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The Department of Housing in the Ministry of Communities has announced that persons who still need to complete payments for their allocated plot of land as part of the 50/50 Jubilee land deal, now have until June 2, 2016 to complete the payments to take advantage of the offer. The announcement comes after a number […]
Member of Parliament for the People’s Progressive Party, Nigel Dharamlall is denying any involvement in any criminal act. Police investigators are currently seeking legal advice following a complaint filed against Dharamlall that he threatened to shoot a foreign worker attached to the IDB Office in Guyana after the man was seen speaking to his ex-wife. […]
Activity at crossing points along the Guyana/Venezuela border remain normal, says Citizenship Minister Winston Felix. Over the last two weeks, Guyana has been paying attention to warnings of a possible influx of Venezuelan refugees in light of that country’s food shortage situation. There were reports that persons were crossing the border to purchase food supplies […]
Former Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has taken Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud to task over claims that he, Rohee, allegedly stymied the training process of police ranks while he served as Minister under the People’s Progressive Party government. Mr. Rohee denied that he ducked applications for overseas training of ranks and called on Persaud, […]
Guyana’s President, David Granger has indicated that his government is going to step up and continue the fight against corruption. Speaking at the launching of a new book by former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran over the weekend, the President said that the Government together with the public must commit to getting rid of corruption and […]
President David Granger, who is Chancellor of the Orders of Guyana, on Thursday, conferred Prime Minister of Barbados, the Right Honourable Freundel Stuart with the insignia of the Order of Roraima, Guyana’s second highest National Award. The investiture ceremony was held at State House. The Prime Minister was bestowed with this honour in recognition of […]
Opposition Leader and Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, lead a walk-out of the National Flag Raising ceremony on Wednesday night over the seating arrangements for his party’s Members of Parliament. With another former President, Samuel Hinds, at his side, Jagdeo and a number of the PPP Members left the VIP Pavilion at Durban Park after some […]
Thousands of Guyanese flocked the Durban Park on Wednesday evening for Guyana’s 50th Independence fag raising ceremony. At the event, the National Awards were announced. Barbados’ Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart, Senior Counsel Rex Mackay and Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland topped the list of national awardees. They have all been awarded with […]
Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Baroness Patricia Scotland, this morning, during a courtesy call on President David Granger, at the Ministry of the Presidency, said Guyana is a diamond in the Region and that the Commonwealth stands resolutely behind this country in the face of Venezuela’s claims on its territory. Baroness Scotland, who is […]
The Public Service Commission of Inquiry Report was distributed in the National Assembly on Tuesday, but those anticipating any form of concrete recommendations on salary increases may be disappointed. The Commission called on the government to develop a performance driven system to measure and pay for performance in the public service. The Report had little […]
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