By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2016
News, Politics
The State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) will not only investigate past government functionaries but will also carry out probes, where necessary, on serving state officials and Government Ministers. Attorney General Basil Williams volunteered the clarification on Wednesday while casting aside accusations that public officials who served within and under the previous administration were being targeted. […]
By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2016
News, Politics
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has been granted $55.7M in supplementary provisions to further enhance its disaster response mechanism and operations. The approval of the funds came as the National Assembly discussed supplementary provisions for the CDC and other agencies that received funding from the Contingency Fund. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon faced a number […]
By News Source Guyana on August 9, 2016
Politics
President David Granger wants all Guyanese, especially those of African decent to organize and mobilise to ensure that the country reaches the targets achievable during this International Decade for people of African Descent. While addressing an Emancipation symposium organized by the Cuffy 250 Organisation on Sunday, Mr. Granger said Guyanese must plan seriously and not […]
By News Source Guyana on August 8, 2016
News, Politics
Ending the two decades monopoly that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) holds on landline and international calls in Guyana may not be automatic with a simple assent to the Telecommunications Bill which was passed by the National Assembly recently. Although the Bill paves the way for a liberalisation of the sector and an […]
By News Source Guyana on August 8, 2016
News, Politics
Over 20 Billion dollars that could have been revenue earned through Value Added Tax has been lost during the first half of the year either through exemptions, VAT refunds or leakages at the local level, newly appointed Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia has reported. Value Added Tax collection totalled $17.3 […]
By News Source Guyana on August 8, 2016
News, Politics
With a debate continuing on social media and in the newspapers over the decades old, dress code for entering government buildings, First Lady, Sandra Granger believes it is time for the dress code signs to be removed and persons be allowed to conduct their business in comfortable but respectable clothing. In an exclusive interview at […]
By News Source Guyana on August 8, 2016
News, Politics
Finance Minister Winston Jordan will later today lay the 2016 Mid Year Report on the performance of Guyana’s economy in the National Assembly, when the House meets for the final sitting before the annual recess. The Finance Minister said the document presents more bad news for the naysayers as he pointed out several highlights of […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2016
News, Politics
(MOTP) President David Granger, on Saturday morning, paid tribute to Guyana’s first Executive President and founder of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, O.E., S.C, on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of his death. The wreath laying ceremony was held at the Mausoleum at the Seven Ponds in the Botanical Gardens, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2016
News, Politics
In a sunset presentation in the National Assembly on Thursday, PPP Member of Parliament, Vindhya Persaud, claimed that suicide cases in Guyana are linked to the loss and lack of jobs under the new government, the decline of rice and sugar production and even the proposed introduction of parking meters in Georgetown. Persaud was the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2016
Crime, News, Politics
The recently formed, National Anti Narcotics Agency (NANA), is expected to take the lead role in coordinating inter-agency drug fighting initiatives as the Government moves to step up its fight against the narco trade in Guyana. Minister of State, Joe Harmon, on Thursday told a post-cabinet press briefing that drug pushers should take note that […]
