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More than 67,000 new house lot applications have been received by the Central Housing and Planning Authority over the last six years, bringing the total number of current house lot applications in the system to over 81,000. Speaking at the opening of the International Building Expo at the Providence Stadium last evening, President Irfaan Ali […]
The Government has been ordered to pay the outstanding subvention to the International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPADA-G) for the year 2022. The ruling was handed down by Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Roxanne George, who has been overlooking the matter since her previous position as Acting Chief Justice. In a statement, […]
Pensioners and other persons accessing the services of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) can now receive their pensions and other benefits through MMG, Bill Express, and Money Gram, the Insurance Scheme announced today, as it launched the introduction of the three new payment methods. Pensioners and other citizens usually encash their vouchers at NIS offices […]
The Opposition, We Invest In Nationhood (WIN) party and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), are calling on the Government and Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to do more to assist flood affected areas in Region 10. Over the last two weeks, residents in parts of Kwakwani, Hururu and Aroaima, have been battling with severe weather […]
A total of 3,876 Guyanese are graduating today from the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL). Through the programme, the graduates have achieved their Bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degrees and Doctorates, with just over 1,300 receiving certificate and vocational awards. In his address to the graduates at the National Cultural Centre this morning, Prime Minister […]
President Irfaan Ali has fired warning shots to regional economies that continue to lock Guyanese products out of their markets, declaring that Guyana is becoming impatient and will have no other option but to return the favour. Speaking at the launch of CAM Motors over the weekend, the President said Guyana continues to play a […]
Judges, lawyers, and other officers within the legal fraternity weighed in on the effects of social media and related technologies on children in Guyana, even as Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, assured that as the Government moves to craft a framework to regulate the use of social media with a focus on children, it does not […]
An attempt by the State to have the Guyana Election Commission’s (GECOM’s) former Deputy Chief Elections Officer and former IT Manager, Aneal Giddings, testify virtually this morning in the ongoing trial into the allegations of attempted fraud at the 2020 Elections, was met with repeated objections by the Defence, resulting in a premature adjournment. Giddings […]
The driver of a mini-bus and the driver of a truck that were involved in a fatal accident on Saturday that claimed the life of a 36-year-old man, have both been charged and remanded to prison for causing death by dangerous driving. Mini-bus driver, 31-year-old Colin Cumberbatch and truck driver, 55-year-old Kord Sobers, appeared in […]
President Irfaan Ali has challenged local aviation players to come together and set up a regional airline carrier to tap into the Caribbean and wider market, boasting that Guyana is now an attractive destination for travel. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony of Jags Aviation Inc’s Dornier 228 aircraft, the President said Guyana must position itself […]
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