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The National Security Committee has asked Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, to look into the rift between Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud and Assistant Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine. Mr. Ramnarine acted as Police Commissioner during the Top Cop’s 100 days vacation leave. But upon his return, the Police Commissioner started to revoke a number of decisions […]
With more than half of the students who wrote the Common Entrance mathematics exam this year, failing the subject, the Education Ministry has launched an aggressive drive to get those grades up while addressing critical needs to improve learning at all levels. Minister of State, Joe Harmon, announced today that the Cabinet has given the […]
President David Granger said that Guyana looks forward cooperating with the Republic of South Africa in the area of climate change and environmental management as part of this country’s continued push toward the development of a ‘Green State’. The President made these comments today following an Accreditation Ceremony at State House, where the new non-resident […]
The Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, this morning met with the Resident Representative of the Exim Bank of India, Sailesh Prasad and the two signed a $US10 Million Credit Agreement for the acquisition of an ocean going ferry for the Georgetown- North West route. Also present at the signing were the Minister of Public Infrastructure, […]
Hours after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the Tuesday’s U.S elections, Guyana’s President David Granger offered congratulations and indicated that he is looking forward to working with the Trump administration. In a brief interview with reporters at State House, President Granger said the U.S elections were conducted in a transparent manner and it […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Anil Nandall on Monday challenged House Speaker, Dr. Barton Scotland’s decision to prevent him from participating in last Friday’s debate for failure to withdraw a statement he had made. Nandlall believes the Speaker’s refusal to allow him to continue in the debate on President David Granger’s recent address to the Parliament […]
Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan told the National Assembly on Friday that the controversial water purifier – Antinfek – was not being used by the Guyana Water Inc. as a chemical to decontaminate water before it is used by citizens. But moments after providing that information to the House, Bulkan admitted that the chemical was […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Friday presented the 2015 Annual Public Debt Report, the first of its kind in Guyana, to the National Assembly. The Minister believes that the compilation of this inaugural Annual Public Debt Report represents an important step to ensuring institutional transparency and accountability. He said it also demonstrates the administration’s intention […]
President David Granger on Thursday said his desire is to see fewer guns in the hands of private citizens and on the streets. The President told reporters that his government will be scaling back on the issuance of firearm licenses to private citizens. Responding to a question on his weekly televised program, the Public Interest, […]
As Guyana gears for the largest gold declaration in recent times, the government has approved immediate implementation of administrative and operational reform at the Guyana Gold Board. The proposals for restructuring were brought to the Cabinet by Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman. Reporting on the outcome of the Cabinet meeting, State Minister Joseph Harmon […]
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