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(MOTP) President David Granger, on Saturday morning, paid tribute to Guyana’s first Executive President and founder of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, O.E., S.C, on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of his death. The wreath laying ceremony was held at the Mausoleum at the Seven Ponds in the Botanical Gardens, […]
In a sunset presentation in the National Assembly on Thursday, PPP Member of Parliament, Vindhya Persaud, claimed that suicide cases in Guyana are linked to the loss and lack of jobs under the new government, the decline of rice and sugar production and even the proposed introduction of parking meters in Georgetown. Persaud was the […]
The recently formed, National Anti Narcotics Agency (NANA), is expected to take the lead role in coordinating inter-agency drug fighting initiatives as the Government moves to step up its fight against the narco trade in Guyana. Minister of State, Joe Harmon, on Thursday told a post-cabinet press briefing that drug pushers should take note that […]
The Government of Guyana is taking its crime fight to the information superhighway and has laid a Cyber Crime Bill in the National Assembly as part of its efforts to tackle online criminal activity. Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General, Basil Williams, laid the Bill and asked that it be sent to a Special […]
The Attorney General and the Finance Minister have both completed their review of the Georgetown City Council’s Parking Meter contract. They have found that while the contract is not illegal, it is heavily in favour of the company that was granted the concession to begin installing and managing the parking meters in Georgetown. State Minister Joe […]
Minister of State Joe Harmon today made it clear that the Government of Guyana had made no decision to put a system in place that would see persons being blocked from leaving the country over their failure to repay their student loans to the Government. Finance Minister, Winston Jordan set off a firestorm of criticism […]
Minister of State Joseph Harmon is reiterating that the reason Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Presidency, Omar Shariff was sent on leave, was to facilitate the ongoing police investigation into the acquisition of his personal assets and accounts. “The fact that Mr. Shariff has been sent on leave is because of an investigation by […]
Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira has asked Citizenship Minister Winston Felix to consider the possibility of granting foreigners who are studying in Guyana work permit which will allow them to secure employment. The request was made on Wednesday during a meeting of the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Foreign Relations where Teixeira sits as the Chairperson. Minister […]
General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee has lashed out at two former members of the Party in wake of their criticism of Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo following his accusations of racial discrimination in Guyana. Rohee slammed Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and former House Speaker Ralph Ramkarran, at a press conference on […]
(MOTP) President David Granger, on Monday, called on the members of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Mahaica-Berbice (Region 5) to end the months long impasse, which had been sparked after the Regional Chairman, Mr. Vickchand Ramphal had been absent, during several visits to the Region by the Head of State. However, President Granger called for […]
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