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...
Jagdeo calls out Gov’t on intimidation of MPs; Challenges administration to do its worst
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says he finds the timing of the issuance of letters to five PPP/C Parliamentarians by the...
Duncan drops out of Mayoral race hour before election
Deputy Mayor, Sherod Duncan who was contending for the Mayor of Georgetown at today’s election, has announced his withdrawal from...
Concerns raised over use of Parliamentarians’ Lounge; PPP MP verbally abused by ministerial staff
Opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, on behalf of the Opposition Leader has raised concerns in the National Assembly over the...
Forum to improve visibility of RDCs to come on stream in 2017- Minister Bulkan
Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan during a press conference today at the Parliament Buildings restated his ministry’s commitment to respecting...
Ministers among 38 beneficiaries of fully funded Gov’t scholarships
A list of scholarship awardees provided by the Government to the National Assembly on Wednesday disclosed that Ministers within the...
PPP/C condemns $500M subvention for D’Urban Park Project
The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) says it views with disgust and outrage the Granger- led APNU+AFC Government’s “raiding the...
Minister Bulkan “mamagizing” the House;should be sent to Privileges Committee says Teixeira
A strong call was this evening made in the National Assembly for Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan to be sent...
Five communities to benefit from US$12.4M funding to resuscitate farming
Five previously known farming communities that over time would have ceased this activity today came in for a US$12.43Mr injection...
Grant signed for multi-million Skills training facility at Waramadong
By Leroy Smith The Government of Japan and the Village Council of Waramadong on Wednesday signed an agreement for the...
$500M for Homestretch Development Inc. to clear debts incurred under D’Urban Park Project
The controversial D’Urban Park Project once again has drawn the attention of the National Assembly with the Opposition expressing outrage...
Opposition tells Gov’t to rescind Demerara Bridge toll increases
The Leader of the Opposition wants government to immediately rescind the proposed toll increases for the Demerara Harbour Bridge. These...
Government’s ‘Christmas freck’ must not distract from wage negotiations -GPSU
The announcement late last week that Public Servants earning less than $500,000.00 per month are to be paid a “one-off,...
Demerara Harbour Bridge tolls to be increased effective January 1, 2017
Effective January 1, 2017 tolls will be increased to cross the Demerara Harbour Bridge, as revealed by Minister within the...
Wynter and Yearwood retain Mayorship and Dep. Mayorship in New Amsterdam
By Royan Abrams After almost 20 minutes of proceedings, the councilors of the Mayor and Town Council of New...
Allocation for Linden Electricity Company increased; Patterson comes under fire for spate of blackouts
The increase in allocation for the Linden Electricity Company for 2017 has aroused concerns by the Parliamentary Opposition This resulted...
Opposition raises concern over $109M allocated for legal fees; Budget for Legal Affairs approved
Havoc broke loose in the National Assembly this afternoon as the Opposition and Government sides clashed over the allocation of...
Committee of Supply approves $2.46B Indigenous Peoples Affairs budget
Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe in response to a question raised by Opposition MP, Nigel...
Over $990M current expenditure approved for Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs
Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Valerie Garrido- Lowe in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly,...
