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In wake of the concerns raised last Friday by teachers and students of the St. Rose’s High School about a sewage overflow and the noise from contractors rebuilding a section of the school, Education Minister Priya Manickchand led a team from her Ministry to meet with the contractors today. The Minister asked the contractors to […]
As Guyana and Ghana look to strengthen ties, President Irfaan Ali has assured that his government will make it easy for Ghanaian companies to conduct business in Guyana. During an address at a high-level multisectoral meeting with the Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and his delegation which included members of that country’s private […]
Days after Deputy Speaker, Lennox Shuman chastised the Government over non-consultation with Amerindians and Amerindian rights groups on several crucial issues, Prime Minister Mark Phillips has responded to Mr. Shuman expressing his disappointment in Shuman’s position. Shuman in a letter to the press said it is his firm belief that the PPPC government has zero […]
Candidate for Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton has rubbished a suggestion that the party’s long overdue biennial delegates congress slated for this Saturday could be postponed. The Central Executive Committee (CEC) last week agreed to have, the Chief Elections Officer for the Congress, Vincent Alexander, conduct a review to determine […]
The race for Chairman of the People’s National Congress is heating up with the former Chairman of Region 10, Sharma Solomon accepting the nomination for the position at the upcoming elections. Solomon who has been credited with expanding the membership and adding new vigor to the People’s National Congress in Region 10 intends to campaign […]
As Guyana gets ready to celebrate two years as an oil-producing nation, President Irfaan today told a virtual Harvard Business School workshop that the government is working overtime to put systems in place to hold oil companies accountable. During the question and answer segment of the virtual forum, the President admitted that Guyana currently does […]
Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall has written to the town councils and other local government councils across the country informing them that there will be no local government elections this year. Over $1 Billion was already budgeted and passed for the purpose of hosting the elections. In the letter, the Minister said the decision […]
With almost three thousand persons already receiving a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today announced that the booster doses are now available for persons 18 years and over who are fully vaccinated. Previously only persons 50 years and older and persons with comorbidities along with frontline health workers were […]
The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party Lennox Shuman is hitting out at the government again, this time over the lack of consultation with indigenous leaders. Shuman’s latest criticism of the government stems from an agreement that the government signed with a Canadian-based gold company for prospecting […]
Civil Society group Article 13 has issued a call for the swift appointment of members to the Public Procurement Commission so that the Commission could get down to work. In a statement, the Article 13 group said while it welcomes the announcement by Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Jermain Figueira, that steps have been […]
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