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Bosai employees reject 5.5% salary increase as unfair
Employees attached to the bauxite company - Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Inc. - on Thursday downed tools over the proposed across the board salary increases.
According to workers attached to the Linden-based company, the offering of a 5.5…
Guyana to benefit from technical knowledge, skills sharing from UAE
Guyana will be able to benefit from technical knowledge and skills sharing from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries on Thursday.
The MoU was signed by the Senior…
As December deadline looms, Indar urges airport contractor to ‘push’ works
As a December deadline looms for the completion of repair works at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar has urged the contractor to “push” to get the job done, saying an extension…
Harmon promises vision, compassion in bid for PNC/R leadership
With a date set for the holding of the People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNC/R’s) Congress, Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has announced his candidacy for party leader.
Harmon, who is expected to fully launch his campaign on…
Finance Minister in talks with Emirates state investment company
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Wednesday held talks with the leaders of Mubadala, the second biggest sovereign investor in the United Arab Emirates, pointing to areas ripe for investment in Guyana.
Mubadala is a US$243 billion…
PNC/R Congress reportedly set for Dec. 11; nominations for Nov. 11
The long-overdue 22nd biennial congress of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) has been set for December 11 with nominations of candidates set for November 11, 2021.
This is according to reliable information provided to the…
Guyana could become major gateway for Middle East investments- Pres. Ali
Guyana could become a major gateway for Middle East investments with the creation of a new logistics hub for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), geared at connecting the Middle East country with business opportunities in South America, Central…
Statement by the Government Members of the Public Accounts Committee
October 19, 2021
We, the five Government members of the Public Accounts Committee ( PAC) have noted a press statement issued on ‘Office of the Leader of the Opposition” letterhead by Ganesh Mahipaul, Opposition Member of the PAC on…
‘The country can’t run like that’ – Teixeira says two meetings per week ‘extremely difficult’
With the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) still reviewing public spending from 2016, Opposition Parliamentarians on Monday rejected a motion presented by Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira to have…
‘Don’t fall into the same habits’– PAC cautions Reg. 10 on bypassing lowest bidders, overpayments
The regional administration of Region 10 (Upper Demerara–Berbice) was made to answer on Monday to a series of instances where the lowest bidders for contracts were sidestepped and millions were also made in overpayments to contractors, some…