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In what is likely to be his last US Independence address as the United States Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Perry Holloway on Wednesday said he believes the old contract signed with US Oil Giant, ExxonMobil is about the best that could be expected based on historic exploration results in Guyana at that time. Holloway also spoke about the […]
Drama unfolded Tuesday morning within the Parliamentary Chambers as an anti bribery and corruption forum organized for members of the National Assembly got underway. Poorly attended by Government MPs, Opposition Parliamentarians turned out in their numbers and demanded the resignation of the facilitator, British Fraud Expert and Advisor to the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) Sam Sittlington. […]
Two days after a confrontation between two private security guards and the Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes and her driver, the Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, has met with one of the security guards and has offered an apology. Lawrence’s meeting took place last evening at the same New Thriving […]
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure in a statement this afternoon said it is not contemplating any increases to the Berbice Bridge toll. In the statement through the Department of Public Information, the Government said it stands by its decision to reduce tolls in fulfilling a campaign commitment, and will continue to work with the Berbice […]
Officials of the Berbice Bridge Company are expressing fears that the company could become bankrupt if its repeated requests to have tolls increases are not approved by the government in the shortest possible time. BCCI’s Chairman, Dr. Surendra Persaud said the Bridge Company dispatched letters to the government three times during 2015 and 2016, asking […]
On the same day that the independent Stabroek News in its editorial lashed out at the President for over the lack of Presidential press conferences, the President said his busy schedule was responsible for his lack of frequent and structured engagements with the local press corps. Speaking on the sidelines of the opening of an […]
A stop at the New Thriving Restaurant at Providence last evening by Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes and her staff, turned into a major confrontation resulting in two private security guards being arrested and questioned. The Minister and her staff were returning to the city from Linden on Sunday evening when […]
President David Granger has expressed confidence in the potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to ease the suffering of Guyanese who are disadvantaged because of geography and a lack of adequate infrastructure. He made the remarks this morning at the opening of a six-day Caribbean ICT Conference and Roadshow here in Guyana. He said […]
By Ravin Singh GUYANESE and Jamaicans who migrate to Eastern Caribbean States in search of better opportunities appear to pose a “disproportionate burden” to those states, Prime Minister (PM) of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne has said. PM Browne used his opening address to the 39th Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community […]
Guyanese youths are being encouraged to get more involved in science and technology, especially robotics. That encouragement came from First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, who attended the Second Annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Robotics Exhibition on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The event was hosted by STEM Guyana in collaboration with […]
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