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APNU calls on Broadcasters to reject $2.5M Licensing fee

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is calling on Broadcasters to reject the $2.5M license fee, which has been implemented by the Guyana National...

VC unearths UG corruption ring, UWI report due in September

A special audit team from the University of the West Indies (UWI) has unearthed a major corruption ring within the University of Guyana (UG),...

RK’s Security terminates all Gov’t contracts

As a result of the increase in the National Minimum Wage, RK’s Security Services has decided to terminate all government contracts, since the government...

APNU calls on Gov’t to reduce cost of air travel

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is calling on the government to take all proactive measures to lower the cost of air-travel to...

GPSU Women Organisation calls for removal of Region 3 REO

The women arm of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is calling for the immediate removal of the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region...

PPP Congress preparations in its final stages

Chairman of the National Congress Committee, Clement Rohee today reported that the Peoples Progressive Party is in its final stages of preparations for the...

PPP denies erosion of principles set out by Dr. Cheddi Jagan

The Peoples Progressive Party Civic has denied claims that the principles established for the party by its founder, the late Dr. Cheddi Jagan...

Mixed signals from the Opposition on Amaila Falls Project – Dr. Luncheon

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon has noted that Government is receiving “mixed signals” from the opposition political parties as it relates to their support...

Time to put words into action – President Ramotar tells Caricom

President Donald Ramotar said Caricom needs more dynamism. Addressing the re-enacting of the treaty signing at Chaguaramas, the Guyanese President said the Region has...

Court hearing for Budget cuts stalled

Chief Justice Ian Chang has decided to await the outcome of Opposition Leader David Granger’s appeal on his decision to exclude him from...

Recent Articles

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Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus has withdrawn the constitutional motion he had filed in the High Court against a number of entities including the...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...

Public servants will still get their retroactive salary increases – Jagdeo

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday confirmed that the $100,000 one-off cash grant initiative will not replace the retroactive salary increases public servants...