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In the face of the resistance from the Berbice Bridge Company to lower the tolls for the bridge, the government on Friday announced its intention to launch a water taxi service. State Minister Joseph Harmon said the service will commence even as the government continues to engage the bridge company to consider and facilitate, in the […]
Internationally recognised Guyanese diplomat, Sir Shridath Ramphal has issued a call for Guyanese politicians to take greater responsibility in promoting and ensuring social cohesion in the country. The call was issued on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the Social Cohesion Round-table at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, Lilliendaal. “Political leaders have a particular responsibility to […]
Weeks after resigning from the Alliance for Change (AFC), which makes up the six party coalition government in Guyana, Dr Veerasammy Ramayya has been appointed the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Six and is now back in the bosom of the party he complained about just a few weeks ago. Dr. Ramayya, early in […]
The Government this afternoon said it empathizes with the frustrations of the rice farmers who are still to be paid by millers for their rice and the government hopes that the rice millers can make arrangements to have outstanding amounts to rice farmers remitted to them at the earliest possible time. According to a release from […]
Payment differences sparked separate protest demonstrations among rice farmers and sugar workers across the country on Thursday. Reports out of Anna Regina along the Essequibo Coast indicate that the Rice Producers Association (RPA) has embarked on a picketing exercise outside the office of Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB). Dozens of rice farmers are demanding government’s […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party is not happy that Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud believes that the crime situation is politically motivated. Mr. Persaud made the assertion during a recent interview in the Guyana Times. He was quoted as saying that the “political opposition is undermining the efforts of the GPF to fight crime and generating […]
In the face of a pending court battle, the government has been forced to put on paper its reasons for dismissing the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Rajendra Singh. Singh, through his Attorney Ashton Chase, has written to the government threatening legal action. In the letter dated August 19, […]
Amerindian Heritage Month has now been re-designated ‘Indigenous Heritage Month”. President David Granger made the announcement about the change on Tuesday evening as he launched Heritage Month at the Sophia Exhibition Complex. “We are pleased to be associated with Indigenous Heritage Month, which is dedicated to events and observances to highlight aspects of Indigenous life […]
The Guyana Press Association has issued a warning to the new government not to repeat the mistakes of the past government when it comes to the rights of media workers and press freedom in Guyana. In a statement on Tuesday, the Guyana Press Association (GPA) said it has noted with concern, the recent reports of […]
The government announced reduction in tolls to cross the Berbice River Bridge will not make its September 1 deadline as the Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) and the government have failed to resolve their differences in a timely manner. But even in the face of this setback, the government is assuring Guyanese, particularly those who […]
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