Finance Minister rejects meeting with BBCI over bridge tolls, says Board VC
"It would be of interest to the public to know that BBCI asked the Private Sector Commission to use its good offices to arrange...
LGE 2018: Ballot boxes to be prepositioned at countrywide locations for Joint Services- GECOM
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) would be prepositioning ballot boxes at locations around the country to aid in ease of movement for November 2,...
President off to Cuba to investigate ‘persistent’ aliment following T&T check-up
President David Granger and First Lady, Mrs Sandra Granger departed Guyana on Tuesday for Cuba. While there, the President will undergo a medical investigation.
Speaking...
Town Clerk unsuccessful in attempt to halt CoI
…challenge overruled
Town Clerk of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), Royston King was unsuccessful in his attempt to obstruct the work of the...
Feeling neglected, Essequibo rice farmers picket Agri Minister
On Monday, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) rice farmers took to the streets to picket Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder at the commissioning ceremony for a...
SWF should be entirely isolated from Finance Minister, Ministry- Ram
Chartered Accountant and Attorney-at-law Christopher Ram has raised concerns over Finance Minister, Winston Jordan’s position as a spender and saver of Guyana’s wealth, noting...
Mayor’s retort: An intervention was required, I have no apologies for that- CoI Chair
Retired Justice Cecil Kennard on Monday clarified that he is standing by his words that were used against Mayor Patricia Chase-Greene during her cross-examination...
$865M spent on HEYS programme by Govt cannot be accounted for – AG
The Indigenous People’s Affairs Ministry was unable to account for how $865.1 million in taxpayers’ money that went towards the programme was actually spent.
This...
Economist urges Govt to buyout Berbice Bridge, says it’s a public good
Overseas-based economist Professor Tarron Khemraj feels that Government should buy over the Berbice bridge in its entirety.
He told this media group on Sunday that...
Overall deficit has increased to $24B
For the fiscal year of 2017 (December, 31), Government recorded and overall deficit of $24.268 billion.
This is according the Auditor General’s 2017 Report.
The Auditor...