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Local commercial bank, Citizens Bank, had a very good 2019 and the bank is now focusing on expanding its services and branches. At the annual general meeting of the bank on Tuesday, Chairman of the Board, Clifford Reis revealed that in 2019, the bank raked in profits of more than $955 million which represents a […]
The visiting US Congressional team of Representatives Albio Sires, Gregory Meeks and Yvette Clarke met this afternoon with President David Granger and a government team at the President’s office. In a released comment after the meeting, the President said he assured the team that based on the information coming out of the Elections Commission, preparations […]
The Diamond-Grove community now has a Magistrates’ Court of its own to ease the judicial burden in the lower Demerara district. The Court was commissioned this morning by President David Granger who noted that the opening of the Court coincides with his government’s commitment to taking more government services to the people. The President said […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this morning said the United States has no intent to divide CARICOM. Mr. Pompeo made the statement at a joint press conference with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holdness in Jamaica. His statement came in response to criticism leveled at the US over its decision to invite specific CARICOM member […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority has called in the Police to assist in an alleged case of fraud at the agency that may have involved a former staffer. While the agency has not named the former staffer, it has indicated that the person is assisting the Police investigators with the probe into the fraud […]
The Ministry of the Presidency has announced that President David Granger will return from Cuba today after completing his scheduled medical evaluation. According to the President’s office, the Team of Cuban Medical Specialists confirmed that the President’s medical examination shows that he has improved to the satisfaction of his doctors and that he is in […]
The Department of Energy (DE) has announced that the oil tanker MV Yannis has successfully lifted Guyana’s first shipment of crude. The vessel is now on its way to the USA with 1 million barrels of Guyana’s light crude. According to the Department, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has reported that the first […]
As a teacher found herself before a City Magistrate this morning along with the parents of a student over a classroom fight, the Guyana Teachers Union and supporters of the teachers gathered outside the Courthouse in loud protest against the assault of teachers. In addition to the protest outside the Courthouse, teachers and their supporters […]
In a fiery speech on Friday night at a Public Meeting at Wismar, APNU+AFC Member and former Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon implored his fellow Lindeners to focus on moving forward and never to allow Guyana to return to PPP rule. “Forward Ever, Backward Never”, the crowd chanted as Solomon told them that “my message to […]
The People’s Progressive Party Civic moved into the town of Anna Regina in Essequibo on Saturday encouraging residents to once again support the party they have been supporting for years. The Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali, focused a great deal of his address on the issue of crime and crime-fighting. He told the large gathering of […]
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