Govt has no business in prosecutions – Gaskin
Special Prosecutions Unit
… wants initiative challenged in courts
Government’s imminent involvement in prosecutions has escalated to dangerous heights, not only on the basis of its...
PPP/C wants forensic audit into parking meters contract
... Says it will impose an additional financial and economic burden on the populace
Opposition against the parking meter project continues to mount even...
Ramkarran scolds Jordan for “unusual” outburst against Sharma
2015 AG Report
…says Auditor General not Govt’s bookkeeper
Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, SC on Sunday heaped criticisms on Minister of Finance,...
$1.4B renovation of Convention Centre being done by Chinese Govt – Harmon
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, yesterday clarified that it is the Chinese and not the Guyana Government, that will be funding the $1.4B rehabilitation...
Vickram Bharrat sworn in as new PPP/C MP
Former Chairman of the Grove/Diamond Neighbourhood Democratic Council and entrenched People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) member, Vickram Bharrat, was earlier today sworn in as the new...
President Granger, Ministers hold Cabinet deliberations at Army base
– security concerns in light of MoTP’s repairs cited
The Cabinet Council of Ministers this past week relocated the Executive’s highest decision-making forum to the...
Venezuela National Assembly: ‘Government staged coup’
(BBC) Members of Venezuela's opposition-led National Assembly declared on Sunday that the government was engaged in "an ongoing coup d'etat".
In an emergency session, lawmakers...
Missing US$5M GTT shares a matter for NICIL– Harmon
The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) is the body to make pronouncements on the shares that it had held in the Guyana...
Opposition Leader lambastes Kaieteur News over scurrilous articles
Opposition leader, Dr Bharat Jagdeo has responded to two articles published in the October 21, 2016, edition of the Kaieteur News under the respective...
Infrastructure Ministry overpaid, now unable to recover hundreds of millions
The Public Infrastructure Ministry has been found to be in the habit of making multiple advance payments to contractors in breach of stipulated contractual...
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With the legislation having been in place since 2022, the Guyana Government is now actively moving to develop a local hemp industry and is...
Letter: Questions for Nigel Hughes
Dear Editor,
Nigel Hughes has been getting lots of attention recently. As next year rolls around, however, and as the nation begins to focus on...
Sophia Point Rainforest Research Centre tasked with establishing nature tourism facility
In a bold step towards sustainable forest management and eco-tourism, the Sophia Point Rainforest Research Centre has been commissioned, positioning Guyana as a leader...
Corentyne dog killers apologise; case dismissed
The two men who were before the Number 51 Court, Corentyne, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) for allegedly killing a dog, have accepted the...
2nd powership to be stationed in Demerara River, to supply 75 megawatts of power
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Ashni Singh and Minister within the Ministry...
Paramakatoi to get new $799M airstrip
Paramakatoi in Region Eight is undergoing significant infrastructural development with a $799 million investment earmarked for a comprehensive upgrade of its airstrip.
This investment is...
Pres. Ali engages Republic Bank Guyana on Silica City
President Dr Irfaan Ali met with an executive team from Republic Bank Guyana at State House on Tuesday.
The team was led by Stephen Grell,...
Linden running out of burial space – Mayor
Noting that the township of Linden records an average of 20 deaths per month, Mayor Sharma Solomon said the Town Council is currently in...
Armed bandits rob Corentyne vendor
By: Andrew Carmichael
Some ten weeks after her husband died, a Corentyne roadside vendor was met with another tragedy when two armed bandits last evening...