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’s Ombudsman passes away after losing cancer fight
Ombudsman, retired Justice Winston Moore passed away on Friday, September 16, after losing his battle with cancer. Moore was...
GPSU puts Minister Jordan on blast for “reckless” statements regarding public servants’ wages
The Guyana Pubic Service Union (GPSU) in a strongly worded press release today expressed the view that Finance Minister, Winston...
“They want me to look bad,” Ramayya fires back at Nagamootoo; claims corruption in Region six offices
By MalisaPlayter Harry In response to the Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Dr Veerasammy Ramayya, who recently resigned from...
NIS to receive first payment from CLICO fiasco in January 2017
The Government on Friday signed an agreement to repay over $5.6B to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) for investments made...
Supreme Court to host international conference
The Commonwealth Judges’ and Magistrates’ Association, a London-based organisation, in collaboration with the Supreme Court of Guyana will host a...
Democracy under siege at Local Government level- Nandlall
Opposition MP Anil Nandlall in his weekly blog “The Unruly Horse” has leveled claims that democracy at the Local Government...
Sooba blasts City Hall over lack of accountability: says parking meter system is being implemented “willy nilly”
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party on Thursday held a public forum where the deficiencies of the Mayor and City Councillors...
Residents of Glasgow New Housing Scheme pleading for better roads
By Royan Abrams Following numerous complaints to the Region Six Democratic Council (RDC) in Berbice about the badly damaged roads...
Ramayya’s allegations of corruption in the Gov’t are not facts- Nagamootoo
Former Member of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Dr. Veersammy Ramayya had never wanted the party to join with A...
MARAD compiling report on river deaths- Minister Ferguson
Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson updating the media today on developments at several agencies which fall...
Completion of repairs to damaged submarine cable slated for mid-November;spate of black outs in Bartica being addressed
Addressing matters related to the Guyana Power and Light Company, Public Infrastructure minister, David Patterson explained today that the submarine...
Lack of qualified engineers & defaulting contractors to be addressed by MPI
Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson while updating the media on the progress of several projects today in the Ministry’s...
Professional public service central to democracy- Pierre Giroux
Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Pierre Giroux speaking during the recent launching of the Canadian Leadership Programme said a professional...
Wage debt owed to public servants- Prime Minister
Prime Minister and First Vice President, Moses Nagamootoo speaking during a recent event said it is recognizable that Public Servants...
Dr. Ramayya resigns from AFC; Wants back monies spent on Campaign
By Malisa Playter Harry Dr. VeersammyRamayya who recently tendered his resignation as Regional Executive Officer (REO) of region 6 has...
Regional Vice Chairman denies accusations made by councillors
By Malisa Playter Harry Region Six Vice Chairman, Dennis Deroop is refuting claims by Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) in...
Gov’t, Opposition extend Eid-Ul-Adha greetings
Message from the Government on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha Eid-ul-Adha is the annual occasion on which Muslims reflect on and...
PPP calls for scrapping of Storage Bond Deal; AFC believes response was “sufficient”
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) maintains that the controversial storage bond deal between the government and Linden Holdings Inc. must...
