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A meeting between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo was described as “fruitful” as the two sides start the process for the appointment of a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. The two leaders were accompanied by other representatives of the Government and Opposition at the Ministry of the Presidency meeting this […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo this afternoon tore into African Rights Activist and Executive of the African Cultural Development Association Eric Phillips. At his weekly press conference, Mr. Jagdeo, who has fired off at Phillips over his lease of state lands, stated that he has been doing more for the Afro-Guyanese community than Phillips ever will. […]
The Cabinet has been meeting since the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice and the Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joe Harmon, today said the Cabinet is awaiting clarity from the Caribbean Court of Justice. Two weeks ago, the CCJ ruled that the no-confidence motion against the Government of Guyana was […]
Guyana Goldfields has announced that it has temporarily suspended its operations at its Aurora Mine site as workers continued a protest action by staying away from the job. In a statement, the company said a portion of the workforce blocked delivery of ore to the mill and that triggered the decision to halt operations and […]
A 14-year-old boy from Matthew’s Ridge, North West District has been remanded to the Juvenile Detention Centre after being charged with the murder of his schoolmate. The teenager appeared in Court on Tuesday and was charged with the June 27 murder of Joseph Bunbury. According to reports, the accused was at a shop with a […]
The Government of Guyana this afternoon announced that the Cabinet has approved the proposal to remove custodial sentences for persons found in possession of small amounts of marijuana. The Cabinet approval was made back in April during the Cabinet meeting at Linden. With the proposal now being approved, the way is cleared for amendments to […]
Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine has lashed out at the City Engineer Colvern Venture over his alleged sloth in responding to correspondences and addresses major concerns in the capital city. At a press conference this morning, the Georgetown Mayor responded to a report in the media that the City Engineer has refuted his statements at […]
More than sixty mine workers attached to the mines and mechanical divisions of the Aurora Gold Mines of Guyana Goldfields stayed away from their jobs this morning over concerns that they might not be paid severance packages as another company takes over the control of the mining operations and a number of other issues. Many […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that he is “not averse” to President David Granger suggesting names of possible nominees for the post of Chairman of the Elections Commission. The Opposition Leader’s position was contained in a letter that was sent by PPP Executive Member Gail Teixeira to the Director General at the Ministry of […]
A report for the world’s second largest stock market, NASDAQ, has named Guyana as the fastest growing economy in the world. In a report compiled for the stock exchange, it said that with a projected growth rate of 16.3% during the four-year period 2018-2021, Guyana is the fastest growing economy in the world. According to […]
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