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$3B GGMC funds to be used to acquire GuySuCo lands

By Jomo Paul – Former President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed that the $3B that is being transferred from the Guyana Geology and Mines...

2014 Budget is strong in subsidies but weak in job creation – Ram &...

  – Following the presentation of the country’s whopping $220B budget, Ram & McRae has concluded that “it is strong on subsidies but weak...

Indigenous wear matter being investigated, says subject Minister

… as Junior Minister says ‘Mae’s owes the child an apology’ The Ministry of Education is presently investigating the circumstances surrounding a primary school child...

Opposition protecting the interests of money-launderers and terrorists – PPP

- The Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) is of the belief that the Opposition is benefitting financially and politically from criminal activities and it...

Guyana amends Caribbean Community Free Entry of Skilled Nationals’ Act; Spouses get similar rights...

By Kurt Campbell – Guyana’s National Assembly on Thursday (February 27) unanimously passed amendments, piloted by Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodriques – Birkett to...

President swears in new GECOM Commissioner

By Fareeza Haniff - Attorney - at - Law, Sase Gunraj was sworn in as the new Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM),...

Payment to rice farmers expected to be complete in a matter of days –Minister...

  - Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has stated that during the past week, there were two meetings which resulted in an amicable...

“You got to have balls to survive in this council” – Town Clerk

By Leroy Smith - Town Clerk, Carol Ryan Sooba today (Friday, June 06) told reporters that in order to survive in the Georgetown City...

President Ramotar accuses Opposition of playing `blackmailing politics’

 - “I don’t think that we are going down the right road in many of these areas. What is being produced in our politics...

Budget 2014 reduced by $37 odd billion; Gov’t cries onslaught

  By Kurt Campbell – The National Assembly wrapped up the consideration of the estimates of the National 2014 Budget in the House on Wednesday,...

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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...

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A Guyanese woman was among two killed in a head-on crash in White Creek, upstate New York. Dead are 39-year-old Shumeka Burgan-Mentor formerly of Timehri,...

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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...