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...
Veteran journalist to head new NCN board & govern based on policies
A new board has been appointed to the state-owned National Communications Network, headed by veteran journalist and Communications Expert Enrico...
British Minister of State to visit Guyana on heels of President’s trip to UK
London, United Kingdom (April 26, 2017) The Rt. Hon. Baroness Anelay of St. Johns DBE has announced that she will...
The man who could be France’s next president married his schoolteacher
(CNN) It’s an improbable love story that, in some countries, would violate social norms. A teenage student falls in love...
Committee to monitor Green State Development Strategy Commissioned
Ministry of the Presidency, Guyana – (April 25, 2017) In recognition of the need for an inclusive and participatory approach...
Works halt at Indian Arrival Monument at Palmyra as structure collapses
Hours after several workers complained of not receiving payments for work they would have completed since early February 2017 at...
Guyana faces chronic difficulties with Wealth Distribution, Hinterland Dev. and Social Inclusion-UNDP
Guyana as an independent state still grapples with issues relating to the equal distribution of wealth, development of hinterland regions...
Guyana ranked No. 60 in World Press Freedom Index; down 3 places
The 2017 World Press Freedom Index has ranked Guyana at No. 60 three places down from the previous year with...
GPSU to hold elections on April 27
PRESS RELEASE Guyana Public Service Union, Tuesday, April 25, 2017- The Injunction that was granted to prevent the Guyana Public...
UK visit to augur well for Guyana’s investment future says President
Guyana’s future as an investment capital is a promising one and foreign investors are keen on the country’s investment potential....
Nandlall files application to restrain seizure of Commonwealth Law Reports
Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall has filed an application in the High Court seeking an interim conservatory order preventing officers...
Evacuation plan, emergency checklists developed for Childcare facilities in wake of 2016 Drop-in Centre fire
Close to ten months after a fire at the Children’s Drop-in Centre on Hadfield Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown claimed the lives...
Rose Hall workers protest closure plans
This morning (Tuesday, April 25, 2017) hundreds of field and factory workers of Rose Hall Estate staged a picketing exercise...
PPP says answers to solving woes of GuySuCo in its 2015 election manifesto
The Government is preparing to lay a white paper on the way forward for the Sugar industry at the next...
Sugar industry to get new marketing plan as President meets with UK-based company
MOTP Photos President David Granger, who is presently in London for a number of high-level meetings, has met with executives...
Defects on turnkey homes to be fully rectified by month- end
Recipients of the government’s turnkey houses will soon get access to their homes as the Central Housing and Planning Authority...
PPP says SOCU’s questioning of Nandlall is an attempt to muzzle members
Opposition Member of Parliament Anil Nandlall was today (April 24, 2017) questioned by the Special Organized Crime Unit at its...
PPP says Gov’t intends to retain SARU members on SARA; Harmon denies
The State Assets Recovery Bill 2017 was on Thursday, April 13, 2017, passed in the National Assembly, paving the way...
Letter to the Editor: Gross disrespect to mothers and women
In light of recent comments made in the April 17, 2017, publication, Kaieteur News and its editor via the column...
