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President demotes Dr Roopnaraine from Education to MOTP Department of Public Service

- Junior Education Minister to hold the reins until 'further notice' - Another Department to be created for education reform, innovation President David Granger has...

Suspension on paid parking likely to continue as City Hall to request more time

City Hall will be writing to the Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan soon to request an additional month to continue public consultations on the...

BOG 2017 First Quarter Report: Ali predicts double-digit inflation by year-end

...dubs first quarter’s performance “anaemic” In providing an analysis of Guyana’s economic performance for the first quarter of 2017, Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) and...

Indigenous Affairs PS unable to account for over $40M in spending: PAC hears

...Ministry in 2015 paid $2.5M for $250,000 voucher, unable to recover to date  Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Alfred King...

Govt has done little to create new jobs, investments- Jagdeo

…says they are living off of past PPP investment initiatives The parliamentary Opposition is contending that after being in office for over two years, the...

Govt working feverishly to liberalise telecoms sector – Minister Hughes

Government is working feverishly to ensure the full liberalisation of the telecommunications sector in Guyana, says Public Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes. The Minister gave her...

Attorney General’s presence in New York attracts diaspora protest

A visit by Attorney General Basil Williams, SC, and other officials of the coalition Government to New York to attend a fundraiser quickly turned...

GCCI engages Health Minister over issues affecting business community

Senior representatives of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) led by its President, Deodat Indar met with the Public Health Minister Volda...

Harmon says Education PS will be ‘disciplined’ if guard hut scandal proves true

Should an investigation into the swindling of public funds for personal use found to be true, the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of...

GRA Head hints at going after unregistered businesses owned by foreign nationals

... as Authority registers 10% dip in VAT revenue collection As the Guyana economy continues to show signs of stagnation, the country’s premier tax collection...

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Roston Chase ecstatic to join GAW for upcoming Global Super League

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Chainsaw operator fatally stabbed after brawl at Soesdyke bar; 4 arrested

Four persons including a teenager are currently in police custody over the murder of a 40-year-old chainsaw operator, Davanan Hosea, who was stabbed to...

Couple dead in Mahaica murder/suicide

Thagewante Motie, a 28-year-old resident of Supply Squatting Area, Mahaica on the East Coast Demerara (ECD), has succumbed to chops wounds inflicted by her...

Prisoner recaptured after escaping from West Dem hospital

A prisoner, who escaped while being hospitalised under police guard at the West Demerara Region Hospitalised (WDRH), has been recaptured. Based on police reports, a...

13-Y-O hospitalised with head injuries after being struck by car

A 13-year-old female student is presently hospitalised and recovering from injuries sustained in an accident that occurred at about 20:00h on Saturday along Dennis...

Police on hunt for motorcycle bandits after Port Mourant Market robbery

Police in Regional Division #6 (East Berbice-Corentyne) are looking for two motorcycle bandits who reportedly robbed a food vendor at the Port Mourant Market...

Guyana Port Inc. commissions new US$4M cutter suction dredger

To become a pioneer in the local maritime sector, Guyana Port Inc. (GPI) has expanded its assets with the acquisition of a new US$4...

Baby perishes, toddler injured in Sophia fire

A late morning fire at Blacka Backdam in Sophia, Greater Georgetown has claimed the life of an 11-month-old baby girl and left her toddler...

Gudakesh Motie joins Amazon Warriors Squad for GSL

Gudakesh Motie will be part of the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2024 ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL). Motie has been a stalwart...

Third edition of Tourism Guyana Magazine unveiled at GUYEXPO 2024

Filled with stories about the vibrant culture, rich history, and awe-inspiring natural wonders of Guyana, Tourism Guyana (TG) in partnership with the Guyana Tourism...