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-by Kurt Campbell- The United Kingdom has pledged new support to the Government of Guyana to reform the Prison Service under the current multimillion-dollar Security Sector Reform Action Plan (SSRAP). British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn said on Thursday that as a result of the recent incidents at the Georgetown Prison, the United Kingdom is now […]
Just a week after threatening legal action against the move by the President through his State Minister to get the Police Service Commission to halt promotions, former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall has followed up on the threat and has started legal proceedings. The court action has been filed in the name of Rajendra Jaigobin. He […]
(DPI) A new zone is being developed in Baramita to relocate all public facilities to a more conducive environment. This was revealed by Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Alfred King, who recently led a team to the area. The intention is to remove the facilities from the distractions and noise […]
The Ministry of Education has announced that the results from the 2017 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency examination will be made available to students via the CXC website from this Friday. Initial analysis of the CAPE results has found that Guyana has achieved a 92.57% pass rate with Grades 1- 5 at this years examinations. That represents […]
The persistent and frequent flight delays by three major airlines which continue to frustrate traveling Guyanese are being addressed by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). During a recent meeting with Airline Operators, the GCAA used the opportunity to speak on the issue, while addressing other safety concerns. “The meeting sought to address the frequent […]
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Monday issued a warning to the four utility companies under its purview about the quality of their service. For this year, the PUC has received 503 complaints about the GTT, GWI, GPL and Digicel. PUC Chairperson, Dela Britton warned that there are sanctions available to the Commission and said […]
In his list of recommendations for Police promotions, Police Commissioner Seelall Perdaud, did not recommend the promotion of Assistant Commissioner, David Ramnarine, although Ramnarine has been acting in his position as Commissioner of Police, whenever he (Seelall) proceeds on leave. While not recommending a promotion for Ramnarine, Mr. Persaud wants the Police Service Commission to […]
Each capital town and Administrative Region in Guyana will have a unit of the Guyana People’s Militia (GPM), to allow young people to benefit from skills training, to become equipped to provide support in the event of natural disasters, to become comfortable with the natural environment and to be in a state of readiness as […]
The government believes the findings of a 2015 youth tobacco survey is timely as Guyana welcomes new regulation on this front and anchors its move to enforce stringent tobacco control legislation. The Report was presented on Thursday during an engagement between the Ministry of Public Health and the Pan American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation along with […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Thursday stated that its Commissioner General is aware of the terms of the Exxon Mobil oil agreement and will share information with staff whenever that is necessary. The authority’s statement came in response to an article in the Kaiteur News, which stated that the GRA staff members were totally […]
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