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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Young professionals, particularly women, being targeted by Govt – Opposition Leader

-WPO says stage is being set to bypass DSG from being promoted to SG The political Opposition is putting Government in the hot seat for...

President ‘backballing’ is no disrespect to me or the presidency – First Lady

By Kurt Campbell -  Following a string of negative comments surrounding the acceptance of a ‘backball’ from a woman on Old Year’s night...

Opposition Leader says Govt conspiring with GECOM to rig elections

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has accused the coalition Government of conspiring with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to rig the next General and Regional...

Edghill objects to Ally being responsible for “Ethnic Relations”

–Former Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) and member of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, Juan Edghill has pointed out some ambiguities in...

Integrated Security Service guards protest Region 5 RDC for outstanding salaries

Angry guards attached to Integrated Security Service today protested in front of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) at Fort Wellington In Region five (5)...

Tobacco Control Bill passed, $9M fine for corporate body/businesses guilty of breaches

-$200,000 fine, 6 months imprisonment for certain transgressions The Tobacco Control Bill 2017 was passed by the National Assembly on Thursday evening after a lengthy...

Parliament Clerk, PPP clash over technocrat Ministers

– Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs has dismissed concerns raised by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) over the appointment of Technocrat...

Carter Center in Guyana on pre-assessment mission ahead of 2025 elections

A team from the Carter Center is currently in Guyana on a pre-assessment mission ahead of the 2025 General and Regional Elections. Founder of the...

APNU alarmed at armed robberies, reiterates call for Rohee to go

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Tuesday, expressed its "horror" at the high rate of armed robberies and "the state of insecurity and...

Hughes blasts Guyanese over corrupt culture

As the coalition administration continues to receive much criticisms over the levels of corruption in government, a sitting minister has fired back at the...

Recent Articles

10-day worker arrested, allegedly stripped naked over claims she was overpaid

  A government part-time worker was on Monday arrested and allegedly stripped naked after the payee for the 10-day part-time workers at the 52-63 NDC...

RBL CPL: TKR, Barbados Royals match to begin at 8pm on Sept. 27

The start time for the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match between Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Royals on Friday 27 September has...

Applications prior to 2019 to be prioritised as Govt aims to distribute 40,000 lots...

From 2020 to date, over 36,000 house lots have been distributed by the Ministry of Housing and Water. The area with the highest land allocation...

Pres. Ali accepts Letters of Credence from new Canadian High Commissioner

President Dr. Irfaan Ali accepted the Letters of Credence from Sebastien Sigouin, the new High Commissioner of Canada to Guyana. During brief remarks, the Head...

Controversy arises as Judge remands victim for declining to give evidence

Controversy arose this morning when Justice Peter Hugh remanded a virtual complainant to prison for declining to give evidence in a matter of attempted...

White Water agro-processing facility commissioned

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha and his team, earlier today, commissioned the White Water Agro-processing facility in Region One (Barima-Waini). The facility is geared and...

Agri Ministry launches probe into irregularities within GMC 

See full statement from the Ministry of Agriculture: The Ministry of Agriculture has taken note of a recent post on the Facebook page of a...

Democracy is alive! Where is the autocracy? – Nandlall

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has rejected claims from Dr Bertrand Ramcharan, a former Chancellor of the University of Guyana,...

UK-based King’s Foundation to assist Govt in restoring Georgetown as Garden City

    Georgetown is set to be transformed as the government embarks on rolling out transformative projects as part of the next phase of the Low...

Pollard blitz takes Knight Riders home

Captain Kieron Pollard smashed a rapid half-century under pressure to lift Trinbago Knight Riders to a four-wicket victory over Saint Lucia Kings in an...