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The rampant use of Cocaine, Ecstasy and Marijuana among young people in Port Kaituma, Region One (Barima-Waini) is of grave concern to residents in the community. During a visit to the region by the Guyana Women Miners’ Organisation recently, it was highlighted that the easy and readily accessibility of these illegal drugs is alarming in the […]
The Opposition, People’s Progressive Party, is not happy with recent statements from the President about the two lists of nominees that were submitted by the Opposition Leader to be considered for the Elections Commission Chairman position. The President found those two lists to be unacceptable and the Opposition Leader has agreed to submit a third […]
The Civil Defence Commission has been called out to begin lending assistance to flood affected residents along the East Coast of Demerara. A number of East Coast Communities found themselves under flood waters following the heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday. A broken pump also contributed to the dilemma in one community and a replacement […]
The Ministry of Education, Department of Culture, Youth and Sport is requesting that more youths become involved in the $50M Youth Innovation Project (YIPoG) entrepreneurial opportunity as the entry closing date of submission draws near. The Ministry has set the YIPoG closing date of submission for June 30. The programme, launched last month during the […]
Moments after taking the oath of office, the new Chair of the Public Utilities Commission said the Commission will be focusing heavily on ensuring all systems are in place to ensure a smooth transition to liberalization of the telecommunications sector. Attorney-at-Law, Dela Britton, took the oath of office before President David Granger on Wednesday morning, […]
Attorney General Basil Williams is denying that he is the author of an email that is being circulated showing re-election strategies for the coalition government. In a statement last evening, Mr. Williams said the email is fake and though the email address is similar to the one he uses, it is not the same and […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, used his weekly press conference on Monday to fire back at Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, after the Minister lashed out at him and described him as the Doctor of Doom during a sitting of the National Assembly last week. Mr. Jagdeo dismissed Trotman’s criticism and said he has never […]
A Joint Services team set up by the government to investigate mining in protected areas has recommended that there be clear and obvious demarcation of the protected area boundary. This was according to the Ministry of the Presidency. In addition to the recommendation for clear demarcation, the Joint Service team also called for all operators […]
Plans to commence oil production locally by 2020 are on schedule with the Government approving the Liza Phase 1 development plan by ExxonMobil and granting the company a production license for the Liza field. This was announced by the Ministry of Natural Resources in a statement to the press on Thursday evening. With production expected […]
As technological advancements continue to dominate the international sphere, the Ministry of Public Telecommunications is working to have Guyana on par with the rest of the world by achieving universal access to the internet. This was according to Ministry of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes during her remarks at the opening of a two-day Cyber-Security Awareness […]
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