By News Source Guyana on November 22, 2017
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The Education Ministry will be looking to raise issues of sexual abuse and sexual harassment in schools to make students more aware of the issue and the types of behaviour which could be categorized under the two. Speaking to members of the media briefly today, Minister of Education, Nicolette Henry, said there is the need […]
By News Source Guyana on November 22, 2017
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President David Granger has written to all of the parties that make up the coalition government, and not just the Alliance For Change, asking them to each submit a nominee for the position of Commissioner for the Guyana Elections Commission. The need for the position to be filled is as a result of the passing […]
By News Source Guyana on November 21, 2017
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Following the death of Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Sandra Jones, President David Granger has asked the Alliance For Change to submit a nominee to fill the vacant position. The replacement for the GECOM Commissioner job will be coming from the government side. AFC Leader Raphael Trotman has received a letter from the President […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2017
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Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Sandra Jones, has died. News Source understands that she passed away overnight after a battle with cancer. Ms. Jones, who was a Human Resources and development specialist, became a member of the Guyana Elections Commission back in 2012, after being nominated to the post by the then Opposition Leader, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 19, 2017
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One of Guyana’s newest towns, Bartica, now has its own radio station and residents in the gold mining township are excited about the move. Radio Bartica 95.1FM was switched on yesterday by President David Granger and Prime Minister Moses Nagamotoo. It marked another move by the Government through the National Communications Network to take more […]
By News Source Guyana on November 19, 2017
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The Ministry of Education is continuing its move to connect schools and classrooms in real-time across Guyana through the use of innovative technology. The first ‘Smart Classroom’ was launched last week at the National Centre for Education and Resource Development (NCERD). The technology connects classrooms in any region of Guyana. This will serve to bridge […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2017
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More than a year after the government announced that Guysuco will be moving to close the Rose Hall sugar estate in Berbice by the end of 2017, Minister of State, Joe Harmon, has now announced that there will be a likely delay in that closure. At his post cabinet press briefing today, Mr. Harmon was […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2017
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As the Social Protection Ministry gets ready for the distribution of pension books, the Social Protection Minister, Amna Ally is warning social workers against being caught up in any fraud or making any attempt to fleece pensioners. A number of social workers were suspended following allegations of them attempting to defraud the system. Minister Ally […]
By News Source Guyana on November 15, 2017
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Attorneys General and Financial official from across the Caribbean region are in Guyana for the Plenary and Working Group Meetings of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF). The group represents 25 countries from the Caribbean, Central and South America with the common aim of ensuring robust measures are put in place and remain in […]
By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2017
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The People’s Progressive Party is preparing itself to reject any move to block a debate on the estimates tabled in the National Assembly for Constitutional Agencies. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said he has reason to believe that the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, will support the Government in disallowing the debate on […]