Mass termination of workers, distressed state of sugar industry worrying says IAC
In light of the mass termination of sugar workers countrywide, the Indian Action Committee has expressed extreme concerns regarding the 'distressed state of the...
‘Guyana will uphold the principle of people before profits’ says President at UN
President David Granger, on Monday, addressed the High level Event on Combating Pollution in the Extractive Industries at the United Nations Environment Assembly in...
Sacking of Sugar Workers : 2018 should be renamed the ‘year of retrenchment’- Anthony
By Ramona Luthi
As day two of the 2018 Budget debate continues, Opposition Member of Parliament and Former Minister, Dr Frank Anthony on Monday directed...
Guyana preparing to litigate 1899 Arbitral Award- Greenidge
The recent exercise to identify the markers demarcating the boundary between Guyana and Venezuela is important as Guyana gears up to litigate the validity...
Budget 2018 not for ‘fat cats’ – Min Gaskin
Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin, said the 2018 National Budget is a “good-natured budget” that benefits the ordinary man and woman.
Minister Gaskin, speaking during...
‘The journey to dystopia continues’ – Irfaan Ali on Budget 2018
As the dust clears from Budget 2018, the parliamentary Opposition has expressed criticism of the budget’s paucity of measures for social welfare and the...
Budget 2018: Nothing to bridge gap between hinterland and coast – PPP
While President David Granger has repeatedly spoken of the need to make rural communities more modernised and provide these villages with the same level...
Bishops’ sex scandal: Ministry says HM’s behaviour in breach of Education Act
… HM to be reprimanded, and offer apology
… Investigation against economics teacher handed over to Police
The Education Ministry has concluded their investigations into the...
AFC “deeply disturbed” that their nominee was not chosen
...as New GECOM Commissioner sworn in
By Ramona Luthi
Desmond Hugh Trotman of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) –a smaller party within the coalition A Partnership...
AFC’s nominees discarded in favour of WPA’s Trotman for GECOM Commissioner
Even though the Alliance for Change (AFC) had nominated one of its members, former Member of Parliament, Trevor Williams for the post of Commissioner...
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US/Australia JV tops bids with US$800M proposal for Amaila Falls Hydropower Project
A joint venture (JV) between the United States-based OEC USA and GE Vernova, along with Australia's Worley, has submitted the highest bid in response...
Over 99 lbs of cocaine, gun seized by CANU in Berbice operation; 2 arrested
Officers of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) have seized just about 99.2 pounds of cocaine along with an illegal firearm during an operation...
Guyana, Canada commit to expanding cooperation on climate, trade & regional security
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday met with Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Mark Carney in Ottawa, and they both praised their longstanding relationship while...
Pres Ali links 35% FDI surge to confidence in Guyana’s development path
President Irfaan Ali on Friday said foreign direct investment in Guyana has surged to approximately 35 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product...
2 buildings destroyed in Sheet Anchor fire
A fire believed to have been started by a four-year-old who was left alone at home has destroyed two buildings in Sheet Anchor, East...
GPL signs US$27.3M contract with PowerChina for battery energy storage system
The Government of Guyana, through Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), has signed a landmark contract with PowerChina International Group Limited for the engineering,...
Guyana asks ICJ to deliver clear ruling on border controversy with Venezuela
Guyana has asked the International Court of Justice to deliver a clear ruling on the border controversy with Venezuela as only a definitive one...
FIU raises alarm over ‘fake’ employees soliciting sensitive information
See full statement from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU):
The FIU notes with concern, reports of an identifiable individual, representing themself to be an employee...
Guyana dismantles Venezuela’s ‘mythological narrative’ at World Court
Guyana’s legal team on Friday strongly rejected Venezuela’s claims before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, with renowned international lawyer Paul...
GEA Head urges better energy efficiency
Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), Dr Mahender Sharma, on Friday, set the tone for the National Seminar on Energy Efficiency...
