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...
National housing strategy to be realised as $1.7M US technical agreements signed with IDB
The Finance Minister earlier today signed three Technical Assistance Agreements with the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) totaling US1, 762,250.00...
Trump’s New Order Bans Immigrants From 6 Muslim Nations, Except Iraq
(New York Times) WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday signed a revised version of his executive order banning migrants from...
Letter to the Editor: Surujbally undermining constitution and GECOM
Dear Editor, The recent reports in the media on remarks and statements made by the past Chairman of the Guyana...
Several Permanent Secretaries reassigned; Harmon disappointed with budgeted spending
Several Permanent Secretaries have been reassigned with the aim of ensuring efficiency and accountability in the public service sector says...
Do not be intimidated by the emerging dictatorship, Jagdeo urges supporters
By Royan Abrams General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Bharrat Jagdeo has urged the party’s supporters not to...
Letter to the Editor: Appointment of two women to judicial offices will resonate beyond the judicial system
Dear Editor, All of Guyana ought to be proud of the milestone realised by our judiciary on account of the...
Gov’t’s dismal performance & state of sugar industry to headline Jagdeo’s speech at Babu John
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will tomorrow (Sunday, March 05, 2017), commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of its founder...
Guyana to take lessons from Bahamas’ tourism & economic policies
President David Granger has hailed his recent visit to the Bahamas as a learning lesson for Guyana for its future...
Women for Change (AFC) lauds Acting Chancellor and Chief Justice Appointments
Women for Change (WFC), the women’s arm of the Alliance For Change says it welcomes the appointments of Justices Yonnette...
Government housing plan to focus on home-building, self-help & regularised squatter settlements
As a consequence of the Coalition Government’s new housing drive, some lands that had been sold to private developers are...
President calls on Guyanese diaspora in Bahamas to invest in tourism and education here
President David Granger who is on a state visit to Bahamas, last evening, engaged the Guyanese diaspora, urging them to...
Where is Central Gov’t? – Intervention needed at City Hall says Eon Andrews
By Stacy Carmichael-James As the movement against parking meters in the capital city continues and public outcry becomes louder,...
Government in period of Austerity. Ministries to re-use envelopes- Harmon
Government is in a period of austerity. This was revealed by Minister of State Joseph Harmon who today (Thursday, March...
Former GECOM Chair disappointed with investigation into origin of fake SOPs during 2015 elections
Guyana last General and Regional Elections hosted in May 2015 saw a change of government after 23 years. At that...
Shake up among Permanent Secs imminent;Trevor Thomas terminated from Health Ministry-Harmon
Permanent Secretary, Trevor Thomas’ services has been terminated at the Ministry of Public Health effective March 1, 2017. This was...
Department of Environment established to end “ad hocery” in environment & energy sectors
President David Granger, this afternoon at the formal launch of the Department of Environment underscored the need for an institution...
How the finger got the Bahamian Prime Minister in Hot Water
NASSAU, The Bahamas, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 – Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie is facing criticism after he flipped the bird...
CH&PA appoints new CEO
Lelon Saul has been appointed to replace Myrna Pitt as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central Housing and Planning...
