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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

New Demerara River crossing: Dutch company awarded $146M contract without tendering- PPP/C

...lodges complaint with Procurement Commission over "violation" The Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has lodged a formal complaint with the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), calling...

Diaspora urges President Granger to appoint GECOM Chair without any further delays

The Association of Concerned Guyanese – USA (ACG-USA) and the Patriotic Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy (PCRD) are calling upon President David Granger...

Govt engaging Exxon over use of natural gas for power generation

ExxonMobil and the Guyana Government on Wednesday wrapped up another round of high-level technical talks aimed at looking at the feasibility of using natural...

President calls on UN over Venezuela’s ‘blustering’ claims to Guyana’s territory

President David Granger in his address to the 72nd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), on Wednesday dealt with, among...

Minister Patterson should be fired for ‘blatant lies’- Opposition Leader

Opposition Leader Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has called on Head of State, David Granger to immediately fire Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson over what he...

New Demerara River bridge to cost $US 170M, with tolls increasing to 250%

…700% increase for river vessels- report  By Jarryl Bryan The final report of a study done by Dutch consultant LievenseCSO into the construction of a new...

Paul Slowe had an axe to grind using alleged assassination CoI -Jagdeo

Opposition leader Dr Bharrat Jagdeo believes that his party has been vindicated when it predicted that the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into an alleged...

Hurricane Maria: Guyana stands in solidarity with Dominica, ready to offer support- President

As Dominica becomes the latest hurricane-hit territory in the Caribbean region, President David Granger has said that Guyana stands in solidarity with the island...

‘Leaked’ to State media: Cabinet yet to see alleged assassination plot CoI report

Public Security Minister disappointed report leaked to State media Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, expressed his disappointment after the report of the Commission of...

Available petroleum blocks should be auctioned off- President’s Advisor

-agrees publicly with calls by the Opposition Leader for the same President David Granger’s Petroleum Advisor, Dr Jan Mangal, has come out publicly in support...

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See full statement from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security:       The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security wishes to advise the pensioners...

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Aerosucre S.A., a leading Colombian cargo airline, has announced the launch of scheduled cargo operations in Guyana, offering vital cargo services directly between Colombia,...

Better public transportation system needed in Guyana – Private Sector official

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Temporary road closures from November 19-21 to facilitate visit of PM Modi

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Health Minister urges men to engage in early screenings 

See full statement from the Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony: Guyana joins the international community to observe International Men’s Day 2024 under the theme:...

CANU seizes 8.3lbs of cocaine at Springlands ‘backtrack service’

Some 8.3lbs of cocaine was on Monday seized by officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) at the Eno Backtrack Service in Springlands, Corentyne,...