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The first phase of the feasibility for the new Demerara River Crossing has been completed and will be opened for consultations by the second week in April. This is according to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. The feasibility study is being conducted by Lievense CSO – a Dutch company. The company led a presentation today […]
(GINA) Seven hundred and sixty eight (768) families are expected to be housed in the first phase of the implementation of government’s’ new housing programme. Members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are among those targeted to benefit. Minister within the Ministry of Communities, with responsibility for housing, Valerie Adams-Patterson and a team from the […]
Guyanese, Tricia Teekah, has been named Commonwealth Caribbean Young Person of the Year. Tricia co-founded the Guyana National Youth Council with the aim of enhancing youth empowerment, engagement, inclusion and participation. She led the ‘Vote Like a Boss’ campaign, a youth voter education initiative which used private sector partnerships to educate young voters. The campaign […]
With a weekly protest against the implementation of the parking meter system in Georgetown not losing momentum, the Government of Guyana is recommending a suspension of the parking meter contract between the Georgetown City Council and Smart City Solutions. Minister of State, Joe Harmon, this evening confirmed to News Source that the decision to recommend […]
There has been no ministerial, government or political intervention in the ongoing investigations by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) into the acquisition of lands at Pradoville by high ranking officials under the PPP government. This was according to Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan at a recent Transparency International Institute Guyana (TIGI) fund-raising dinner. […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, has dismissed the assurances from the Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan that there is no foreign currency shortage in Guyana. One day after the Finance Minister appeared on the JumpStart morning show on 94.1 FM to assure the nation that the foreign reserves were intact and there is no […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan is assuring that the foreign exchange reserves in the country remain stable. Appearing on 94.1 FM on Monday morning, Minister Jordan said there is no shortage of foreign exchange in the country but there appears to be some factors that may be affecting the flow in some sectors. He said the […]
As thousands of Guyanese celebrated the spring festival of Phagwah on Monday, President David Granger said that while the celebration has strengthened the bond among Hindus in Guyana, it has also extended that bond to other religious and ethnic groups. He said the celebration is even more joyful, this year as the nation commemorates the […]
Two years after the brutal murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing at the height of the run up to the 2015 general elections, his father Eustace Harcourt is calling for justice to be served. Crum-Ewing, who was a fierce critic of the former PPP government, was gunned down in the Diamond community as he used […]
The Government of Guyana has appointed Dr. Jan Mangal, an expert in offshore and civil engineering, as Petroleum Advisor in the Ministry of the Presidency. A Guyanese by birth, Dr. Mangal brings with him a wealth of technical expertise and experiences in the area of oil and gas development. This announcement was made this afternoon […]
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