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GRA rescues $113M in revenue  

– The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has managed to secure some $113,688,555M in revenue that would have otherwise been lost. This is according to a newsletter...

US$30M Giftland Mall to offer unlimited entertainment hot spots  

By Tracey Khan-Drakes –The US $30M Giftland Mall will offer unlimited access to entertainment after it opens for business by the end of May...

GRA commences workshop to set up National Committee on Trade Facilitation

By Jomo Paul   – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Thursday April 09, commenced a workshop geared towards sensitizing stakeholders on the implementation of...

NIS customers to soon access contributions online  

– The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will soon be launching its Online Contribution Checking System, an innovative option for contributors to conveniently access...

Labour violations found in Region 8 – Ministerial Task Force

– A team of representatives from the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons (MTFTIP) visited the Mahdia community in Region 8, as...

A, D, E Police Divisions distribute kites to children

– Commander of ‘A’ Division, Clifton Hicken, ‘D’ Division Commander, Marlon Chapman and ‘E’ Division Commander, Calvin Brutus brought Easter cheer to hundreds...

GT&T, Gov’t promotes ‘art in the park’

- The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) responded to calls from the government to support the Three Parks Initiative to rehabilitate and...

Minimal fees to be charged for use of Parks Easter Monday

– A nominal fee will be charged by the National Parks Commission for vendors and vehicles into the Botanical Gardens and the Northern...

Canada pumps millions into Rupununi development

– The government of Canada has donated a staggering total of CA$ 188,000 to aid in the roll out of two projects that...

2015 budget may see increase in pension – Ramsammy

By Jomo Paul – People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Executive and Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has hinted  that the 2015 fiscal budget may see...

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CXC delegation in Guyana to conduct the NGSA marking process

Dr. Nicole Manning from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) paid a courtesy visit to the office of Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand. Present at the...

ExxonMobil, Ramps Logistics charged with submitting false declarations to GRA

Business Development Manager at Ramps Logistics, Mariska Jordan, and Steve Gentry from ExxonMobil (Guyana) were on Friday charged with allegedly inflating an invoice submitted...

Minister Bharrat represents Guyana at 19th UN Forest Forum

Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat M.P., this week represented Guyana at the United Nations’ Forests Forum, which took place at the UN’s Headquarters...

Rotary Club of Georgetown to upgrade Uncle Eddie’s Home

In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of Uncle Eddie’s Home, the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Berbice man nabbed in Suriname remanded for attempted murder

Sasenarine Sankar, called ‘Barber’ or ‘Wire’, the 47-year-old man who had been wanted for attempted murder committed on Sandy Persaud, has been remanded to...

Govt wants hinterland communities to be self-sufficient, supply food to mining districts

In his first trip to Batavia, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) since Amerindian Heritage celebrations in September 2023, President Dr Irfaan Ali laid out his vision...

Conversation Tree Road project likely to be completed by S Jagmohan Construction – Edghill

Work on the incomplete section of the Conversation Tree-to-Dennis Street Road Expansion Project could be executed by the contractor who completed the first section...

Govt housing heavily subsidised – Croal rejects Opposition’s motion to review costs

  Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Annette Ferguson on Thursday night presented a motion calling for the establishment of special select committee to review charges...

‘Our Congress was funded entirely by party funds, not State money’ – Jagdeo

  General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has refuted claims that the party’s 32nd Congress was funded by taxpayers’ money....

Opposition’s motion to remove autonomy of Local Govt Commission voted down

The government on Thursday voted down Opposition-proposed amendments to the Local Government Commission Act to remove its autonomy in the hiring of staff for...