who had fired tear gas to try to control the crowd. It wasn’t immediately clear if there were injuries in the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 16, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
The Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall, has written to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission appointing Monday, 12th June 2023 as the date for the conduct of Local Government Elections in Guyana. The new date follows the announcement by GECOM of its new work plan, which would make it ready to host local […]