Politics

Indigenous Affairs Minister grilled over sloth of land titling in Amerindian communities

Government and Opposition Parliamentarians were at odds today over the progress being made to finalize all Land Titling issues for Amerindian communities. The issue came up when Indigenous People’s Affairs Minister Sydney Allicock appeared before the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee and was grilled by opposition MPs including Indigenous House Members Pauline Sukhai and Yvonne Pearson. Pressed […]

Government and Private Sector agencies teaming up to host GUYTIE

The Ministry of Business and the Guyana Office for Investment are joining forces with the Caribbean Export Development Agency and Private Sector agencies in Guyana to host the first Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition. The event is geared to be a business to business interface with new investors and markets for Guyanese products and companies […]

Sherod Duncan is new Guyana Chronicle General Manager

City Councilor and AFC Executive Member, Sherod Duncan, has been named the new General Manager of the Guyana Chronicle. Staff Members of the state-owned newspaper learnt of the development at a General Staff Meeting today. The announcement was made by the Chairperson of the Board, Geeta Chandan. Duncan, who also sits on the Board of […]

GCAA should have done more through International Civil Aviation to raise concern over plane that crashed in Cuba -GCAA Chairman

Almost two weeks after a Cuban Airlines plane crashed just after take-off for a domestic flight in Cuba killing more than one hundred people, the Chairman of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Lawrence London, believes Guyana should have done more to raise its concern over the plane and its operations with the International Civil Aviation […]

49 Women among 96 National Awardees for 2018

Forty-nine women from various fields are among those who will be conferred with National Awards by President David Granger as part of the celebrations of Guyana’s 52nd Independence Anniversary. These persons have been recognised for their outstanding service and sterling contributions toward national development. The awards will be presented at an Investiture ceremony slated to […]