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The recently established Department of Energy in the Ministry of the Presidency has been tasked with reviewing all of the arrangements between the Government of Guyana and the ExxonMobil company. At his press conference earlier today, President David Granger said while that review will take place, “once international contracts have been engaged, there is no […]
President David Granger today announced that the Government has agreed to abolish custodial sentences for small amounts of marijuana and it will be taking legislation to the National Assembly to amend the existing laws. During his Friday midday press conference, the President said the legislation could find its way in the National Assembly as soon […]
With schools set to officially reopen their doors on Monday amid a nationwide strike by teachers, President David Granger today announced that the Government is now actively searching for fresh sources of funding to offer striking teachers an improved salary. “Even as I speak, the Ministry of Social Protection, which has responsibility for labour and […]
The Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education have found themselves at an impasse with both sides sticking to their positions when it comes to the current strike by teachers and salary negotiations. Schools will reopen their doors on Monday. The Teacher’s Union is insisting that it will only call off the strike when […]
President David Granger, today, announced that following consultations with the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo at State House, Mr. Leslie Albert James will now serve as the Commissioner of Police with immediate effect. The Commander of Chief of the Armed Forces also noted that Mr. James will be supported by four deputy commissioners […]
IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has made its ninth discovery offshore Guyana at the Hammerhead-1 well, marking its fifth discovery on the Stabroek Block in the past year and proving a new play concept for potential development. Hammerhead-1 encountered approximately 197 feet (60 meters) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoir. The well was safely drilled to 13,862 feet […]
With matching umbrellas bearing the colours of the national flag, Executives of the Guyana Teachers Union walked into conciliation talks with the Ministry of Education and the Labour Department this afternoon, but less than two hours after the meeting was over as the two sides could not agree on a way forward. The Ministry of […]
Eight months since his last press conference, President David Granger is set to appear before the national media on Friday for his first full press conference for the year. The last time the President hosted a media conference was in December 2017 and before that, his previous press conference was in December of 2016. In […]
As the countdown begins to the reopening of schools across the country on Monday, the Ministry of Education is continuing its outreach across the country to meet with teachers and parents. This morning, the Education Minister met with parents and teachers at the Hope School on the East Coast of Demerara and assured them that […]
Schools across Guyana will open their doors on Monday for the new school year. If the current strike action by teachers across the country continues into next week, the Education Ministry has announced that its contingency plan will be put in place. That plan includes the placement of retired teachers and trainee teachers in the […]
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