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...
Board of Directors appointed for Wärtsilä replacement
Cabinet has approved the appointment of the Board of Directors of the Power Producers & Distributors Incorporated which now provides...
Harmon says parking meter by-laws suspended to allow for review; Jagdeo lashes out at Gov’t for “incompetency”
By Stacy Carmichael-James Minister of State Joseph Harmon today said the controversial parking meter by-laws which have sparked protest action...
Concerns over deteriorating Guyana dollar is “small group” causing “hysteria”- Government
The concerns raised by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) concerning an increase in foreign exchange have been described...
Sexual, domestic violence 2017-2021 action plan slated for May implementation
An action plan for the implementation of the sexual offences and domestic violence 2010 Act is expected to be launched...
Smart City Solutions notified of Gov’t’s order; Suspended all operations- Town Clerk
Smart City Solutions has been officially notified of the Government’s decision to suspend the By-Laws governing the Parking Meter Project,...
Suspension order leaves no room for discretion on the part of the City- Minister Bulkan
From today (Wednesday, March 22, 2017), agents of the City Council or Smart City Solutions are no longer allowed to...
Government suspends Parking Meter By-Laws with immediate effect; Police to protect Citizens’ vehicles
Cabinet today (Tuesday, March 21, 2017) deliberated on City Hall’s failure to suspend the Parking Meter Project after being asked...
President presents qualities for next GECOM Chair; Opposition finds qualities “extraordinarily restrictive”
President, David Granger, has supplied a list of qualities which he is looking for, in the next Chair of the...
Guyana among eight countries to benefit from CDB’s US$40M loan to reduce poverty
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced US$40 million in funding for poverty reduction in eight countries in the Caribbean...
Councillors to review legal advice before upholding Bulkan’s Order to suspend parking meter project
Written by Mark Murray “The reason why this meeting was called (is) because neither the Town Clerk nor the Mayor...
Bulkan usurping the authority of Local Gov’t Commission says Luncheon
By Stacy Carmichael-James The Opposition People’s Progressive Party has expressed deep concern with the management of the local government system...
PPP puts Gov’t on blast for subverting procurement laws; calls for Minister Lawrence to step down
By Stacy Carmichael-James Executive member and former Cabinet Secretary under the People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration, Dr. Roger Luncheon today lashed...
OPINION: APNU+AFC kerfuffles – suspends parking meter contract to buy time
APNU+AFC is now using KERFUFFLING as dark art to trick people. The recent request to the M&CC to suspend the...
GoG rejects Venezuela’s inflammatory resolution titled “Approved Agreement to Reject Oil Operations in the Essequibo”
The Government of Guyana has noted what it deems as the inflammatory resolution of the Energy and Petroleum Commission of...
MAPM disgusted by Smart City’s bully tactics despite suspension of parking meter by-laws
The Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) has expressed its dissatisfaction and disgust that in spite of Central Government’s suspension of...
Gov’t approves contracts paving way for overhead crossings, Sheriff St/Mandela expansion
Cabinet has granted its no objection to a number of contracts at its most recent meeting on Tuesday (March 14,...
After 13 years of wait Kariako receives land title document
Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock on Friday handed over the land title document for the community of Kariako...
“We don’t show nobody any racial thing around here”- Canal No. One Resident
By Leroy Smith Residents of Canal No.1 are contending that their community is not a racist one, even though it...
