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...
Know It, Own It! Campaign ; A Global Campaign to Promote Comprehensive Sexuality Education
On Wednesday, 18 May 2016, Member Associations of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in 170 countries around...
GECOM is not in receipt of notification for the conduct elections to elect a Mayor and NDC chairpersons in tied LAAs
STATEMENT BY GUYANA ELECTIONS COMMISSION ELECTION OF MAYOR – Mabaruma There is the existence of an equality of seats...
CARICOM moving to Institutionalise a Gender Sensitive Results-Oriented Culture across the Community
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in June 2016, will initiate the implementation of a “Gender Sensitive Results-Based Management (RBM) System” to...
60 more students receive bicycles under ‘Five Bs’ programme
Sixty students from five schools across Mahaica-Berbice (Region Five) and East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six), today, benefited from bicycles under President...
Guyana continues to strengthen its weather and climate services
In keeping with its mandate to observe, archive and understand Guyana’s weather and climate, the Hydrometeorological arm of the...
104 and going strong; Buxton’s oldest citizen
Evadnea Talbot, one of Buxton’s oldest citizen, is open to a crossword challenge inspite of celebrating her 104th birth...
International: Lightning strikes kill 50 in Bangladesh
adopted from BBC News More than 50 people across Bangladesh have died after being struck by lightning in the past...
Health symposium reflects on sector over the past 50 years
Public Health Minister, Dr. George Norton, speaking today at a Health Symposium highlighted that over the past 50 years, Guyana...
Education Minister visits NGSA marking centre
Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine and team today visited the marking centre for the National Grade Six Assessment 2016...
Role of nurses in Health systems resilience underscored- Int’l Nurses’ Day Observance
The important role played by nurses in improving Health Systems’ resilience locally was underscored today as the Georgetown Public Hospital...
Clients of former AG suing state for damage and losses suffered on May 11,2015
PRESS RELEASE by Mohabir Anil Nandlall MP, Attorney- at- Law I act on behalf of Bibi Farida Prasad, of...
Gov’t participating in high-level ICAO meeting in Canada
The Government of Guyana is currently participating at the first International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) High-level Meeting on a Global...
Granger satisfied with his government’s one-year performance
It is now one year since the APNU+AFC Coalition Government has been in office and President David Granger has expressed...
Ogle Airport officially renamed Eugene F. Correia International Airport
The Ogle International Airport was this afternoon (May 9) renamed the Eugene F. Correia International Airport by President David Granger....
PPP MPs will participate in Jubilee activities on an optional basis- Rohee
PRESS STATEMENT The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Members of Parliament have received personal invitations to participate in several...
International: Afghanistan fuel tanker crash kills 73 in Ghazni province
by BBC News Two buses and a fuel tanker have collided on a major highway in Afghanistan killing 73...
Latin America: Venezuela’s Opposition party leader assassinated
by Fox News Latino Venezuelan politician German Mavare, leader of the opposition UNT party, died Friday after...
Bartica officially declared a township
Residents of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven), yesterday witnessed Bartica’s inaugural township celebration, a historic event for the 185-year-old community. ...
