Politics
Strict penalties for health workers who bypass new centralised medical supply system
Health officials who operate outside Guyana’s new centralised medical supply system will be sent home, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has warned on Monday. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali addresses RHOs and other officials on Monday The president sounded this warning during a meeting with regional health officers (RHOs), hospital administrators, ministry officials and the...
Housing scheme planned for Mahaicony – Croal
The government is working to identify and acquire lands for the development of a new housing scheme in the Mahaicony...
Guyana sets sight on becoming CARICOM Leader in online child safety
Guyana is drawing inspiration from global leaders in digital child protection to craft a national online safety and ethical technology...
Jagdeo rejects nominees for Chancellor, CJ
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has rejected the nomination of Justice Kenneth Benjamin and Justice Yonnette Cummings-Edwards as the Chancellor and...
Gov’t condemns “Go Invest” elsewhere ad
Government Ministers on Wednesday condemned a controversial advertisement which appeared in two newspapers. The Stabroek News and the Kaieteur News...
Border case could be “a matter of years” – Sir Shridath Ramphal
By Devina Samaroo Foreign Policy Expert Sir Shridath Ramphal has explained that it could be a “matter of years” for...
GDF concerned about female soldiers who are pregnant ‘every year’
The Women’s Army Corps of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is celebrating 51 years since being established and Chief-of-Staff, Brigadier...
Greenidge calls for countries to focus on benefits of migration
At a time when the topic of migration is a global issue, Guyana’s Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
Venezuela bound to accept ICJ decision
By Devina Samaroo Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge has confirmed that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) can only offer...
Guyana Goldfields not bothered by Venezuela’s claim, says it’s a non-issue
By Devina Samaroo Guyana-based Canadian Gold Mining Company, Guyana Goldfields Inc., is monitoring the developments regarding the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy...
Jagdeo gives keynote address at World Sustainable Development Forum
Guyana’s former President Bharrat Jagdeo in his capacity as Patron in Chief delivered feature remarks at the World Sustainable Development...
Rupununi Magisterial District Court Office opens
Residents of the Rupununi Region will now enjoy improved access to justice with the opening of the Rupununi Magisterial...
Guyanese warned of security risks when crossing Guyana/Venezuela border
By Devina Samaroo Observing that law enforcement at the border with Venezuela is “very weak”, Major General (Retired) Joseph Singh...
Update: Fmr. Wales workers in massive protest for severance
By Devina Samaroo It has been more than a year since the closure of the Wales Sugar Estate on the...
Sugar workers protest President’s office
Scores of former workers of the Wales Sugar Estate are protesting outside of the Ministry of the Presidency, demanding that...
Venezuela criticises U.N. decision to refer border controversy to world court
[Reuters] – Venezuela on Wednesday panned a decision by the United Nations to refer a century-old border dispute with Guyana...
Guyana, Cuba to increase trade, cooperation
The signing of an agreement for the export of Guyana’s rice to Cuba and the signing of the Memorandum...
PPP backs down from participating in Lindo Creek COI
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says it now finds it difficult to participate in the Commission of Inquiry (COI) set...
Guyana to hire ‘expensive, bigger’ team for border case
With Guyana gearing to put up a convincing legal argument in defence of the more than century-old award that settled...
Retired Judge to head COI into Lindo Creek massacre
Attorney-at-Law, Donald Trotman was on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, officially sworn in as a Commissioner to investigate the circumstances surrounding...
City Hall “Green Space” plans against Granger’s wishes – Bulkan
Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan has written Georgetown Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green, informing that City Hall’s plan to convert green spaces...
