By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2015
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Guyanese could begin to enjoy the long anticipated reduction in tolls to cross the Berbice River Bridge as soon as December 1, 2015 once the ongoing negotiations conclude as the APNU+AFC government anticipates. Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson is optimistic that the government could reach an agreement with the bridge company that will pave […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2015
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The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Monday signed an agreement which exemplifies the two countries commitment to keeping each other’s skies safe and secure. The agreement was signed between United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway and Guyana’s Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson. It signals […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2015
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Venezuela’s claims to Guyana’s Essequibo Region and parts of its oil rich maritime space will be “the issue” for Guyana at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Malta. During the weekly “Public Interest” tv programme, the President made it clear that the Venezuela issue will top his agenda. “That is my agenda, few […]
By News Source Guyana on November 15, 2015
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After first declaring that the salary he was being paid as a Government Minister was the same that he paid to new attorneys at his law firm when he was in private practice, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, has now decided to start donating the increases in his salary as a government Minister to various […]
By News Source Guyana on November 15, 2015
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Cables released by Wiki Leaks highlighting communication between the US Embassy in Georgetown and the US Government back in Washington in 2006, have revealed that the US Embassy was convinced that it was then Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon who had ordered the 2002 return of spy equipment to drug king pin […]
By News Source Guyana on November 15, 2015
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President David Granger on Friday proposed the construction of light rail tracks to ease the growing traffic congestion in the country, particularly on the East Bank corridor. The President said there are far too many vehicles on the country’s roadways and while the government has no plans to ban the importation of vehicles, there needs […]
By News Source Guyana on November 15, 2015
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The government has announced that Governance Minister Raphael Trotman who holds responsibility for the natural resources sector, has ordered that mining works be halted by the operator of a water dredge near the village of Isseneru in Region Eight. The decision was made following concerns and complaints from the Toshao and representatives of the village. […]
By News Source Guyana on November 13, 2015
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The Guyana Police Force on Friday said heightened presence at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and in the vicinity of commercial banks and busy shopping areas will form part of its strategy over the next two months as it moves to clamp down on criminality during the Christmas season. The Police’s Christmas policing strategy […]
By News Source Guyana on November 13, 2015
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Guyana’s rice exports increased by six percent during the period January to October 2015 as compared with the corresponding period for 2014. However, the industry is forced to deal with a significant fall in world market price that is affecting export earnings, and the continued insistence of an oversupply in the market, General Manager (acting) […]
By News Source Guyana on November 12, 2015
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The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has voiced its dissatisfaction with the government’s response to recent incidents of maternal deaths and has called on the government to do more to prevent such deaths. Former Culture Minister Dr. Frank Anthony led the PPP’s charge at a Thursday morning press conference. He said the country continues to […]