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by Ravin Singh Described as the “real McCoy” by an earlier speaker, Brigadier (rtd) Mark Phillips sought to assure supporters of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) that he will assume the second highest office in the country after the March 2, 2020 General Elections. “I will be the next Prime Minister of Guyana. I will […]
Outlining a list of achievements by the APNU+AFC coalition since assuming office in 2015, Alliance for Change (AFC) Leader Khemraj Ramjattan implored party supporters to “don’t stop the progress” as they head to the polls on the 2nd March. “Don’t stop the progress,” was the phrase used to punctuate Ramjattan’s speech at the launch of […]
by Ravin Singh President David Granger launched his re-election campaign this afternoon with a call for the APNU+AFC coalition to remain in office because inclusive governance is what is needed to move Guyana forward. Mr. Granger shared this view during the launch of the APNU+AFC campaign at D’Urban Park in Georgetown. “We have put an […]
The Central Committee of the People’s Progressive Party this afternoon unanimously endorsed retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Mark Phillips as its Prime Ministerial Candidate. The party made the decision after former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament Bishop Juan Edghill withdrew from the race for the #2 spot. In a […]
Caribbean Airlines is not happy with a recent report out of the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission of Guyana. The report called out the airline on its high prices for Guyanese passengers and claimed that CAL was charging those high prices to sustain some of its less performing routes. In response, Caribbean Airlines denied overpricing […]
The Tullow Oil company today announced another oil find in Guyana. In a statement, the company said the discovery was made at the Carapa-1 exploration well, which was drilled on the Kanuku licence offshore Guyana. The company has encountered approximately four metres of net oil pay based on preliminary interpretation. The announcement of the discovery […]
The Guyana Elections Commission today published the Revised Voters List with a total of 661, 378 eligible voters. The list also contains all of the 16,000 new registrants who were recorded during aborted house-to-house registration exercise. With the publishing of the list, voters can make checks to ensure that their names and addresses are correctly […]
by Ravin Singh Efforts by the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) are continuing to reap success as Guyana has recorded a decrease in the HIV prevalence rate in the country from 1.9% to 1.4%. This was announced by Deputy Programme Manager of NAPS, Dr Niccollette Boatswain at a press conference today. HIV prevalence in Guyana […]
With his party’s General Secretary sitting with arms folded on his right hand, PPP Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali today promised to run a campaign that will be free of gutter politics and negative campaigning. Mr. Ali and PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo hosted an end-of-year press conference this afternoon at the Opposition Leader’s Office. Questioned […]
Local conglomerate Banks DIH Limited has recorded another year of improved earnings and profits. In its annual report which has been dispatched to shareholders, Banks DIH has announced an improvement its shareholders’ value by recording a whopping 14.3% increase in after tax profits. According to BANKS DIH Chief Executive Officer, Clifford Reis, the Group’s third […]
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