 |        | | |
Pursuant to a decision taken by the Defence Board on September 28 and in keeping with the succession policy of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), President David Granger, today, promoted Colonel George Allan Lewis to the rank of Brigadier, before swearing him in as the ninth Chief of Staff of the Force. Acting Prime Minister […]
University of Guyana students have been pressing the University’s administration to make better use of the electronic and social media, but they may have never expected to learn about an increase in tuition via email. But scores of University students rushed to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter on Friday to complain about a […]
As local law enforcement agencies are working along with other law enforcement agencies from neighbouring countries, President David Granger is pressing them to do more in locating and apprehending drug convict, Barry Dataram. Dataram was earlier this week sentenced to 5 years in jail in Guyana and fined $164.2 Million after being convicted of being […]
Days after an engagement with Guyana’s President David Granger, outgoing UN Secretary General Ban – Ki -Moon met with Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro where the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy was discussed. The UN Chief met with Maduro on Monday in Colombia following a meeting with President Granger at the UN headquarters on Saturday. The UN Secretary General has […]
The government will be spending $900 million to ensure 16 housing areas have access to electricity. It’s a move that could see more persons occupying house lots awarded by the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Ministry of Communities. Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Patterson has announced that tenders for works in the 16 areas […]
Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Edward Collins, was sworn in this morning as the lone Commissioner for a Commission of Inquiry into the illegal aircraft which was found at Yupakari in the Region 9 area. Brigadier Collins who also serves as Presidential Advisor on National Security, took the oath of […]
As the Guyana Elections Commission awaits the outcome of a 2015 audit for general procurement, Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, is making it clear that the millions of dollars spent on the purchase of radio and other equipment for the 2015 elections were all done through the National Tender Board and got the approval of […]
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has announced that he will be offering an assessment of the Guyana/Venezuela border row before he leaves office. The Secretary General leaves office in December. He said his assessment will likely be offered in November. President David Granger met with the UN Secretary General on Saaturday at […]
President David Granger, on Friday, co-chaired a special meeting in New York, which was convened at the request of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon with the aim of engaging Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of States on issues affecting countries in the Region and to bid farewell to them as he is preparing to […]
With the Guyana Government not budging from its 10% to 1% salary increase offer to public servants, the union representing the interest of the nation’s public servants, the GPSU is moving to conciliation and has informed the Chief Labour Officer of the decision. In a statement, the GPSU said the matter has not evolved into […]
 |
