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Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines has announced that it is increasing the number of flights between New York and Guyana during the upcoming Caribbean Premiere League Cricket competition in Guyana. According to a statement from the airline, additional flights on the New York-Georgetown route are now open for bookings for the final week in September and […]
With the Government still awaiting word from the US Export-Import Bank on its loan request to support the multi-billion dollar gas-to-shore project, it is moving ahead with the project and has now invested more than US$400 Million in the project so far, according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. “We have from our own resources, because […]
The Chairman of the National Toshaos Council (NTC), Toshao Derrick John, has defended a decision earlier this week at the NTC Conference to block two Opposition politicians from participating in consultations between Government officials, the Toshaos and Village Leaders. According to a statement from Mr. John, the consultations were closed door and did not cater […]
The Guyana Water Incorporated has issued an early notice for parts of Central Georgetown that some areas will face a disruption of service in the coming weeks as work begins on the replacement of several crucial underground water transmission lines along Hadfield Street and stretching all the way to Water Street. GWI’s Chief Executive Officer, […]
With a growing rift within the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) over the acceptance of the Government’s 10% salary increase offer and the inking of a 3-year agreement, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is again accusing the General Secretary of the GTU, Coretta McDonald of playing politics on behalf of the Opposition APNU+AFC. McDonald and a number […]
With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring Mpox as a Public Health Emergency, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today said there is need for heightened awareness in the region and a unified and proactive approach. Mpox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus that can spread through direct contact with infected individuals, animals, or contaminated […]
The Amerindian People’s Association has taken aim at several statements made by President Irfaan Ali at the National Toshaos’ Conference, accusing the President of distorting the history of the Indigenous people in Guyana. The APA wants to know whether the President sought to deliberately mislead Indigenous Leaders with his statements. The organisation took issue with […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall is maintaining that the Mocha squatters who were removed from land near the new 4-lane highway, were removed for the construction of the highway and nothing else. During his “Issues in the News’ television programme, Mr. Nandlall sought to rubbish claims by the Opposition that the land that the squatters once […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday defended his Government’s spending of money from the oil fund and told indigenous leaders that the Hinterland community is already benefiting from the oil money. Guyana has been earning hundreds of millions of dollars from the oil sector, which began production in 2019. In many communities, citizens complain that […]
Moments after the signing of an agreement between the Guyana Teachers’ Union and the Government, President Irfaan Ali went live on Facebook, to announce that he was pleased with the agreement. In his video statement, the President said teachers should look at the entire package being offered to them, and not just the salary increases. […]
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