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President Irfaan Ali on Sunday night announced a menu of measures for school children, pensioners and those who benefit from public assistance. At a PPP Civic rally in the Rupununi town of Lethem, the President announced that he intends to increase the Because We Care Cash Grant for Children to $100,000 per year and add […]
The governing People’s Progressive Party is set to launch its manifesto on Monday, according to General Secretary of the party, Bharrat Jagdeo. Three weeks ago, the party held a wide-ranging consultation for its manifesto seeking the input of persons from the various sectors. At his press conference on Thursday, Mr. Jagdeo said while some of […]
The International Building Expo opened on Thursday evening at the National Stadium, Providence with Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, highlighting the increasing investment in the housing sector. Announcing that his Ministry has surpassed its target to allocate 50,000 house lots in five years, the Housing Minister said over $250 Billion has been invested […]
The management of the Guyana Power and Light Company could face changes as the Government forges ahead with plans to modernize and expand the company’s infrastructure to meet growing demands. At a press conference on Thursday, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said massive investments are being made in GPL, and he does not believe the current […]
Vice President and PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, today challenged the Mohamed family to deny that the elder Mohamed, businessman Nazar Mohamed, visited the Venezuelan Embassy to apply for a Venezuelan visa. Nazar Mohamed is the father of WIN party leader and Presidential Candidate, Azruddin Mohamed. The two Mohameds and their businesses remain under US […]
With Guyana still facing aggression from neighbouring Venezuela with its claims of Guyana’s Essequibo region, President Irfaan Ali believes that his party, the People’s Progressive Party, is Guyana’s best option to secure Guyana’s territorial integrity. At a public meeting in Alexander Village on Wednesday night, the President said in a complex global environment, his party […]
The Waramuri Secondary School in Region One was commissioned on Wednesday, with the Government seeing it as an example of closing the gap with the education offerings in the Hinterland and the Coast. The school was designed to accommodate close to 400 children from Waramuri and neighbouring villages. The President noted the investments that […]
Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carloyn Rodrigues- Birkett is taking a break from her diplomatic duties and is back home on the campaign trail for the governing People’s Progressive Party. The Ambassador to the UN was a speaker the commissioning of the Waramuri Secondary School in Region 1 this afternoon, and told […]
Presidential Candidate and Leader of the We Invest in Nationhood party, Azruddin Mohamed, has denied claims by Foreign Minister, Hugh Todd, that he has been making frequent visits to the Venezuelan embassy and that he has applied for a Venezuelan visa. Todd made the claims on Tuesday afternoon in an interview conducted and released by […]
Another billionaire businessman and government contractor has stepped forward to deny allegations linked to him by gold trader, Junior Baksh. Businessman, Satynarine Sahadeo aka “Sonna” issued a statement this afternoon through his VALS Construction company denying several statements attributed to him by gold dealer Junior Baksh in an interview with journalist, Travis Chase. In his […]
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