Speaker disallows request for public forums on future of sugar
...PPP says Speaker will be found 'grossly lacking in impartiality' if he does not review his decision
The Parliamentary Committee on Economic Services has been...
Contempt of Court proceedings against Mingo withdrawn
Attorney-at-Law Anil Nandlall today withdrew the contempt of court proceedings he had filed against embattled Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo.
Nandlall had filed the case back...
D’Urban Park scandal: Contractors still owed $298M
…Finance Minister tells them they will be underpaid, they could either “take it or leave it”
Contractors will be significantly underpaid for works done at...
Petroleum Commission Bill vests too much power on the Minister- Opposition
The Parliamentary Opposition has made known its general disapproval of the Petroleum Commission Bill which was laid in the National Assembly by Natural Resources...
UG unions say VC’s lawsuit is “malicious, vindictive”
– The University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU) and Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) are of the view that the recent lawsuit by the...
TIP is a gimmick for Parliament- Simona Broomes
By Leroy Smith
- President of the Guyana Women Miners Association Simona Broomes is of the view that Parliamentarians on both sides of the...
Guyana’s standing with int’l community being tested – AmCham
See below statement from AMCHAM on the current political situation in Guyana.
The American Chamber of Commerce of Guyana (AMCHAM Guyana) supports the
joint statement from...
Some $128M in education vouchers distributed in Georgetown
- Over 12, 870 parents and guardians yesterday received the Education Ministry’s “Because We Care” grant at several locations in Georgetown as the distribution...
PSC makes application to observe elections
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has submitted an application to become an election observer for the upcoming polls.
The application was submitted following a meeting...
GRA enters final phase of Tax Amnesty
The second and final phase of the Tax Amnesty granted by the Guyana Revenue Authority will conclude on September 30, 2018 and as such,...
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...