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President David Granger has indicated that he remains open to engaging Opposition Leader and Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, on national issues and will continue to do so. However, he is also of the view that former Presidents should also be prudent in their remarks. In a wide ranging four-page interview carried in the Guyana Review […]
The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police Force is hosting a two day training for Prosecutors, primarily those with responsibility of dealing with money laundering cases. The Unit sees the training as critical to ensuring its effectiveness. The training programme is being facilitated by Security Experts from the Regional Security System from […]
The Guyanese law firm, Hughes, Fields and Stoby, has made contact with Houston, Texas and is looking to bridge the gap for those US companies that will be looking for investment and other opportunities in Guyana as the oil and gas sector takes off. On Friday, the company hosted a reception at the Guyana Marriott […]
Guyana’s Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, today handed over his 2017 report to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland. During the handover, Mr. Sharma announced that as Guyana gears up and moves into the oil and gas sector, his Department will be building its capacity to take on the emerging sector and the […]
Guyana once again used its address to the United Nations General Assembly today to inform the international community of Venezuela’s continuing claim to Guyana’s territory. However, this time, world leaders were informed of the matter being moved to the International Court of Justice for a final resolution. Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl […]
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is joining the Guyana Trades Union Congress in condemning, what it considers, “the clear intention of the Ministry of Social Protection to railroad the composition of the Arbitration Tribunal that will address pay rise and working conditions of our nation’s teachers”. According to the union body, […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, has brushed aside the Government’s hosting of a National Youth Conference as nothing more than “an election gimmick” in the run up to Local Government Elections. The National Youth Conference is currently being hosted at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre and has brought together Youth Leaders and Youth Groups […]
The Alliance For Change is accusing the People’s Progressive Party of waging a “nasty” campaign in the local government elections and believes the Guyana Elections Commission must address the issue. At a press conference today, the AFC complained that many of its supporters in PPP stronghold areas are being harassed and intimated by the members […]
The Guyana Trades Union is lashing out at Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection Keith Scott, over his decision to appoint a Chairman for the Arbitration process between the Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education. In a statement this afternoon, the umbrella trade union body said Minister Scott has no legal authority […]
The campaigning for the Local Government Elections has started and today the People’s Progressive Party announced that it has submitted more than 3000 candidates to compete for positions on the municipal and neighbourhood democratic councils across Guyana. PPP General Secretary and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, told reporters at a press conference today that the PPP’s […]
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