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...
Patrick West to take on new Army role with promotion
Colonel Patrick West was this morning (Tuesday January 10, 2017) awarded the Military Service Star and promoted to Brigadier by...
CARICOM,UN-Women sign MOU on gender equality, empowerment
The United Nations Women and the Caribbean Community on Monday morning (January 09, 2017) at the Caricom Secretariat signed a...
Red House Saga: President says “I am not giving up State Property”
Much has been written and said about the Red House since the President’s move to repossess the building from the...
Smart City Solutions likely to address Teachers’ parking concerns
By Mark Murray Smart City Solutions (SCS) is making it known that any concerns about the project and its likely...
City Hall not prepared to ask for extension of temporary location for vendors
By Mark Murray The Georgetown Municipality has taken a decision to scatter vendors back onto the city streets as the...
President requests new list of nominees for GECOM’s Chair
The Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo will be responding to President, David Granger on the unacceptable list of nominees...
Trinidad: Petrotrin workers offered 5% increase
(Trinidad Express) Just as workers were expected to walk off the job and occupy strike camps outside State-owned Petrotrin’s operations,...
Jagdeo list unacceptable-Granger; Ram unbothered by Granger overlook.
President David Granger has declared the list of nominees provided to him by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo for the post...
Mixture of youth, experience, gender & ethnicity constitutes new PPP Central Committee
A new Central Committee was elected at the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Congress and reflects a mixture of youth, experience,...
Youth through merits can rise to the “Top of the Party…into Government”-Jagdeo
Newly elected, Peoples Progressive Party General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo says he has one task to fulfill in as the new...
Frank Anthony was Rohee’s choice for General Secretary
The Peoples Progressive Party has elected their new executive committee and at the helm in the position of General Secretary...
IAC seeks clarity from President Granger on May 5 designation
Statement by Indian Action Committee The Indian Action Committee (IAC) has noted the announcement by H.E. President David Granger declaring January...
PPP newly elected GS, Bharrat Jagdeo pledges to return party to Government
The newly elected General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Opposition Leader and former President Bharrat Jagdeo has pledged to...
“No weapon formed against me shall prosper” says Bishop Edghill in response to newspaper article
Opposition Member of Parliament Bishop Juan Edghill in a press release issued today (Saturday January 7, 2017) said the article...
BREAKING NEWS: Jagdeo elected PPP General Secretary
Opposition Leader and former President Bharrat Jagdeo was today (Saturday January 7, 2017) elected as the new General Secretary of...
14% VAT on water & electricity consumption remains despite Opposition’s call for removal
Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira has made it clear that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will support measures that will...
$1,000 for first copy of TIN certificate, $5,000 for reprint; Income Tax (Amendment) Bill passed
The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016 after lengthy and heated debates in the National Assembly was passed by a Government...
Trotman invokes Standing Order 44 to shut down debate on Income Tax (Amendment) Bill while MP Nandlall was advancing arguments
Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman tonight in the National Assembly shut down the debate on the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill...
