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...
Guyana pledges continued cooperation with Venezuela in 2017
Guyana has pledged to cooperate with Venezuela in 2017 to ensure that the Good Offices process recommended by the United...
GPL, NAACIE to meet tomorrow on salary increases for workers
Following a protest by Transmission and Distribution employees of the Guyana Power and Light Company Incorporated (GPL Inc.), Acting Chief...
Donald Trump Completes Final Lap, Electoral College, to White House
(New York Times) The Electoral College has affirmed Donald J. Trump as United States’ 45th president, pushing him past the...
New report highlights threats to the land rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) on Friday last launched a report providing detailed evidence of land rights violations and land...
Jagdeo leads PPP’s internal elections 100 votes ahead of Anthony
Presenting the results for the People’s Progressive Party’s elections at the 31st Delegates and Observers Congress was Head of the...
Rohee tells PPP members to “work harder”; no more than one term for Coalition
General Secretary of the PPP Clement Rohee delivering his speech at the party’s 31st Congress told those gathered that the...
Women and Youth arms of PPP doubling efforts to reach out to new support groups
The People’s Progressive Party’s 31st Delegates and Observers Conference 2016 began on Saturday December 17 at the Cotton Field Secondary...
Opposition Leader advocates for mindset change in PPP;31st Delegates & Observers Congress begins
The People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) 31st Delegates and Observers Congress commenced today at the Cotton Field Secondary School, Essequibo Coast...
UN gives Venezuela and Guyana 1 year to end border dispute
The Secretary General of the United Nations acting under the 1966 Geneva Agreement has informed the Heads of State of...
City By-laws clears way for parking meters to be installed this month
The clock is ticking as the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and Smart City Solutions (SCS) are one step closer...
GRA Head says notice letters to PPP/C MPs not political
GRA Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia is assuring Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo that the tax body’s letters received by PPP/C parliamentarians...
Suriname and Guyana share mutual interest in building bridge across Corentyne River
Head of State David Granger and President of Suriname Desi Bouterse today were engaged in a working meeting to further...
Increase of DHB tolls geared at negating Government subvention
The Government is working to have the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) totally self-reliant. During a Press Conference on Friday,...
Trump taps Sylvester Stallone for top ‘arts’ role
(DailyMail) Donald Trump has drawn ‘first blood’ in the search for his incoming administration’s senior arts role – by tapping...
Desi Bouterse for Guyana Visit on Friday
By Leroy Smith President of Suriname Desi Bouterse is tomorrow expected to pay a visit to Guyana. As it is...
Green re-elected as City Mayor; Deputy replaced by Councillor Jaikaran
Georgetown Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green was onThursday elected to serve another year in that capacity as she was unopposed at the...
Increased remuneration for contract workers attributed to VAT; several regional budgets approved
The Consideration of Estimates for the respective regions, which fall under the purview of the Ministry of Communities, continued today...
Unions, PSC says Parliamentary leaders deliberately avoiding meeting on Budget
Almost one week after sending a letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, Prime Minister, Moses...
