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A one week Orientation Programme for the newly appointed Heads of Missions, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, kicked off on Monday morning at the Foreign Service Institute in Georgetown. It is the aim of the Ministry to continue with the annual Heads of Mission Conference but this session was specially organised to outline […]
Residents of Region 10 will be able to renew their passports, without having to travel to Georgetown as soon at next month , August, as the government moves to decentralise passport related services. Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix made this announcement on Friday during the Meet the Public Day Initiative held at the McKenzie Sports […]
President David Granger, today, reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that a ‘good life’ is provided for all Guyanese, as he ushered in his 71st birth anniversary. The President, who began his day at a special breakfast organised by the People’s National Congress, at Congress Place, Sophia, said that this celebration only serves to renew his drive […]
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is defending workers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) who it believes are being made to work in a hostile and insecure environment that is resulting in low morale and motivation. The Union is blaming the “external interference” of Mr. Rawle Lucas, Chairman of the Governing Board of the […]
Retired Guyana Defence Force (GDF) woman Colonel Windee Algernon was on Friday morning sworn in as the sole Commissioner who will probe the deaths of two young boys while in the care and custody of the state. Algernon was sworn in before Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magaistrates’ Court and is expected to begin […]
The negotiations between Government and the Guyana Public Service Union have entered another phase with a counter-proposal by the union body still to be made. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon during his post-Cabinet media briefing on Thursday said, that Government is still to receive a formal counter- proposal to what Government has offered. The two sides […]
State Minister Joseph Harmon on Thursday cautioned Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo against accusing the APNU+AFC government of lacking transparency. The Minister had a stern message for the Opposition Leader in which he informed Jagdeo that he should not attempt to run the affairs of government from the opposition party’s headquarters, commonly referred to as Freedom […]
(GINA) Guyana’s Chief Justice (ag) and another senior judge have been nominated by Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General, Basil Williams to become Guyana’s representatives on the International Network of Hague Judges. At the opening ceremony of the Hague Convention Conference at the Pegasus Hotel last evening, Minister Williams nominated Chief Justice (ag), Madame […]
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has set itself a July 27, 2016 deadline for the completion of the Dennis Street project in the Sophia community. The commitment came after residents launched a noisy protest on Tuesday over the dust pollution associated with the construction of the roadway. Minister within the Ministry of Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson, […]
The Ministry of Public Security has announced that it is currently in consultation with local mobile service provider, Digicel, as it prepares to develop a command centre to effectively handle emergency calls. Citizens across the country continue to complain about calls to the 911 emergency lines not being answered. The issue has been a sticky one for […]
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