By News Source Guyana on November 19, 2016
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As Secretary General (SG) of the United Nations (UN), Mr. Ban ki-Moon prepares to leave office in December, President David Granger is holding him to a commitment made to assess the next step in resolving Guyana’s border controversy with neighbouring Venezuela. “We have to hold Mr. Ban ki-Moon to his own word. The word he […]
By News Source Guyana on November 18, 2016
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Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today announced that the Alliance For Change (AFC) will be hosting its National Congress in January 2017. It will mark the first national congress for the party since it took the reigns of political power in Guyana as part of the coalition government. The Prime Minister is the party’s acting Chairman. […]
By News Source Guyana on November 17, 2016
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Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman has fired back at Opposition Leader Bharat Jagdeo’s claims of the Guysuco board being incompetent and that British company Booker Tate being responsible for the rundown of the multi million dollar Skeldon Factory. Trotman said Jagdeo’s criticism now is a classic case of “a bad worker blaming his tools.” “It is […]
By News Source Guyana on November 17, 2016
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President David Granger and Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment Vidar Helgesen met on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Convention in Marrakesh, Morocco, for what has been described as “a very constructive dialogue on the way forward for their forest and climate partnership”. The cornerstones of the Guyana-Norway partnership are to safeguard Guyana’s […]
By News Source Guyana on November 17, 2016
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Russian bauxite company, RUSAL, has angered the Labour Department after its representatives failed to show up to a meeting with Ministers of Social Protection and representatives of the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union on Wednesday. Minister Keith Scott told media operatives that the meeting was arranged between the company and union so as to “finally […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2016
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Leader of the Opposition, Bharat Jagdeo, has blasted the coalition government over the way the government has been dealing with the sugar industry in Guyana, saying that instead of trying to stop the “massive hemorrhaging” of the sugar industry, the government appears more focused on closure and misleading the public. Jagdeo earlier today, at his […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2016
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(motp) President David Granger has supported the call for increased climate financing, particularly for adaptation, and based on vulnerabilities of countries and not their economies measured by their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Head of State made these remarks, during his address at the High Level Session (HLS) of the 22nd Session of the Conference […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2016
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The Government has announced that the 2017 National Budget will now be presented on November 28, 2016. The previous date of December 5 was recently changed. But as the government prepares to unveil its budget for 2017, the Guyana Public Service Union is expressing frustration that the government is still not returning to negotiate the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2016
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The Georgetown Mayor and City Council, on Monday, passed a motion by Councillor Junior Garrett to send a delegation from the M&CC to the Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan seeking an intervention from Central Government in the form of $600M. The motion was seconded by Councillor Lyndon Hilliman and was unanimously carried by the M&CC. […]
By News Source Guyana on November 10, 2016
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A delegation from the British Parliament is in Guyana working with local Parliamentarians in several areas, including anti-corruption. Through a Parliament on Anti-Corruption Forum, efforts are being made to explore the role and responsibilities of Parliamentarians in identifying and understanding corruption, and building the legislative capacity of Guyana in tackling corruption through the evolution of […]