By News Source Guyana on May 13, 2022
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With the number of staff members being reduced in the past 18 months by more than 300, the Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Water Inc. believes that the company is now in a better financial position. At a press conference today, CEO Shaik Baksh said the staff reduction formed part of the company’s restructuring plan. […]
By News Source Guyana on May 13, 2022
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Guyana’s gold mining industry is expected to see a boost as several international gold mining companies have expressed interest to kickstart gold mining operations in Guyana, according to Senior Minister of Finance in the Office of the President, Dr. Ashni Singh. “Right now multiple international companies are actively engaged in various stages of development of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 13, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) appears disinterested in a proposal put forward by one of its Commissioners, Vincent Alexander, for there to be a biometric requirement for voting. According to Mr. Alexander, who is an APNU+AFC nominated Commissioner, while there are currently no moves to sanitize the bloated list of electors, he suggested a mechanism […]
By News Source Guyana on May 12, 2022
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Senior Finance Minister in the Office of the President Dr. Ashni Singh today praised the Private Sector Commission for its efforts over the years in Guyana’s business and political landscapes. At the opening of the 30th Annual General Meeting of the PSC, the Finance Minister said over the years, when the PPP Government presented its […]
By News Source Guyana on May 12, 2022
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The Private Sector Commission plans to advocate for increased access to financing for small businesses, especially those that are operating in the oil and gas sector; so that those businesses could compete in an economy that is becoming competitive. Admitting that the country needs to build capacity to meet the demand of the expanding economy, […]
By News Source Guyana on May 12, 2022
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Guyana is on track to see an increase in visitor arrivals this year with more than 51,000 persons arriving in the first three months of the year, according to the Guyana Tourism Authority. In a statement, the tourism body explained that despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic which crippled the tourism industry globally,the country […]
By News Source Guyana on May 11, 2022
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A group of members of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union joined ousted Chairman Trevor Benn today, calling for elections to be held for the Credit Union’s board. Benn was ousted as Chairman last week by the Committee of Management in a no-confidence vote. He has described the move as illegal, saying that it […]
By News Source Guyana on May 11, 2022
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After several weeks of the number of active COVID-19 cases being below 100 and new cases being in single digits, a total of 56 new cases of the virus were detected in the past 24hours, pushing the number of active cases to 203. In its latest COVID-19 report, the Ministry of Health reported that 42 […]
By News Source Guyana on May 11, 2022
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Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, has urged Parliamentarians to work together for the benefit of the citizens who they represent. In an address on the opening day of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association seminar on Tuesday, the Speaker said Parliamentarians on both sides should have stronger cordial relations in order to advance the causes […]
By News Source Guyana on May 11, 2022
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A prison escapee who was on the run for over a year was recaptured yesterday morning after he turned up at a hospital in Mahdia seeking medical help with a knife stuck in his neck. The prisoner, 27-year-old Samuel Gouveia is a manslaughter convict who was serving an 18-year jail sentence when he managed to […]