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The ExxonMobil company today expressed strong objections to claims by at least one Opposition Member of Parliament in Guyana that the US Oil Company was funding a political initiative of the Government that has not been approved by the National Assembly. During the Company’s appearance before the Parliamentary Sectoral Natural Resources Committee, PPP MP Pauline Sukhai […]
Laws which impose a judicial sentence for the possession of small quantities of marijuana could soon be struck down, President David Granger has announced. The President made this announcement on Thursday on the sidelines of the 39th meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government (HOG) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Montego Bay, Jamaica. […]
Cabinet has approved the second tranche of severance pay for retrenched sugar workers, in keeping with its promise to do so within a specified timeframe, according to State Minister, Joe Harmon. He made the announcement during his Post Cabinet briefing on today and said the payments will commence soon. Mr. Harmon explained that efforts to have several […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority has sent a number of its staff members home as part of a probe into an illegal operation involving forged driver’s licenses and certificates of registration and licenses. The GRA described the staff members as “unscrupulous” and said they appeared to have been working in collusion “with willing outside participants and members […]
Medical practitioners in the public health care system have been given a warning about the problem of pilfering of drugs and medical supplies. Regional Health Services (RHS) Director Dr Kay Shako has issued the warning in wake of what may have been a trend for years. Speaking to Regional Health Officers at a retreat, Dr. […]
Approval has been granted for the construction of a 0.95-megawatt dual hydro-system at Moco Moco and a 2.2 megawatt at Kumu in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo. This was announced by Regional Chairman, Brian Allicock, at the recently concluded Regional Toshaos’ Conference in Lethem. The projects will be financed from funds received through the United […]
-by Ravin Singh- THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Commission on Marijuana 2018 has recommended in its report the decriminalization of marijuana across member-states. The report will be presented to Heads-of-Government at the 39th conference of the regional body which will be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from July 4-6. At a press conference on Monday, […]
-by Ravin Singh- The overall academic performance of pupils on the Coast and those in the Hinterland areas are not comparable and to bridge this gap, the Education Ministry has developed a three-prong approach which includes reliance on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This was according to Chief Education Officer (CEO) Marcel Hudson yesterday, during […]
The Ministry of Education released the results of the National Grade Six Assessment Examinations this afternoon, showing improvements in the English performances but a decline in Mathematics, with Science and Social Studies remaining steady. This year’s top pupil is Nalia Rahaman from the Westfield Prep School in Georgetown. She gained a perfect score of 529 […]
Former Guyana Member of Parliament, who once served as Mayor of Linden, Abdul Kadir, has died. He was in his mid 60’s. Kadir passed away in a US prison this morning, where he was serving a life sentence on a conviction of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack at New York’s JFK Airport almost a […]
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