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As the United States promises to continue building close ties with Guyana, the US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Halloway, revealed on Thursday evening that the local embassy granted 72,000 non-immigrant visas (visitor) and 7,000 immigrant visas (permanent) in 2016. Speaking at the Embassy’s celebration of the U.S Independence, Mr. Halloway told invitees at the Georgetown […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has compiled is preparing to present his third list of nominees to President David Granger for the Guyana Elections Commission Chairmanship job. Mr. Jagdeo told the media today that he currently has a list of 10 names and is in the processing of contacting those candidates. He said the list of […]
The governing APNU+AFC coalition has announced its intention to give more attention to developing Guyana’s manufacturing and services industries and is pushing ahead with plans to expand and diversify the national economy. More resources are likely to be pumped into the development of the manufacturing and services industry. The government said it has decided to […]
CARICOM Leaders have wrapped up their Heads of Government Meeting in Grenada. At the meeting Guyana joined Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts Nevis and St Lucia in formally signing onto The Caribbean Arrest Treaty . The objective of this Treaty is to establish within the Caribbean Community a system of arrest and surrender of requested persons […]
A Parliamentary discussion has started in a bid to find solutions to the suicide epidemic plaguing Guyana. Elected members of the National Assembly met on Wednesday with the United Nation/Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (UN/PAHO/WHO) and members of civil society to start a new discourse on the issue. Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton […]
In a review of the 2017 National Grade Six Assessment results on Monday, the Working People’s Alliance has dubbed President’s David Granger’s recent reassignment of former Education Minister and WPA Co-Leader Dr. Rupert Roopnarine as “premature.” At a press conference at Rodney House, the WPA also griped over what it said is the “contraction of […]
The People’s National Congress Reform has announced that longtime senior party member, Amna Ally, has taken over as the party’s General Secretary. The appointed was made by Party Leader, President David Granger, and comes as a result of the decision by Oscar Clarke to retire from the post. He had served in the position for […]
Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, has indicated that he is ready to cooperate with the Special Organised Crime Unit and any investigation that it may be conducting that may be connected to him. Dr. Singh has hired former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, as his legal representative and in a letter to SOCU yesterday, Mr. […]
The 2017 results of the National Grade Six Assessment examinations will be released on Friday. Already, Education officials are said to be pleased with the improved performance in mathematics. More than 13,000 children wrote the examinations at both the public and private level. While officials have been tightlipped about the results, One senior Education official […]
For the first time in over a decade, Guyana has found itself meeting the standards for the elimination of human trafficking. The country has received high marks in the latest report on human trafficking which was compiled by the US State Department. In the report, which was released on Tuesday, it was pointed out that […]
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