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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 […]
President David Granger has issued proclamations for the dissolution of Parliament and the Regional Councils on Monday as the country gets ready to head to the polls on the 2nd March 2020. The Proclamations were issued after the President met with the Chairman and all of the Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission today. In […]
Vice President and Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan today dismissed accusations by the Opposition PPP and its General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo that he has an account at the Capital One Bank in the US with over $5million US dollars. In a brief statement to News Source, Minister Ramjattan said “I Have nothing to do with […]
President David Granger as Leader of the APNU and Minister Khemraj Ramjattan as Leader of the AFC, today added their signatures to the revised Cummingsburg Accord, which is the agreement that formed the APNU+AFC coalition. The signing of the revised document was done away from the glitz, glamour and pageantry that welcomed the original signing […]
One of the newest political parties in Guyana, The Citizenship Initiative is offering a Christmas gift to the nation in the form of its manifesto for the March elections. The actual manifesto will be released on Christmas Day. The party called the media to the launching this morning but some technical difficulties prevented party officials […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has been able to verify over 60% of the first time registrants. In a data release, the Commission said that of the 16,863 new registrants, it was not able to verify 6,534. GECOM’s Public Relations Officer said those who were not verified might not have been home at the time of […]
The Government has announced that Norway has released G$9.1B to the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund, administered by the World Bank for disbursement to Guyana for approved projects. Back in 2009, Guyana and Norway signed the climate and forest partnership. Head of the Project Management Office of the Ministry of the Presidency, Dr. Marlon Bristol said […]
Just days after Guyana announced the start of oil production, the Exxon company has announced its 15th oil discovery in Guyana. In a statement this morning, the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, today, announced that the discovery was made at the Mako-1 Well southeast of the Liza field in the Stabroek Block. “This discovery […]
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