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...
NICU opened at Bartica Hospital
The Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with charity organisation, Guyana Help The Kids (GHTK) yesterday (May 7) officially opened...
River’s View Village receives speed boats under ‘Five Bs’ programme
Residents of River’s View, Upper Demerara – Berbice (Region 10) are the latest beneficiaries of the Government’s “Boats, Buses and...
International: Turkish Journalist Can Dundar Sentenced for ‘Revealing State Secrets’
by Associated Press ISTANBUL — A Turkish court on Friday sentenced a prominent journalist to more than...
Government has not neglected small communities- Granger
Claims that smaller communities are being neglected by the APNU+AFC Coalition government have been dispelled by Head of State David...
CARICOM Foreign Ministers to discuss implications of major global issues
Amid the unfolding of a number of major geopolitical issues, Foreign Ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will hold the...
International News: First Muslim Mayor elected in London
BBC REPORT Sadiq Khan has been elected the new Mayor of London – boosting Labour after it slumped in Scotland’s...
“Vindictiveness, spite and short sighted politics costing us”- Donald Ramotar
The Guyana Times Newspaper last week carried a story titled “Another Beverage Company sues government for billions.” ...
“The Good life no longer beckons for vendors” says PPP
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is condemning “the brutal displacement of vendors and the wanton destruction of their stalls in...
CARICOM’s Human Resource Development Commission to be launched in Barbados
A Commission, charged with creating a Human Resource Development Strategy for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will be launched on Thursday 12...
CARICOM Secretariat says 9th Caribbean-UK Forum produces tangible outcomes
The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its continued commitment to the sustainable development of the Caribbean region, pledging to increase development...
Cost of D’Urban Park Project justifiable says Patterson
See below full statement by Minister David Patterson on D’Urban Park Project PRESS RELEASE Statement by Minister...
First lecture of Institute of International Relations to be held in Guyana
As part of its 50th Anniversary , the Institute of International Relations (IIR) at the University of the West Indies,...
Better collaboration needed between RPA and farmers- Minister Holder
Agriculture Minister Noel Holder has urged the Rice Producers Association to step up to the plate in...
Final decision on aerial spraying lies with EPA
The Agriculture Ministry in a statement today, May 4 said aerial spraying of rice for the control of the dreaded...
Teixeira calls for Trotman to be sent to Privileges Committee
The National Assembly was in an uproar this afternoon, after People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, called for...
PSC writes President Granger amidst concerns over crime situation
Below is the letter sent by the RSC to His Excellency May 3, 2016 His Excellency, President...
Dennis Street, Sophia to undergo further works
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is informing that further works are slated for Dennis Street, Sophia, between ‘A’ Field and...
UG appoints 10th Vice Chancellor
The Council of the University of Guyana has announced that Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith has accepted its offer to become...
