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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...

PPP/C accuses Gov’t of rushing ‘large and complex Bills’ through National Assembly

People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament (MP) Gail Teixeira has once again registered concerns over what she describes as the high-handed behaviour of...

PPP/C nominates Sooba, Whittaker, Collymore for Local Gov’t Commission

Former Acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba and former Local Government Ministers; Norman Whittaker and Clinton Collymore, have been nominated as the People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s representatives...

Ramotar accuses Tiwarie of spreading lies -says problem started after he demanded...

The back and forth between mega contractor Brian K. Tiwarie (BK) and former president Donald Ramotar continues with the latter maintaining that the businessman...

Widespread consultations to be undertaken on constitutional reform – President

Widespread consultations overrule an expeditious timeframe as it relates to constitutional reform, President David Granger stated as he explained why his administration was unable...

Jagdeo questions rationale behind reviewing of ExxonMobil exploration licence …Harmon says Gov’t has a...

Minister of State Joseph Harmon defended the Government’s decision to review a 17-year-old oil exploration licence with U.S. oil and gas exploration company ExxonMobil,...

Jagdeo slams Gov’t for cancelling oil exportation contract – says move unwise

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo said that Guyana only has a mere 24 days fuel reserve capacity, pointing that the decision to revoke an oil...

PPP slams Govt’s ‘arrogant and spiteful behaviour’ – says certain NDCs are financially stifled

The Peoples Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) today slammed the Government for what the party referred to as a complete disrespect for the legal procedures...

Jagdeo slams Govt’s move to conserve additional two million hectares of forest – says...

The productive sector is likely to suffer tremendously now that the Government plans to conserve an additional two million hectares of forest lands, former...

Hinds cautions Gov’t about ‘performance-based’ salary increase

Government’s proposal to pay public servants based on their performance has been placed under scrutiny, as political commentator Dr David Hinds said the deal...

Recent Articles

‘Rich, foreign companies should pay their taxes’ – VP condemns M&CC’s tax waiver to...

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has joined in condemning the cash-strapped Georgetown Mayor and City Council for its granting of a 25 per cent...

Jagdeo defends rental of second powership

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has explained the feasibility of renting a second power ship to meet the growing...

‘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...