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Friday, November 15, 2024

Granger’s response to rushing Bills through Parliament is laughable – PPP Chief Whip

By Fareeza Haniff – People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Parliamentarian and Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira is not too impressed with the response given by...

Opposition accuses Gov’t of rushing Bills through Parliament

– The Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is not too happy with being given short notice of what will take place on the...

GTUC flays Gov’t for not consulting Unions on bonus

  - The Guyana Trade Unions Congress (GTUC) says while it welcomes the announcement by the APNU+AFC administration that that public servants will receive...

Jagdeo welcomes bonus for public servants but says they are still worse off

– Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo says the $50,000 one-off tax-free bonus that will be paid to public servants earning below $500,000 monthly is...

Political Party condemns shooting of bandits in South Ruimveldt

– The Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) says it vehemently condemns what it described as the “executions” of Tucville youths,...

Climate Change policy completely avoids catastrophe – Harmon

By Jomo Paul – Guyana’s Climate Resilience Strategy and Action Plan (CRSAP) is one that will guard against the effects of climate change and...

Rohee gives 7 – month old Gov’t ‘F’ Grade

By Fareeza Haniff – General Secretary of the Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee is not too awed by the performance of...

Public servants earning less than $500,000 to receive tax free bonus

- The APNU+AFC Government has announced that it will be paying out a year-end bonus to public service employees, who earn less than...

Harmon claps back; tells Jagdeo to bring evidence of terminated land deal with Ed...

By Jomo Paul – After being accused of misleading the public on the land deal between convicted fraudster Edul Ahmad and Former President Bharrat...

DPI clears air on GPL meter scandal

–Director of Public Information, Imran Khan has cleared the air on a reported prepaid meter racket at the state-owned Guyana Power and Light. It...

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...