President, Opposition Leader to meet today
The much anticipated meeting between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on the appointment of a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections...
President Ali arrives in Dubai for Expo2020
President Dr Irfaan Ali has arrived in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates for the Dubai 2020 Expo.
Shortly after arriving, the President met representatives of...
No date set for meeting on appointment of new GECOM Chair
Despite a prompt response from Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo committing his time to meeting after President David Granger said he is ready to have...
US$118M plan in motion to upgrade water quality along Guyana’s coast
Government will soon implement a US$118 million plan which will see the delivery of treated water to more than 90 per cent of residents...
Stakeholders laud appointment of new GECOM Chair
Stakeholders are commending President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo over Friday’s appointment of a new Chairperson for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)...
No electoral irregularities “if rules are followed” – says PNCR Exec as race for...
Today is Nomination Day for the PNC’s 21st Biennial Congress which is slated to be held next month where members are expected to elect...
Govt taxation strangles struggling economy – Ali
… cites higher income and trade taxes
Despite an economy in which the traditional productive sectors have struggled, the 2019 Mid-year report shows that tax...
GWI embarks on countrywide holiday disconnection campaign
The Guyana Water Incorporated will be recommencing its countrywide disconnection campaign in time for the holiday season.
The campaign, dubbed ‘Let it Flow and Keep...
GECOM Chair will have to make a decision – Jagdeo
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has been circling around distant timelines among other factors, which have influenced their inability to announce a date for...
PAC to merge 2017 and 2018 audit reports
Following hours of discussion between the Government and Opposition sides of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Chairman Jermaine Figueira took a decision to have...
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Lusignan prison escapee spotted in Parika, GPS offers reward for his arrest
Days after Jose Awad escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, he was reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Parika, East Bank Essequibo. ...
QC teacher sent on leave after allegedly beating students
An investigation has been launched into the beating of some 10 students of Queens College.
According to reports, the incident occurred around 10:15h on Thursday...
Essequibo shopkeeper busted with cocaine, ganja
A 47-year-old shopkeeper of Dartmouth Village Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was on Wednesday taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of...
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Dead are 39-year-old Shumeka Burgan-Mentor formerly of Timehri,...
Taxi driver busted with 22kg ganja gets 4 years, fined $19.8M
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2-year-old-old among 3 injured after lorry crashes into concrete bridge
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8 illegal structures halt major infrastructural works in Linden – CH&PA
The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwyn Greaves, on Wednesday morning, went with a team on a fact-finding mission...
T&T Govt denies blocking importation of milk from Guyana
claims importer returned goods to DDL
The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry had very strong words for Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) decision to...
Conciliation talks: Govt rejects GTU’s 20% across-the-board increase ultimatum
…says demand shocked Ministry, unreasonable
The sudden ultimatum by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to demand that the Government pay all teachers a 20 per...
Fmr. PNC General Secretary, Oscar Clarke passes
Former General Secretary (GS) of the People's National Congress (PNC) reportedly died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell. He died at a private...