Politics
Guyana stands firm on sovereignty as ICJ prepares final judgment in border case – PM
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips addressed the National Assembly on Friday, emphasising that Guyana stands firm on its sovereignty as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) prepares its final judgment in the border controversy case with Venezuela. Guyana has asked the court to confirm that the boundary defined in the 1899 award and demarcated...
Gov’t moves to repeal ‘flawed’ 2015 Fmr. Presidents’ Benefits law
See below the full release from the Ministry of Finance: Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility...
Minister Singh tables Loan Agreements in National Assembly
See below full release from the Ministry of Finance: The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government continues to manage Guyana’s public...
Advisor says Local Oil refinery not feasible; Decision will be driven by political imperatives- Trotman
The Government of Guyana hired Director of Advisory Services at United States-based Hartree Partners, Pedro Haas, to determine the feasibility...
Examination of second GECOM List ongoing- President
President David Granger, on Wednesday (May 17, 2017), confirmed that contrary to reports, the examination of the curriculum vitae (CV)...
Female jurists sworn in as Court of Appeal Judges
Two female jurists were today (Wednesday, May 17, 2017) sworn in as Court of Appeal Judges by President David Granger...
President feels AG was not in contempt of court; No “justifiable” need for apology
President David Granger has said that he sees no reason why Attorney General Basil Williams should offer an apology to...
President, Opposition Leader discuss appointment of Ombudsman; Justice Winston Patterson sworn in
President David Granger, this morning (Wednesday, May 17, 2017), as mandated by the Constitution of Guyana, met with the Leader...
Linden town wants 60% of bridge money from NICIL to maintain infrastructure
(GINA) Mayor of Linden Carwyn Holland told media operatives today that the town of Linden depends heavily on the money...
Sugar workers continue protest against closure of Estates
Hundreds of citizens including sugar workers and their families turned out to protest the impending closure of the Rose Hall...
Coalition is “masterpiece of incompetence” – Jagdeo
Having completed two years in office, the APNU+AFC Coalition Government has outlined a number of things it would have achieved....
Opposition Leader accuses Coalition government of hiring online trolls
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is accusing the APNU+AFC coalition government of hiring online trolls and paying some local journalist to...
Maximum security for 51st Independence celebrations; Fireworks for Durban Park
Guyana’s 51st Independence Anniversary celebrations will not be as huge as the Jubilee celebrations last year, however; measures are being...
“Items remain much too long on the agenda of the Councils”- CARICOM Heads lament
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) While the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has significantly advanced the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), “we must...
Ministry of Communities to retender seven projects as Contractors failed to meet criteria
The Ministry of Communities today (Friday, May 12, 2017) invited several small contractors to discuss their missteps in the tendering...
Installation of Arch on East Coast 90% completed
Despite widespread complaints from commuters on Thursday, citizens were today (Friday, May 12, 2017) making trips to the newly erected Arch...
Major India funded road, health projects stalled
The requirement of contractors out of India to complete projects funded by that country is posing a major problem for...
Employment “hard to come by and closure of the estate will aggravate” problem- GAWU
Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union’s Press Release In very large numbers sugar workers protested this morning (May 11, 2017)...
Gov’t urges citizens to disregard ethnic and political differences on Social Cohesion Day
Two years after Guyana experienced a change in government, the APNU+AFC administration believes that the nation is still in need...
Four year project signed to reduce crime in five targeted communities
Youths in five communities in Georgetown and one in Berbice will benefit from a four-year programme which seeks to provide...
Two years on; Citizens adapting to ‘Change’- Minister Jordan
Today (Thursday, May 11, 2017) marks two years since the historic May 2015 General and Regional Elections which saw the...
