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President defends ‘honorific’ appointments of political supporters

– says political patronage not practiced by Govt By Devina Samaroo (Guyana Times): In light of mounting criticisms and concerns over the level of transparency and...

PPP accuses Gov’t of extortion, threats against businessmen

The A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition Government has once again come under fire by the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C),...

AFC’s call to bring in foreigners to audit local auditors ‘nonsensical’ – says...

As the apparent fall out continues to deepen between the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC), independent analyst...

Jagdeo calls on GECOM to “snap out of paralysis and discharge constitutional mandate”

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo’s Office has noted with concern that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has remained silent in the face of the imbroglio...

Harmon has too much powers – AFC

The Alliance for Change (AFC) believes that Minister of State Joseph Harmon has too much power and this may very well be the main...

Nagamootoo’s Office is a nest of patronage – Jagdeo

(Reprinted from Guyana Times): Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday declared that Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo’s Office is nothing but a nest of political...

PPP/C’s General Elections campaign was not financed by Bai Shan Lin – Jagdeo

In light of rumours that Chinese Company, Bai Shan Lin had financed the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) with millions of dollars to support its...

PPP/C expresses outrage over Minister Bulkan’s ‘illegal’ appointment of local gov’t officials in tied...

The Peoples Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) has expressed outrage over what the party referred to as the 'illegal' appointment of Mayor and Deputy Mayor, Chairpersons...

Conduct of Harmon constitutes corruption, says local transparency group

The Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) has today slammed the APNU/AFC Government over recent actions of a top Government Minister, saying his conduct,...

Trotman says APNU/AFC ‘quite satisfied’ with outcome of LGE

even though PPP/C won thousands of votes more than coalition Gov't, and twice as many seats that were up for grabs   “We are not...

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‘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...