National Youth Policy on agenda for Thursday’s sitting of National Assembly
A motion for the much anticipated National Youth Policy, which was laid in Parliament on June 30, 2016, is to be adopted by the...
Parking meters: Option to cancel contract included in Committee’s final report- Ferreira
-Discussion differed until next Friday
By Ramona Luthi
The Mayor and majority of the city Councillors on Thursday afternoon agreed to have the parking meter discussions...
Collect salary increases – Jagdeo to public servants
— labels claims of PPP reversing increases as “lies”
— concerned thousands will lose jobs to sustain salary increases
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday described...
Govt seeking contractors to finance, build Young Professional houses
The Government, through the Housing and Water Ministry’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), is looking to engage private contractors or developers to finance...
Record breaking $220B Budget presented by Finance Minister
By Kurt Campbell
– Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh moments ago presented a whopping $220B National Budget for the financial year 2014 as he...
GPL’s switch to natural gas banking solely on 2020 oil, what will happen in...
…says no feasibility study was done
A recent decision taken by the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) to alter one of its advertisements...
“The State did not pay for any medevac for me” – Jagdeo pours cold...
By Jomo Paul
– Former President Bharrat Jagdeo has clarified that since he has stepped down from public office, he has not collected any...
Granger prefers General Elections before LGE
By Tracey Khan - Drakes
- Opposition Leader David Granger says the joint Opposition has been forced by Government to push for general elections ahead...
Political parties prepared to accept election results; satisfied with presence of Carter Mission
By Tracey Khan - Drakes
– The two main Political Parties in Guyana have expressed much pleasure that former US President Jimmy carter will...
City Hall CoI: Criminal charges can be instituted against Town Clerk, says Kennard
...recommends disciplinary measures be taken against senior staffers of Council
Chief among 31 stringent recommendations presented by Justice Cecil Kennard who Chaired a Commission...
Recent Articles
Guyana to champion forest conservation at upcoming G20 Summit – Jagdeo
Guyana has been invited to attend the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Brasilia, Brazil in October, and will champion forest conservation and...
Power ship reaches maximum capacity of 36MW – GPL
Over the weekend, the power ship stationed at Everton, East Bank Berbice incrementally increased its generation output to 35 megawatts to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected...
Govt makes 2nd NRF withdrawal for 2024 to the tune of US$300 million
See full statement from the Ministry of Finance:
Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended by the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act...
Construction of US$35M Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge to begin in August
Traffic congestion and long delays will soon be things of the past for commuters using the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, as construction of a new US$35...
Body of missing pensioner found in Essequibo River
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a report of suspected drowning of Philistine Franci called ‘PI’,...
Cyclist hospitalised after Sheriff Street Roundabout ‘hit and run’ accident
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police in Regional Division 4A are investigating a report of a hit and run serious accident which...
Pedestrian dies after being struck down by truck at Enmore
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police in Regional Division 4C are investigating a report of a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday...
PM Phillips Commends CIUG for a Decade of Chinese Cultural Exchange at 10th Anniversary
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, praised the Confucius Institute at the University of Guyana (CIUG) for its outstanding achievements in fostering...
GPHC receives modern devices to facilitate better treatment of persons with kidney diseases
Through a collaborative effort between the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and Boston Scientific, several LithoVue scopes were...
Work on sentencing guidelines nearing completion – AG
The government is close to completing work on sentencing guidelines, a project that has been funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ‘Support for...