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 questions when the Local Gov’t & Public Procurement Commissions will be established
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is reiterating the call for the establishment of the Local Government and Public Procurement Commissions, questioning...
Gov’t halts acquisition of land at Middle and Carmichael streets; AG to submit report
Government has halted the move to acquire a section of the private land at Lot 92 Middle and Carmichael streets,...
Guyana’s external debt at $236B- Public Debt Management report
As of December 31, 2015, Guyana’s external debt stood at GYD $236 billion while the nation’s domestic debt stood at GYD...
Local Sex Work Coalition disappointed with Public Health Ministry’s stand on concerns
A Local body representing sex workers is disappointed with the Public Health Ministry’s stand on concerns relating to its members...
GPL assures power outages will not run in to the holiday season; conducting maintenance
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Corporation said it is assessing data to determine what went wrong with its Demerara...
Crime in Guyana has never been this bad- Opposition Leader
While the Guyana Police Force has reported an overall decline in serious crimes, as compared to the same period last...
Jagdeo says economy should be doing better; rejects the claim that economy was left in bad state by PPP/C
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is contending that the APNU/AFC Coalition Government should be doing much better, in terms of the...
Gov’t to take up Barama’s offer to continue value-added production
The Government will be engaging Barama Company Limited (BCL) on its interest in continuing the production of Value-added products to...
Legal proceedings filed on behalf of Duncan; contends that the Tribunal was “unlawfully” appointed
Attorneys representing Carvil Duncan have filed legal proceedings seeking redress and the prohibition of the work of the Tribunal, which...
Hard choices have to be made says Deputy City Mayor in light of Auditor General report
City Hall’s Deputy Mayor, Sherod Duncan is of the view that the time has come for persons at the Council to...
Coalition Government needs more action, less rhetoric on LGBT community issues-SASOD
The Guyana Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination, SASOD, is calling on the government to put into policy its presumed non-discriminatory posture...
Training for establishment of a Labour Market Information System gets underway
In order to promote the free movement of skills within the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME), the Caricom Secretariat...
President David Granger pays tribute to “Lord Canary”
President David Granger, this morning, paid his final respects to the late Mr. Malcolm Corrica, who was popularly known by...
Islamic Development Bank likely to support Gov’t’s Housing program
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will most likely be working with the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) to develop...
UN Secretary-General closer to assessing border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela
The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon maybe one step closer to giving his assessment of the ongoing border controversy between...
Salary increases payable from this month, retroactive from January
While the Union has rejected the proposed salary increases for Public Servants, Government will be forging ahead with payments this...
Jordan takes a swipe at Auditor General over 2015 report
Finance Minister, Winston Jordan on Monday raised several concerns with the Auditor General’s report which he noted gives the impression...
Guyana, U.S sign agreement to share banking information of citizens
Guyana and the United States today formalized an agreement that will allow the sharing of banking information of US citizens...
