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The Secretary General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRoque, believes that 2017 has the potential to be an “ascending year” for the regional body as the Community continues to grapple with issues of low growth, correspondent banking, climate change, crime and security and restrictions and access to concessional development financing. He made that observation on Monday, […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday said he will be responding to a letter he received from the President, requesting that he submits a new list of persons who are “not unacceptable” to be considered for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. Mr. Jagdeo told News Source earlier this evening that he […]
The Government Analyst -Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) has announced that it has refused entry of one 20ft container containing seven thousand, two hundred of Awal Junior Milk (Strawberry, Banana and Chocolate -flavours) which were being imported from Kingdom of Bahrain. According to a statement from the Department, samples of the milk were submitted to […]
President David Granger on Sunday announced that the six nominees put forward by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo for the position of Chairman of the Elections Commission, are all “unacceptable”, since they do not meet the constitutional requirements for the post. Speaking at a media brunch at his State House residence, the President told members of […]
The occupation of Red House by the privately owned, Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Inc. (CJRCI) could result in criminal charges being brought against the group for trespassing, since the lease granted did not allow for occupation of the building on the lot 65-67 High Street plot of land. This is according to Attorney General and […]
The Central Committee of the People’s Progressive party, on Saturday, solidified former President Bharrat Jagdeo’s position as party leader when its members elected him to the post over Dr. Frank Anthony, who is a Member of Parliament and former Government Minister. Central Committee Member, Clement Rohee, who had been serving in the position since it […]
The Minister of Communities will lead a task force with the aim of improving and managing the drainage of the city of Georgetown. The establishment of the task force was made during Cabinet meeting this week, according to Minister of State, Joe Harmon. “The task force will also be expected to prepare a plan for […]
An attempt by Opposition Member of Parliament, Bishop Juan Edghill, to challenge government’s efforts to restrict the illegal sale of alcohol, stumbled in the National Assembly on Friday. Presented by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing (Amendment) Bill 2016 was read for the second and third time in the House, and then passed […]
(MOTP) The Government of Guyana came in for high praise on Thursday when 135 residents of the community of Mocha/Arcadia, East Bank Demerara (EBD) received their ‘Permission to Occupy State Lands’ documents from Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon at a simple ceremony held at the Marks Supermarket. The document, which is temporary and valid […]
For the first time in 20 years, Guyana saw the appointment of the status of Senior Counsel to long serving legal practitioners yesterday. At a State House ceremony to hand over the instruments of appointment, the President said the absence of such appointments over the past two decades could be seen as a ‘dereliction of […]
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