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Anxious relatives were teary-eyed as the first flight with Guyanese evacuees from the hurricane beaten of Tortola touched down at the Eugene Correia Airport, Ogle on Monday night. Ten passengers made the three hour flight to Guyana. They were met on their arrival by Minister of State, Joe Harmon, Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix and […]
The mining community of Mahdia now has its own radio staion and according to Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, Radio Mahdia represents “a journey complete and a promise fulfilled.” The Prime Minister was in the Mahdia community on Sunday for the official turning on of Radio Mahdia 95.1FM. During an address to launch the station, Mr. […]
Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, has expressed dissatisfaction with both the sloppy work being done by local contractors and the delay in implementation of projects, for which monies were approved in the 2017 budget. The Minister’s comment comes as the government continues consultations on the 2018 budget. In expressing his disappointment, the Minister noted […]
Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, has announced that there will be no new taxes in the upcoming 2018 National Budget. The budget will be presented on November 27th, 2017. At a Monday morning press conference, the Finance Minister said the government will also be looking to fulfill outstanding promises in this budget including a review […]
Local airlines have started to move into the hurricane ravaged Caribbean islands to begin their evacuation of Guyanese nationals. Initially, the Government had stated that some eighty Guyanese nationals have indicated their readiness to be evacuated from Dominica, the British Virgin Islands and St. Maarten, but as news of the evacuations started to spread across […]
Sixty-nine persons were on Friday evening honoured with national awards for their service to the country and its people. At the ceremony, President David Granger said that the system of National Awards is about service and service is about improving the lives of citizens and communities; increasing the country’s wealth and production; innovation in education […]
Brazilian authorities are now reportedly claiming that the illegal Brazilian registered aircraft that landed in Guyana, just over a month ago, was stolen. This is according to State Minister, Joseph Harmon who said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Guyana has requested additional information on this new lead. However, the information has not been […]
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has announced that approximately 80 Guyanese will be flown home from the hurricane ravaged Caribbean islands. The Prime Minister made the announcement yesterday at the John Fernandes Limited (JFL) wharf when he, along with Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, inspected four more containers filled with $18 Million worth of relief […]
Finance Minister, Winston Jordan is continuing with his budget consultations with various stakeholders as budget preparations get underway. The budget for 2018 will be presented in the National Assembly on November 27, according to the Ministry of Finance. On Wednesday, Minister Jordan and a team from his Ministry met with a number of young Guyanese […]
The ExxonMobil oil company today announced that it has made a fifth new oil discovery after drilling the Turbot-1 well, offshore Guyana. In a statement, the company explained that Turbot is ExxonMobil’s latest discovery to date in the country, adding to previous discoveries at Liza, Payara, Snoek and Liza Deep. Following completion of the Turbot-1 […]
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