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Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman, today said he would be supportive of the suggestion of Economist, Dr. Clive Thomas for there to be direct cash transfers of a percentage of oil revenue earnings to citizens of the country. Dr. Thomas made the suggestion at a recent forum, indicating that a small percent of Guyana’s total […]
It appears as though the Government will be pushing ahead with legislation that will see lighter sentences for persons found with small amounts of marijuana. Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes announced today that there is a pending cabinet memo that recognises that the APNU has now “come on board and is supporting our position […]
The Leader and Senior Members of the Alliance For Change called a press conference today to recommit the party to the national coalition and to also roll out some of the party’s plans as it prepares to go it alone for the Local Government Elections. AFC Leader Raphael Trotman told reporters this afternoon that the […]
The Ministry of Finance today announced that the economy has recorded a 4.5% growth rate in the first half of this year, which is higher than what was expected. With the economic growth taking place in the first half, the Ministry has announced that the entire projected economic growth rate for 2018 has been revised […]
Months after the Guyana Teachers Union offered its support for the recommendations contained in the final report of the high-level task force, the Government on Monday said it was looking to re-engage the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) on matters of salary increases. GTU has stated repeatedly that it was waiting on the Government to announce the way […]
One day after the Alliance For Change announced that it will be breaking away from its coalition partner, the APNU, to contest the upcoming Local Government Elections, the Chairman of the APNU and PNC Leader, President David Granger does not appear too worried about the move. Speaking to reporters early this morning at a commemoration […]
The Alliance For Change on Sunday announced that it will contest the upcoming Local Government Elections on November 12 on its own and not as part of the APNU+AFC Coalition. The party is blaming “inconclusive negotiations” with APNU and the reason for its decision. However, the party was quick to point out that the go […]
Guyanese Manufacturers are being encouraged to seek remedies within the Courts for any prejudice they experience under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas when seeking to access regional markets. The advice came from the recently installed President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Adrian Saunders and it came minutes after President of the Guyana […]
In a show of unity, close to 100 Christian Leaders in Guyana added their names to a call on the Government to keep laws that criminalise buggery in place. The group of church leaders took out a full page advertisement in the Sunday’s newspapers with their names and churches attached and made known their objection […]
The Guyana Water Incorporated today announced that it has seen an increase in revenues collected for the first half of 2018, when compared to the same period last year. Revenue collected for the six-month period is up from $1.8 billion to $2 billion, GWI’s Managing Director Dr. Richard Van West Charles announced. But even with […]
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