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Thursday, November 14, 2024

Turkey declares state of emergency – President vows ‘all viruses within the armed...

(BBC) Turkey's president has declared a state of emergency for three months following Friday night's failed army coup. Speaking at the presidential palace in Ankara,...

No consensus on appointment of FIU’s Deputy Director – Teixeira

Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira on Monday contended that there was no consensus on the appointment of Abiose Thomas as the Deputy Director for...

PPP/C stages another picketing exercise in front of GECOM …SEE PHOTOS

Leaders and supporters of the Peoples Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C),  today, staged another peaceful picketing exercise in front of the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM)...

Telecommunications Bill passed

The Telecommunications (amendment) Bill 15/2016 after being considered clause by clause, was passed without amendments, after it was read a second time yesterday in...

Appointments Committee names director of FIU, deputy

The Parliamentary Committee of Appointments has recommended that Matthew Edward Hugh Langevine be appointed as the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), within...

Telecoms, PUC Bills for Parliament today

Public Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes will today be reading for the second time the Telecommunications Bill (Amendment) 2016, in the National Assembly, nearly two...

Delayed Public Procurement Commission ‘another example of Govt’s incompetence’ – Nandlall

There have been criticisms over the way in which many Government contracts have been awarded, prompting calls for the establishment of the Public Procurement...

Jagdeo alerts diplomatic community of attempts to ‘witch hunt’ PPP members

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has called on the diplomatic and donor communities to pay close attention to the public declarations made and actions taken...

Gov’t to decentralise passport services to Linden within one month

The residents of Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region 10), within the next month, will receive the services of being able to renew their passports, without having...

Jagdeo lashes back at Harmon – says APNU/AFC misled the nation regarding allegations of...

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has blasted Minister of State Joseph Harmon over recent comments he made in relation to the Coalition government not being...

Recent Articles

Jagdeo defends rental of second powership

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday defended the Government’s move to rent a second powership to supply electricity to the country, as demand...

‘We believe in our ministers, it’s just tough love’ – Jagdeo defends Ali’s fiery...

President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s meeting with Permanent Secretaries, Engineers, Contractors and Ministers of the Government at 05:30h on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, has been...

LIAT (2020) Ltd launches new inaugural flight to Guyana

LIAT (2020) Ltd is thrilled to announce the launch of its inaugural flight to Georgetown, Guyana (GEO), on November 19, 2024. This new route...

MoE rolling out book distribution initiative nationwide

The Ministry of Education is distributing scores of high-quality textbooks and exercise books to students across Guyana, with the intention of enhancing education services. The...

After 2 years on the run, Corentyne labourer remanded for murder of ex-convict

A Corentyne labourer was on Wednesday remanded when he appeared at the Number 51 Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy to answer the capital...

Construction of $74M bridge at Alliance Road to commence next week

Construction of an access bridge at Alliance Road, Timehri on the East Bank of Demerara is scheduled to commence in a few days. This was...

‘Only Coconut’ factory closes after losing TT market; Govt to intervene

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently visited the Precision Global Inc. factory on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. Precision Global Inc. is the parent company for the...

Guyana honoured as climate transparency leader; joins ranks with Japan, Netherlands Singapore

Guyana has been honoured as the only country in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to be recognized as a champion of climate transparency. It has...

Guyana seeking partners to develop hemp industry – Pres. Ali tells UK trade mission

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...