January 6, 2017

The Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016 which was passed tonight (Friday January 6, 2017) in the National Assembly will eliminate one of the many lines when travelling out of Guyana and take Guyana one step closer to being on par with its Caribbean…

The general public along with members of the government and civil society before the end of the month will be given an opportunity to hear all the plans and projects for the Mayor and City Council this year. It was last month the Mayor…

Minister of State Joseph Harmon has described as quite unfortunate recent reports in the media on the Board of Inquiry recommendations into the procurement procedures of the Public Health Ministry. Several sections of the media in the…

All schools across the country with the exception of the South Road Nursery will be reopened on January 09, 2017. According to the Education Ministry, the opening date for the South Road Nursery school has been shifted to January 16,…

(GUYANA POLICE FORCE) The Guyana Police Force has recorded a 16% decrease in serious crimes at the end of December last year, relative to the same period the previous year. There was a 6% in reports of murder, with a of 64% clear up…

Almost four months after the Dutch Risk Reduction team would have handed over their final report and recommendations on an effective and efficient drainage system for the Capital, the Government will coordinate an inter-agency task force to…

The Miscellaneous Licenses Amendment Bill 2016 which seeks to amend the Act by increasing most of the prescribed fines was this afternoon in the National Assembly passed by a Government majority with 29 Opposition Members voting against and…

Muscles, skills and endurance will be on show on March 5 when Guyana Fitness Games stages the third annual E-Networks Fitness Challenge at the National Park Tarmac. Top male and female athletes, bodybuilders and fitness fanatics will…

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has begun preparations for the national team’s participation in the upcoming Hong Kong Sevens tournament later this year. The Union has named a strong squad to commence training for the three-day…

The Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Amendment Bill 2016 seeks to amend the act by increasing the fees and penalties for intoxicating liquors almost in all cases by 100 percent, after 25 years of no increases. Finance Minister, Winston…