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Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, used his weekly press conference on Monday to fire back at Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, after the Minister lashed out at him and described him as the Doctor of Doom during a sitting of the National Assembly last week. Mr. Jagdeo dismissed Trotman’s criticism and said he has never […]
A Joint Services team set up by the government to investigate mining in protected areas has recommended that there be clear and obvious demarcation of the protected area boundary. This was according to the Ministry of the Presidency. In addition to the recommendation for clear demarcation, the Joint Service team also called for all operators […]
Plans to commence oil production locally by 2020 are on schedule with the Government approving the Liza Phase 1 development plan by ExxonMobil and granting the company a production license for the Liza field. This was announced by the Ministry of Natural Resources in a statement to the press on Thursday evening. With production expected […]
As technological advancements continue to dominate the international sphere, the Ministry of Public Telecommunications is working to have Guyana on par with the rest of the world by achieving universal access to the internet. This was according to Ministry of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes during her remarks at the opening of a two-day Cyber-Security Awareness […]
The Guyana Defence Force has announced that it has found 26 dredges being used in illegal mining activities within the Kaieteur National Park and it remains committed to supporting the efforts of the Protected Areas Commission and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC to purge the Kaieteur National Park of illegal mining. In a […]
Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine is to be transferred from that position to the Ministry of the Presidency, where he will take up a new ministerial position under that Ministry. Multiple government sources have told News Source that senior Government officials have been looking at the issue and the change is expected to take […]
In a joint statement from the President and Opposition Leader, it was announced this evening that Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, has agreed to submit a third list of nominees to President David Granger, for consideration for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. The statement said the “parties agreed that it would be […]
Residents in the mining community of Mahdia in Region Eight, are being encouraged to take all necessary precautions as flood waters remain in the community following more than 12 hours of heavy rainfall. Overnight and early morning showers have seen the overflowing of the Mahdia creek and the flood waters quickly moving through the community. […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today said that he is willing to prepare and submit another list of nominees for the post of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) if he is asked by President David Granger to do so. Jagdeo made the comment ahead of a planned consultation between himself and President Granger at […]
The Board of Directors of the Georgetown Public Corporation (GPHC) has fired the Corporation’s acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allan Johnson, following a series of lapses which they claim caused much embarrassment. A statement from the Board’s Chairperson, Kesaundra Alves noted that Johnson’s removal from the post takes effect from Friday June 9, 2017. She […]
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