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Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has submitted a third list of nominees for the position of Chairman of the Elections Commission. The list includes a former GECOM Chairman, an environmentalist, a former Magistrate and two Attorneys. See full release from Opposition Leader below: “Today, I submitted to President David Granger, the names of six (6) persons […]
The U.S. Embassy has announced that three young Guyanese entrepreneurs have been selected for the 2017 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program. The five-week programme is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, and will bring together 250 young leaders from 36 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America to the United States […]
The government owned company, that has replaced Wartsila’s operational maintenance role to the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Thursday showed off what it said were more diligent operations, is set to provide profits of up to US$2 million per year. Power Producers and Distributors Inc (PPDI) now assists GPL in the maintenance of four power plants, […]
Queen’s College continues to live up to its reputation as the top school in the country and has once again dominated in the top 26 at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC). With a total of 24 Grade Ones and one Grade Two, Michael Bhopaul was named this year’s top student for Guyana. […]
With a consistent pass rate over the last five years, Guyana achieved a 63.68% pass rate with grades 1 -3 at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CESEC). Last year, Guyana recorded a 63.39% pass rate, which represented an increase of 0.46%. However, despite the slight increase, Minister of Education (acting) Nicolette Henry believes […]
President David Granger has recommitted himself and government to ensuring that the social and economic conditions of Guyana’s Indigenous people, undergo continuous improvement. The hopeful promise came as the President delivered the feature address at the opening of the five-day National Toshaos Conference on Monday. The President said the NTC should no longer be treated as […]
(MOTP) President David Granger underscored the importance of strong security presence along Guyana’s borders as well as the various ports of entry; noting that porous borders create avenues for pirates, people traffickers and smugglers to perpetrate crimes that thwart efforts at public safety and societal stability. “Drug gangs will come into our country; illegal migrants […]
The Public Infrastructure Ministry today announced that the Government is moving ahead with its plan to construct a new Demerara River Bridge. The process of pre-qualifying contractors for the project will begin soon. Contractors will be pre-qualified for the finance, design, building, and maintenance components of the New Demerara River Bridge, through the Public Infrastructure […]
-by Kurt Campbell- A malicious motive is believed to be the reason behind the supposedly false allegations made by Andriff Gillard, in which he claimed that he was offered millions by businessman, Nizam Khan to assassinate President David Granger. This is according to former Chief Justice, Senior Counsel Ian Chang as he submitted his closing […]
“Nobody will push my buttons to do anything in a hurry,” declared Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase Green, as she sought support from Councilors on Thursday to defer a vote which will decide the fate of paid parking in the city under the existing controversial contract with Smart City Solutions. The Council had gathered with the intention to […]
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