Govt taking legal action against Chung’s Global for substandard work
The government has started legal proceedings against Chung’s Global Enterprise for a series of issues regarding the contract to build the new Ministry of...
Govt mulls data repository for oil and gas sector – Bharrat
The government has announced that discussions are underway regarding the establishment of an oil and gas data repository.
Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat on Tuesday...
Over $1 billion injected to aid Rose Hall Estate’s reopening
The Rose Hall Sugar Estate is poised to make a grand comeback in 2023, with the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) Government dedicating some...
New software to be developed to modernise the public sector
Public Service Minister, Sonia Parag has reminded that the public sector will see efforts being made to facilitate modernisation, as government is looking to...
Food Safety Bill passed by APNU+AFC to be amended – Mustapha
The Food Safety Bill passed in 2019 under the former A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) administration, is likely to be amended...
$13.8B in funds for constitutional agencies approved by National Assembly
The National Assembly on Monday approved $13.8 billion in funds for constitutional agencies after a day spent examining the estimates during which members of...
200 hinterland communities to get solar electricity this year
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips has reiterated that Guyana will this year receive some 30,000 solar panel systems, to distribute to households across...
$500M for ‘Men on Mission’ to undertake more community projects this year
The $500 million set aside for the government’s Men on Mission (MOM) programme this year, will see the advancement of a number of community...
Over 14,000 temporary staff hired by GECOM for LGE
Some 14,500 temporary staff have been hired by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM to assist with Local Government Elections (LGE), contributing to a budgetary...
Budget debates highlights ineptitude, incompetence of Opposition – Finance Minister
…as Opposition Leader presents ‘alternative’ measures
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Friday evening wrapped up a week-long debate in the National Assembly on the...
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Contractor shot, 2 others chopped during Friendship backdam brawl
A contractor is now nursing a gunshot injury to his abdomen while two other men are suffering from chops to their bodies during an...
N/A Prison escapee recaptured while hiding in boat bow
Days after 28-year-old Budnarine Persaud from Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice (WCB) escaped from the New Amsterdam Prison, police have confirmed that he was...
GFS urges installation of sprinkler systems, smoke detectors
As Guyana continues to experience significant economic growth, an increasing number of multi-storey residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, hospitality and storage facilities are being constructed...
Guyana renews commitment to closing global forest finance gap
As part of the Forest & Climate Leaders' Partnership (FCLP) activities taking place during New York Climate Week, Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, on...
Civilian sale, possession of tasers is unlawful under Firearms Act – AG Nandlall
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, said that the sale, purchase, and possession of Taser guns by civilians are prohibited under...
Qatar “highly applicable” model for Guyana’s gas-driven transformation – Pres Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali has said Qatar’s success in turning its energy resources into a diversified, industrialised economy offers valuable lessons for Guyana.
Speaking during...
MoH rejects claims that CORTEX was designed to collect doctors’ banking information
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday clarified recent statements made by Member of Parliament (MP) Ganesh Mahipaul concerning CORTEX, which are based on unverified...
“Bamboo is fast-growing” – Bharrat touts more use for Guyana’s old mining lands
Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat has posited that Bamboo has been introduced as part of efforts to reclaim old mining lands, as the Government...
3 drivers face $105,000 fines, $100,000 bail over traffic offences
Three Essequibo Coast men were brought before the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court earlier this month on various traffic-related charges arising from separate incidents. Prakash...
Couple slapped with narco trafficking charge on $1M bail each
A common-law couple accused of possessing more than 29 kilograms (kg) of cannabis for trafficking was granted bail in the sum of $1 million...
