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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 […]
President David Granger has broken his silence on the salary increases for his Ministers of Government and Parliamentarians and he has defended the decision as one that the Guyanese people will eventually realize was the right decision. Amidst a backlash from the public, the trade unions and several political analysts and rights organizations, the government […]
President David Granger has outlined a national defence strategy that he believes will bolster the capabilities and abilities of the Guyana Defence Force. Yesterday the president addressed officers of the Guyana Defence Force to update them on the Venezuelan border controversy and the role of the GDF in protecting the nation’s territorial integrity. The president […]
The government has announced a further reduction in the prices for gas and diesel being sold at all the state-owned Guyoil gas stations across the country. Finance Minister Winston Jordan announced today that with effect from Friday October 16, gas prices will be reduced and will be sold retail for $190 per litre, while diesel will […]
Attorney General Basil Williams has requested that the State Asset Recovery Unit send the report in which it recommended criminal charges for several former People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government ministers, to the Director of Public Prosecution so that those charges can be perused. However, the current DPP Shalimar Ali-Hack is also a beneficiary of the […]
President David Granger will meet this afternoon with Officers of the Guyana Defence Force at GDF Headquarters, Base Camp Ayanganna. Senior military officials are tightlipped about the meeting, but News Source understands that the meeting is to generally update the officers on the President’s recent meetings at the United Nations and the ongoing border controversy […]
The United States government’s willingness to help Guyana with the development of its promising oil and gas industry has been reiterated with the appointment of a new Ambassador to Guyana. Ambassador Perry Holloway, one week after his accreditation by President David Granger, told New Source that the U.S stands ready to help Guyana in any […]
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