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In what appears to be building up as a battle between the state media houses in Guyana, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Communications Network, Molly Hassan, has fired off at the Guyana Chronicle over a front page story about her salary and performance. In its Wednesday edition, the Chronicle released full details of […]
Veteran Guyanese Broadcaster, Enrico Woolford, may be heading back to familiar territory soon, as the administration appears set to effect major changes at the management of the state-owned National Communications Network. Woolford, who is a Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism Graduate and the holder of a Masters in International Relations, previously worked at the Guyana Broadcasting […]
The government has announced that it is moving ahead with an offer by Demerara Distillers Limited to buy out its 10% stake in the Berbice River Bridge. The move will see the government spending $45 Million to acquire the 40 Million shares that the company has in the Berbice Bridge company. The administration is currently […]
A defiant Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo defended the salary increases for government ministers and parliamentarians on Wednesday, while brushing aside continued criticism of the move. The Prime Minister took over the post-cabinet press briefing on Wednesday afternoon and justified the increases that have been criticized by trade unions, political commentators, the opposition and even supporters […]
A survey conducted in 2011 examining the problem of child labour in Guyana has found that many teens involved in child labour have also found themselves being involved in prostitution. The Ministry of Social Protection has released the results of the survey which was conducted in Georgetown, New Amsterdam, Linden, Corriverton, Black Bush Polder, Number 58 […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party has announced that its Members of Parliament will not be accepting the salary increases as approved by the government. In a statement last evening, the PPP which holds the minority in the National Assembly, also announced that it intends to move a motion in the House seeking to reverse the […]
While it has been welcoming criticism thrown at the government over its move to increase the salaries for government ministers and parliamentarians, the opposition People’s Progressive Party is still to decide whether its Members of Parliament will accept the increases. At a Monday morning press conference, PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee told reporters that the […]
The Government of Guyana has announced that it is moving ahead with plans to ban the importation and use of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam, popularly known by the trade mark brand, Styrofoam, as of January 1, 2016. A move was made to ban the styrofoam containers under the previous government but that was put on […]
(GINA) According to the Mid-Year Report, released by the Ministry of Finance, Guyana’s economy has declined some 2.5 percent in the first half of 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014. According to the Report, at the time of the preparation of Budget 2015, preliminary estimates had indicated the country’s half year growth […]
The Guyana Police Force has announced that the just concluded six-week gun amnesty has ended and 186 illegal guns were handed over to the police along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The amnesty ended on October 14 and the Police Force has hailed it as a success. None of the weapons that were collected […]
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