Politics

Local Government Elections set for November 12

Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has announced that November 12 is the designated date for Local Government Elections. According to the Department of Public Information, the order with the date is to be gazetted by end of today. The Government has allocated $2.9B to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for preparations for the elections, which […]

PPP Presidential Candidate to be chosen within months by secret ballot

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that the People’s Progressive Party will be choosing its Presidential Candidate for the 2020 general elections, before local government elections this year. Local government elections are likely to take place by November of this year. Mr. Jagdeo told a media conference yesterday that the vote for the party’s Presidential […]

Nominations roll in for key PNC Positions as Congress approaches

It was Nomination Day today at the People’s National Congress/Reform headquarters in Sophia as the party gears up for its Biennial Congress, which will take place in mid-August. Party Chairman Basil Williams, Volda Lawrence and Joe Harmon are the three front runners for the position of Party Chairman. All three currently serve as Government Ministers […]

GRA Commissions new Container Scanner

Several months after the only two scanners that the Guyana Revenue Authority had in its possesion to scan containers became inoperable, the agency today commissioned a new container scanner and scanning site at GNIC wharf, Lombard Street. The GRA boasts that the new facility will help in the reduction in trade transaction costs and time but […]

What broken promises? President responds to NTC Chairman’s criticism over fading promises

President David Granger today said he is not aware of any promises that he made to Indigenous Guyanese and have broken since coming to office in in 2015. The President’s comments came minutes after outgoing Chairman of the National Toshaos Council, Joel Fredericks raised concerns about fading promises for the Indigenous Peoples of Guyana made by […]

Outgoing Chairman of National Toshaos Council lashes out at President and Government over “Fading Promises”

The National Toshaos Council’s Conference opened this morning with concern about fading promises for the Indigenous Peoples of Guyana made by the Government. Chairman of the National Toshaos Council Joel Fredricks in his opening address lashed out at the President and Government for failing to fulfill several promises  that were made to the country’s first peoples […]

Legislation for reform of National Payment Systems to become reality soon

Efforts to reform Guyana’s National Payment Systems, which commenced more than four years ago, will soon be supported by legislation. The legislation primarily seeks to address an existing and outdated system that falls short of meeting the needs of the economy and financial markets. The National Assembly on Friday debated the National Payment System Bill which makes […]

Georgetown Hospital records 119 neonatal deaths in one year; Health Minister assures that’s no increase

The Georgetown Public Hospital has recorded 119 deaths of newborn infants between June 2017 and June 2018. Those deaths were related to premature births. That information was presented to the National Assembly today by Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence. She was at the time responding to an oral question without notice from opposition MP and […]