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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Speaker rejects PPP motion for November Sitting of National Assembly

– Chief Whip of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Gail Teixeira has revealed that a recent motion by the PPP for there to...

Specialty Hospital Saga: “The PPP has been vindicated” – Teixeira

By Jomo Paul – The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) believes that the recent announcement that Government will be moving to complete the Specialty Hospital...

Gov’t looking to eliminate ethnic discrimination in Guyana

- Minister of Social Cohesion Amna All says government recognises that there is ethnic discrimination, and as such is looking to deal with...

Guyana pushes for strengthened economic ties with Arab states

- President David Granger has described Guyana’s participation at the Fourth Summit of the Arab and South American Countries (ASPA) as fruitful and...

Cabinet’s involvement to be phased out in awarding contracts

- Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan has indicated that he intends to change the way public procurement is done in light of the...

“GECOM will be its own worst enemy” – PPP disappointed after meeting

– The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says that after a recent meeting with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) it was left none the...

“Suicide is a difficult problem to solve” – President Granger

By Fareeza Haniff – Guyana has seen its fair share of suicides with the country being labelled with the highest suicide rate in the...

Opposition dismisses Code of Conduct as “farcical”

By Jomo Paul – Days after the draft Code of Conduct for Ministers, Parliamentarians and other officer bearers was released, the People’s Progressive Party...

Deputy Speaker? PPP “not interested”

By Jomo Paul – The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has made it clear that it is not interested in nominating someone to occupy the...

Gov’t cannot afford to place counselors at every school

By Fareeza Haniff – The APNU+AFC government cannot afford to place a counselor at each and every school across the country, according to Head...

Recent Articles

First precast girder installed for new Demerara River Bridge

Construction of the Demerara River Bridge entered a new phase Friday morning with the installation of the first precast girder. This horizontal beam, designed to...

600 Lindeners to get land at New Wismar Housing Development

The first set of residents at the New Wismar Housing Development in Region Ten were allocated their house lots moments ago at the Christianburg...

U.S. DEA partners with local law enforcement for narcotics investigation training

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in coordination with the DEA Georgetown Country Office, successfully conducted two intensive training courses on Basic and Advanced...

Canadian business delegation explores opportunities in Guyana

A high-level Canadian delegation, led by His Excellency Sébastien Sigouin, High Commissioner of Canada to Guyana, concluded a successful four-day visit to Guyana on...

31-Y-O miner dies in mining pit cave-in

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police are investigating an incident which resulted in the death of Owen Smith, a 31-year-old Gold Miner...

High Court orders $24M compensation for unlawful killing of Quindon Bacchus

      Justice Nigel Niles on Wednesday instructed the State to pay $24 million for the unlawful killing of Quindon Bacchus which occurred on June 10,...

Over 300 businesses on show at GuyExpo 2024

        GuyExpo 2024 has highlighted the government’s strong commitment to fostering growth within the Private Sector, especially for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), as over...

Driver dies after crashing into utility pole

  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred on Thursday night, resulting in the death of 41-year-old Mark Autar, who resided at Number 71...

‘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...