PSC urge politicians to move forward with Amaila Falls Project
The Private Sector Commission is urging politicians to work together regardless of time to ensure the smooth passage of the required legislation before...
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...
APNU unsure of support to amending Hyro Act, to meet with President Ramotar to...
A Partnership for National Unity is still unsure about its support to government’s motion to increase the debt ceiling and amendments to the...
Amaila Falls Project: Put your vote where your mouth is – Finance Minister to...
As the government continues to plead with the parliamentary opposition to support the controversial Amaila Falls Project, PPP Member, Dr. Ashni Singh said that...
Former Speaker accuses Gov’t of persistent interference in Parliament Business
Former Speaker of the National Assembly and one time PPP Member, Ralph Ramkarran in a strongly worded letter published in the Stabroek News revealed...
Finance Minister concerned Amaila Falls Project will be threatened
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh is concerned that the controversial Amaila Falls Project will be at threat, if it is not supported by...
Hope Canal Project will not meet August deadline
Members of the Natural Resources Parliamentary Sectoral Committee yesterday visited the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) Northern Relief Channel at Hope /Dochfour, East Coast...
Management alone cannot be blamed for sugar’s poor performance – Min. Ramsammy
Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said the blame for the poor performances of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) should not be placed squarely...
Public Works Minister not in support of reducing travel voucher tax
Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn said he does not support and will not recommend the lowering of the travel voucher tax.
At a press...
Gov’t remains steadfast to new National Minimum Wage
Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon today said that government will not budge on the new minimum wage policy and that employers,...
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Pres Ali pushes biodiversity protection agenda in Samoa
...during engagements with UK Prime Minister, head of Conservation Int’l
President Dr Irfaan Ali continues to have a series of high-level engagements with global leaders...
59% increase in senior citizens opting for pension payment through the bank
There has been a 59% increase in the number of pensioners opting to have their old age pensions paid to them through the bank,...
Brutus withdraws constitutional motion against Govt, SOCU
Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus has withdrawn the constitutional motion he had filed in the High Court against a number of entities including the...
700 house lot allocations for Reg. 5
As the Government of Guyana accelerates efforts toward its goal of 50,000 land allocations, the Ministry of Housing and Water is set to allocate...
“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t” – Moruca man tells of journey...
Growing up in Santa Rosa, an Indigenous community in Moruca, Region One, Brayon Hosey faced daunting challenges. Limited access to higher education, finances, and...
Letter: Beautifying Guyana within next 5 years
Dear Editor,
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed that the Government is working on a project that would see 50,000 flowering trees being planted...
Hope-like canal at Lancaster to encroach on transported farmlands; Govt to intervene
By: Andrew Carmichael
Acres of transported farmlands at Lancaster Village have already been cleared without notification to farmers for one of the three Hope-like canals...
Enhancement of National Zoo, Botanical Gardens part of Govt’s Master Plan – Jagdeo
The Guyana Botanical Gardens and National Zoo are not exempt from the development drive that the PPP/C government is undertaking in the country.
This point...
Start-up domestic operator acquires 1st Britten-Norman Islander
Xen Aviation & Services Limited (‘Xen Aviation’), a start-up domestic operator based in Georgetown Guyana, has finalised a deal to acquire its first Britten-Norman...
Guyana, Singapore discuss expansion of private sector collaboration
At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali of Guyana and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of Singapore...