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The Government of Guyana on Monday formally launched the stakeholders’ consultations for the country’s local content policy for the oil and gas sector. Addressing the stakeholders at the launch at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, President Irfaan Ali said he hopes that the views of a wide cross-section of society will be captured so that […]
Five soldiers who are under investigation after allegations of rape were leveled against them in a Region One community, have been withdrawn from the community, and are in custody. In a statement today, the Guyana Defence Force announced that it is conducting its own inquiry into the allegations as the Guyana Police Force also probes […]
The Guyana Defence Force’s Coast Guard is preparing to dispatch a team of investigators to probe the discovery of a small boat in Guyana’s waters with a number of dead bodies aboard. A senior military official has confirmed that the Guyana Defence Force and other agencies are probing the reports. The vessel was reportedly spotted […]
With more than fifteen years of service to the Ministry of Public Works, the Government on Friday fired the Coordinator/ Chief Works Officer of the Works Services Group, Geoffrey Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn’s termination will take effect from March 12, 2021. The termination letter, which was signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Vladim Persaud instructed Mr. […]
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh unveiled the government’s $383.1 Billion budget that is heavily focused on education along with infrastructure and other development initiatives. On the Education front, a total of $60.7 Billion has been allocated to that sector with just over $5 billion of that amount going towards the construction and rehabilitation of schools. […]
Having received a total of $7 Billion last year in the national budget and the supplementary budget, the Guyana Sugar Corporation is set to receive another $2 billion in this year’s budget. Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced this afternoon that the state-owned sugar company will continue to undergo a restructuring and revitalization plan. The […]
Declaring that 2021 will not be an easy year for Guyana due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh, presented a grim picture of the performance in 2020 for the non-oil sectors of the Guyanese economy. Overall economic growth was pegged at 43.5% but most of that growth was […]
The Public Works Ministry is assuring passengers of Eastern Airlines who are affected by the airline’s sudden suspension of service to Guyana that it will tap into a bond that the airline lodged with the government, if it fails to repay them for their tickets. Eastern Airlines announced earlier this week that it has decided […]
Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Godfrey Bess revealed today that the military is currently looking at several proposals to ensure that suitable vessels are sourced to adequately dominate Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Brigadier Bess made the statement this morning as he addressed the opening of the GDF Officers Conference. His statement […]
The APNU+AFC Opposition did not wait around in the National Assembly for the President’s speech today. Instead, the Opposition MPs were joined by a small group of supporters on the outside to picket the President. As the President made his way into the Arthur Chung Convention Center, some of the opposition members who were leaving […]
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