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Government and Opposition Parliamentarians were at odds today over the progress being made to finalize all Land Titling issues for Amerindian communities. The issue came up when Indigenous People’s Affairs Minister Sydney Allicock appeared before the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee and was grilled by opposition MPs including Indigenous House Members Pauline Sukhai and Yvonne Pearson. Pressed […]
The Ministry of Business and the Guyana Office for Investment are joining forces with the Caribbean Export Development Agency and Private Sector agencies in Guyana to host the first Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition. The event is geared to be a business to business interface with new investors and markets for Guyanese products and companies […]
City Councilor and AFC Executive Member, Sherod Duncan, has been named the new General Manager of the Guyana Chronicle. Staff Members of the state-owned newspaper learnt of the development at a General Staff Meeting today. The announcement was made by the Chairperson of the Board, Geeta Chandan. Duncan, who also sits on the Board of […]
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a loan of US$1.3 million to assist in the upgrading of the water sector in Guyana. The funds, provided to the Government of Guyana, will be used to provide consultancy services to develop a national water policy, as well as to provide designs […]
Almost two weeks after a Cuban Airlines plane crashed just after take-off for a domestic flight in Cuba killing more than one hundred people, the Chairman of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Lawrence London, believes Guyana should have done more to raise its concern over the plane and its operations with the International Civil Aviation […]
A new Board of Directors of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority was installed this morning with plan to focus more on security and safety of the skies over Guyana. Retired Lieutenant Colonel, Lawrence London returns as the Chairman of the Board. The other members are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Kenneth Jordan, […]
Board Members and Officials of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union are up in arms following a decision by the Chief Coop Development Officer and the Cooperatives Department to lock them out of their Hadfield Street building as the Department takes over the operations of the Credit Union. An interim Committee will likely be […]
Forty-nine women from various fields are among those who will be conferred with National Awards by President David Granger as part of the celebrations of Guyana’s 52nd Independence Anniversary. These persons have been recognised for their outstanding service and sterling contributions toward national development. The awards will be presented at an Investiture ceremony slated to […]
The Ministry of the Presidency has announced that pursuant to powers under Article 188(2) of the Constitution, President David Granger has granted a Presidential Pardon to one (1) woman prisoner, whom he considered fit and proper to receive such pardon. The Presidential Pardon is effective from today in observance of the 52nd Independence Anniversary of […]
The Government’s Chief Spokesman, Minister of State Joe Harmon today made it clear that when it comes to the penalties handed down to persons found guilty of narcotics trafficking, the law is the law. He was at the time responding to questions about the Government’s position on calls for there to be a decriminalizing of […]
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