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BREAKING: REOs for Regs.1,2,3,5,6,9,10 sent home
Regional Executive Officers (REOs) for regions 1,2,3,5,6,9,10 received their termination letters today from the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.
"The Ministry lost confidence in their ability…
GuySuCo unable to pay wages; $1.6B needed to keep the industry afloat
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will not be in a position to pay wages to sugar workers from August 21, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha revealed during a virtual press conference on Tuesday. It was found that the sugar…
62,000 housing applications pending; Ministers to tackle backlog
Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal during visits to several squatting areas on Tuesday revealed that there are currently 62,000 pending housing applications that are being processed with new applications being submitted daily.…
Harmon, Broomes co-opted into PNC/R Executive
The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) met on Monday at the Party’s Headquarters, Congress Place, Sophia where a decision was taken to co-op members Joseph Harmon and Simona Broomes to serve in…
Public unaware of US$8M criminal justice project under management of Legal Affairs Ministry
A US$8M criminal justice system project funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has been implemented since 2017 under the management of the Ministry of Legal Affairs but the new subject Minister has revealed that the public is…
Managing solid waste, improved infrastructure and public utilities top priority for Dharamlall
The priority focus of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, once there is a budget, is to manage the disposal of solid waste, improve local infrastructure and utilities and enhanced governance by building activities to…
Keith Rowley claims victory in Trinidad elections
Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has claimed victory in the country’s elections.
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said her UNC party has asked for a recount for three marginal seats and so she was not ready to…
Van West-Charles dismissed from Guyana Water Inc.
The contract of Richard Van West-Charles, the Chief Executive of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has been terminated.
Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal confirmed that the contract for Van West-Charles was terminated…
Sports Director Chris Jones fired; contract was renewed after elections
Director of Sport Christopher Jones has been fired with immediate effect.
The News Room understands that Jones actually had his contract renewed at the end of March, weeks after the elections when it was clear the Coalition had lost.…
Town Councils, NDC to get increase in subvention
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall on Monday said the Ministry plans to increase the subvention currently provided to the 10 municipalities and 70 Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) to effectively…
