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Major shake-up at NCN – CEO, Human Resources, ICT, Engineering and Programming...

The newly appointed Board of the National Communications Network (NCN), this afternoon announced that “several positions including those of CEO, Human Resources, ICT, Engineering...

GAWU’s New, Militant Mode

By Ralph Ramkarran The recent three-day general strike in the sugar industry, called by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), protesting the delay...

Letter to the Editor: Shortage of HIV testing kits continues

Dear Editor, - For months now, I have been hearing about a shortage of HIV testing kits in Guyana. Complaints have come from people...

Diwali greetings from religious, other organisations

IAC DIWALI/DEEPAVALI MESSAGE 2015 The Indian Action (formerly Arrival) Committee (IAC) extends Diwali greetings to the entire nation, especially our Hindu brothers and sisters. Deepawali...

Guyana/Venezuela controversy: Jagdeo proposed judicial solution to Chavez in 2010

See below a column written by former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran: In his recent interview on Venezuela, former president Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo...

Let’s have two holidays for Diwali

By Ralph Ramkarran       Diwali is celebrated by Hindus to signify the victories of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and hope...

Guyana must pressure UN Head to act on Guyana/Venezuela controversy

By Ralph Ramkarran      As revealed by President Granger in his address to the National Assembly last Thursday, Venezuela has once again attempted to intimidate a...

Letter to the Editor: Dr. Gopaul challenges accuracy of Recovery Unit report, condemns ‘damage...

Dear Editor, - The media houses today reported that Dr. Nanda K. Gopaul, a former Minister of Labour, along with other colleagues should be...

Letter to the Editor: Exorbitant Pay Increases for an Undeserving Infant Government

Dear Editor, - Guyanese are noticeably baffled about the steep pay increases for the just five months old APNU-AFC Government. How can a conscious...

Hints of hurdles in confirming top judicial posts

– Former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran says that Guyana has a chance to set the judicial system on a stable...

Recent Articles

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...