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‘No preconditions, no favours’ – India offers itself as Guyana’s development partner
The Government of India, through its High Commission in Guyana, has offered itself as Guyana’s development partner, stating that its support does not come with any preconditions nor any expectations of favours.
Indian High Commissioner…
Guyana, other Caribbean nations creating regional energy plan to attract investors
Guyana and other Caribbean countries are working on a new regional plan as part of efforts to attract investors who can fund the region’s energy needs, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on Monday.
The Guyanese Head of State, while…
RAMPS fell short on requirements for certificate – Local Content Sec. justifies
Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat on Monday confirmed that it has denied RAMPS Logistics a local content certificate, saying it did not fulfill the requirements as set out in the law.
On Thursday last, Head of the now divested…
27 graduate from first-ever Citizen Diplomacy Programme
Twenty-seven persons graduated on Saturday last from the first-ever Citizen Diplomacy Programme, which was hosted by The Roraima Institute (TRI) of Guyana.
This programme is another way that Guyanese abroad are making sterling…
More women in politics? Local activist hopes to make it happen
Politics can be seen as a zero-sum game locally, but Sara Bharrat, a 33-year-old activist, hopes to help change that as she aims to get more women involved in politics and assume public office.
Not so long ago, when she ran as an…
Guyana delegation to attend Saudi-Caribbean Investment Forum
See full statement from the Ministry of Finance below:
(Georgetown, Ministry of Finance, June 26, 2022:) Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni K. Singh has indicated that the Government of Guyana and the Private Sector will be participating…
Over 200 households in No. 5 village to be regularized
After decades of occupying lands in No. 5 Village, Region Five, without any documentation to show ownership, over 200 households will soon be regularised commencing July 11.
The announcement was made on Saturday by Attorney General and…
Flood-affected riverine communities in Reg. 10 receive assistance
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says the Government would soon look at a permanent solution to the flooding situation in Kwakwani, Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region 10).
On Saturday, the Minister visited several riverine communities…
No standalone development: East Coast railway road may become four-lane highway
The double-lane East Coast Demerara (ECD) railway embankment, which is parallel to the Rupert Craig highway, could soon be expanded into a four-lane road to help counter growing traffic woes.
This road was formerly the British Guiana…
President Ali says ‘bold, innovative, visionary thinking’ exists in Commonwealth to address crises
President Irfaan Ali on Saturday said that the answers to the energy, climate and food crises facing the Commonwealth – a 56-nation bloc of mostly former British territories – may lie within and it need not look at the developed world.…