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Opposition Member of Parliament Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde this morning accused the government of abandoning the country’s poor as he made his contribution to the 2021 Budget Debate. Describing the budget as weak on new ideas and lacking substance, Mr. Forde said all the recommendations that were put forward that would have benefitted the country’s […]
After issuing an ultimatum for the Cevon’s waste disposal company to vacate the land it purchased for $100 million from the Lands and Surveys Commission, the Government of Guyana now appears to be having second thoughts about its demand. Attorney General Anil Nandlall has announced that there have been meetings with the management at Cevon’s […]
Noting international concern about the long-term impact the closure of schools is having on children, Guyana’s Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has announced a plan to reopen schools for face-to-face learning after the Easter holidays. Schools in Guyana have been closed since March 2020 when the first cases of Coronavirus in Guyana surfaced. During an […]
Describing his statements against nurses as disrespectful and irresponsible, the Guyana Public Service Union is throwing its support behind the calls by nurses of the Linden Hospital for the Chief Executive Officer, Rudy Small to be removed. During an interview with an online media outlet in the Region 10 area, The Linden Hospital CEO accused […]
A probe has been launched into the disappearance of $300 million from the Finance Department of the Guyana Police Force and a special audit is also underway into the operations of the department. Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn announced in the National Assembly on Friday evening that there appears to have been a revolving […]
Despite the removal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on a number of construction materials since the 2020 budget, Opposition Member of Parliament and former Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson wants to know who is really benefitting since the prices for the same VAT-free material have increased. “Not a single price has dropped since the […]
Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon and a team from the APNU+AFC met this afternoon with Acting Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie and senior Officers of the Force on a number of issues of concern. During the hour-long meeting, Mr. Harmon said he made known to the top cop, that the Force’s posture in dealing with certain matters […]
Housing Minister, Collin Croal has announced that his Ministry intends to deliver 10,000 house lots and 7,000 land titles this year. The Minister made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2021 budget debates. According to the Housing Minister, the Ministry is on target to meet the distribution of 50,000 house lots promise that was […]
Nurses at the Linden Hospital are angry over a recent statement by the hospital’s CEO Rudy Small that many of them would sign in for duty then desert their job to go sleep with their “Sweetman” (extra-marital lover) at night. Some infuriated nurses are refusing to accept an apology made by the CEO, who they […]
The petitioners in the election petition matter that was thrown out by the Chief Justice have moved to the Court of Appeal seeking a reversal of that decision by the Chief Justice. Last month Chief Justice Roxanne George dismissed Petition 99, which challenged the final elections results declared by the Guyana Elections Commission on August […]
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