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The US Embassy in Georgetown has refuted a report in the Stabroek News that US Secretary of State Anthony Bliken will soon be making a visit to Guyana. In a statement, the Embassy said there is no such plan at this time. The embassy added that in the event of such a high-level visit, the […]
The International Building Expo is set to make its return in July with a big focus on affordable housing and construction in a fast-moving Guyana. The expo was launched last evening by the Ministry of Housing and Water at the Pegasus Hotel. In his address at the launching, President Irfaan Ali said the Expo is designed […]
On the heels of an announcement by President Irfaan Ali that he plans to meet with Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton within weeks to discuss the reconstitution of several Commissions as well as the appointment of a substantive Police Commissioner, the Opposition Leader while welcoming the proposed meeting, today said the meeting should go […]
Vendors outside the Stabroek Market were temporarily removed today as the Georgetown City Council launched a clean-up exercise at the market and its surrounding areas. The area was not cleaned for months as many of the vendors who were allowed to use the area temporarily, built permanent structures. Many of those structures were removed today […]
The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPS-CCU) has signed an agreement with the Clerical Commercial and General Workers Union, for salaries and other conditions of employment for the Credit Union staff. The agreement which was signed yesterday paves the way for a 5%, 10%, and 15% increase in salaries for workers for the year […]
Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Major General Joe Singh has been appointed by President Irfaan Ali to serve as Chairman of the Natural Resource Fund Board. The President has also appointed British Member of Parliament David Lammy and Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues as his other two nominees […]
The Fibre Tech Industrial Plastics (FTIP) Company became the first company today to achieve certification under the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Made in Guyana Certification Mark Programme. The GNBS said the company is now authorized to affix the Made in Guyana Certification Mark to several of its fibreglass products. At the Certification ceremony, […]
A young motorcyclist from the village of Sparendaam on the East Coast of Demerara lost his life tragically on Monday night when he collided with a car at the Ogle intersection along the East Coast highway. The young man was identified as 22-year-old Alex Amsterdam. The accident occurred just before midnight on Monday during the […]
With a Leader of the Opposition now back in place, the Article 13 Civil Society group has issued a call for the process to begin for the substantive appointments of a Chancellor and Chief Justice. In a statement yesterday, the group reminded that the President and the Leader of the Opposition have taken an Oath […]
In his maiden speech to the National Assembly as Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton hammered the PPP Civic government as being a government that has no interest in democracy, democratic practices, and the rule of law. Mr. Norton was at the time making his contribution to the Government’s motion to change the quorum that is needed […]
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