By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2024
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President Irfaan Ali has announced plans to modernize the capital City of Georgetown to regain its place as the Garden city of the Caribbean. The President said the plan is part of the extended Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 and will be executed in collaboration with Britain’s King Charles Foundation. Delivering remarks at a high-level […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2024
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The Ministry of Agriculture has launched an investigation into the alleged smuggling of chicken and eggs at the Guyana Marketing Corporation, which is a state agency that falls under the Ministry of Agriculture. The Ministry pointed out that the Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, and the Ministry of Agriculture are not involved in the purchase or […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2024
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While rejecting claims by the Opposition of a cover up of an alleged corruption scheme, the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary/ Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA), has announced that investigations into a number of corruption claims have been done and action taken. The Opposition has claimed that there is a massive corruption scheme at the Authority involving the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2024
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The Ministry of Housing’s Central Housing and Planning Authority is once again urging persons to beware of scammers, who are pretending to be conducting transactions on the Housing Ministry’s behalf. The Ministry of Housing in a statement said it has been receiving an increased number of complaints from citizens about completing transactions for house lots […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2024
Education, News, Politics
Recognising the poor performance of students in Mathematics at the CXC level, the Ministry of Education has launched a Math Intervention Initiative. As part of the effort, students preparing to write their Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate exams, as well as their teachers and parents will now have access to a Mathematics WhatsApp Helpline to address […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2024
Education, News, Politics
Economist and Former Minister of Finance under the APNU+AFC Coalition Government, Winston Jordan, has added his voice to the recent agreement signed between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union. While reacting to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s position that the recent agreement represents one of the highest percentage of salaries increase given to […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2024
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The Opposition PNC/APNU is questioning the recently released mid-year report of the Ministry of Finance, stating that the economic growth and the expansion in several sectors that the report referenced may not be reflective to most Guyanese. Economic Advisor to the Opposition, Elson Low on Monday said if the economic situation was as good as […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2024
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Casually dressed in a Mohamed Ali tee-shirt with the word “Boss” emblazoned on it, President Mohammed Irfaan Ali on Sunday night addressed the nation from State House and defended his Government’s move to fast-track several public infrastructure projects. The Government has been facing some criticism over the poor finishing and lengthy delays for many major […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2024
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The Opposition People’s National Congress Reform, today called on the Ministry of Agriculture to launch a probe and call in the Police to investigate an alleged corruption and cover up scheme involving millions of dollars at the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary – Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA). The PNC/R through its Member of Parliament with responsibility for […]
By News Source Guyana on September 8, 2024
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The Ministry of Housing has regularized 67 lots and handed out 40 titles to residents of Mon Repos, North in a community known as De Endragt. During the handing over ceremony on Friday, Housing Minister Collin Croal, said the administration has been on an operation to regularize areas historically designated as squatting areas, where persons […]