Politics

NCN CEO tenders resignation as contract nears end

The Chief Executive Officer of the state-owned National Communications Network, Lennox Cornette, has tendered his resignation and that resignation has been accepted by the Board of the company. Mr. Cornette’s resignation came on hours after meeting with the Chairman and leading members of the NCN Board. The Board’s Chairman, Enrico Woolford, told News Source that […]

Phased implementation of Tobacco Control Act begins

The Ministry of Public Health has announced that the phased implementation of the tobacco control act has started. The Act provides for a ban on smoking in indoor public places, indoor work places and public transportation, and only in specified outdoor places including the premises of schools and health facilities, and places for the commercial […]

Linden Town Council votes in new Mayor

After serving for the past two years as Deputy Mayor, Waneka Arrindell moved up to the Mayoral seat in the town of Linden, as the Council met this morning to elect a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among themselves in keeping with Municipal Laws. Mayor Carwyn Holland indicated last week that he would not […]

Government will not turn away investment -Finance Minister

Guyana is ready and ripe for investment and the Government will welcome investors. That assurance came from Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, as he spoke at the launching of the Burger King franchise in Guyana last evening. The investment has been undertaken by the Corum group, which also has the franchise for Pizza Hut and owns […]

Containing leaks from inside government “not ordinary case of plumbing” -Pres. Granger

Since taking office back in 2015, the APNU+AFC Coalition has found itself being forced to explain various positions, initiatives and plans as a result of the leaking of confidential information from inside the government. Just recently, a document that was shared between senior Finance Officers in the government about the Exxon Mobil signing bonus and […]