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Facing a backlash over not finalizing all arrangements for the relocation of Stabroek square vendors before moving them, the Georgetown City Council is now in a rush to have the large plot of land on Hadfield Street properly prepared within the next 24hrs. The vendors have been protesting against the council’s failure to have the […]
The Guyana Government intends to push ahead with its support for the renaming of the Ogle International Airport despite the ongoing controversy with the move to name the facility after Guyana’s first Minister responsible for Aviation, Eugene F. Correia. On Wednesday, Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson told media operatives, while at the airport, that the […]
The Commission of Inquiry into the Camp Street disturbances and the subsequent deaths has until May 31st, 2016 to submit its findings. The COI which was authorized by President David Granger commenced its work on March 8, 2016 – four days after the deadly unrest inside the jailhouse. At that time, it was gazetted to […]
The Linden Mayor and Town Council currently owes the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) in excess of $70 million and has entered into an agreement which will see the Council paying the Scheme $200,000 per month in order to clear its debt. When contacted on Tuesday, Chairman of the Finance Committee Waneka Arrindell confirmed the monies […]
The World Bank Group is looking to deepen its engagement with Guyana in the areas of climate change, education and private sector development. The Bank’s Board of Executive Directors met on Tuesday in Washington and discussed a new country engagement note for Guyana for the next two years to strengthen climate resilience, improve education quality […]
The Council of the University of Guyana has announced that Guyanese born, US based Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith has accepted its offer to become Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University. The University said Professor Griffith was selected “after an exhaustive national, regional and international search, short listing of three candidates and evaluation based on a […]
The Guyana Police Force is reporting a 19% decrease in serious crimes at the end of April this year relative to the same period last year. In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, the police said there was a 9% reduction in reports of murder; a 9% decrease in gun-related robberies; an 8% decrease in armed […]
The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has joined the rest of the world in observing World Press Freedom Day 2016 and is seeking to have lawmakers decriminalize defamation via the use of cyberspace. “We believe that if the legislation is passed in its current form, it could potentially be utilized to criminalize defamation via the Internet,” […]
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council has succeeded in clearing the Stabroek Market area of the overwhelming vending operations but is yet to make good on its plan to have those vendors relocated. Up to noon on Tuesday, the empty lot located to the south of Parliament Building, which was earmarked for the temporary relocation […]
The APNU+AFC coalition government continues to face criticism for the crime situation in the country with the most recent fault – finding assessment coming from the political opposition. Former Minister with responsibility for security under the People’s Progressive Party government, Clement Rohee slammed the David Granger – led administration for what he said was its […]
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