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First Lady dismisses ‘mischievous’ report over $25M allocation
The Office of the First Lady has dismissed a report by online media house News Source, which claimed that her office have received a more than 100% increase and that she is running no new projects.
The report follows questions by…
PM announces plan to ‘drastically’ improve internet availability to provide gov’t services online
Prime Minister Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips on Monday announced that the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) will increase the internet bandwidth provided for government agencies and institutions.
The announcement was made…
Bell 412 helicopter to arrive in Guyana on Saturday
The Bell 412 helicopter which Guyana purchased from the United States (U.S) State Department as part of a foreign military sale will arrive in Guyana on Saturday, March 6, 2021.
This is according to Minister of Governance and…
$163M to clear electricity bill left by Dept. of Citizenship
A whopping $163M has been allocated in the 2021 National Budget under the Office of the President to clear an electricity bill left by the Department of Citizenship under the previous APNU+AFC Coalition government.
Minister of Governance…
‘Never again!’ PPP says of Coalition’s alleged attempt to rig elections
See below full press statement issued by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic:
“Sovereignty belongs to the people, who exercise it through their representatives…” This declaration constitutes the first principle on which Guyana’s…
President Ali announces ‘Order of Democracy’ national award
Statement of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali,
President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana
March 1, 2021
One year has passed since the General and Regional Elections of 2nd March 2020. The Guyanese people went out to vote…
Harmon’s talk of ‘ready to act, ready to engage’ is an insult to Guyanese – Dr. Singh
Wrapping up five days of debate on the 2021 National Budget, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh has poured cold water on talks by Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon that he is ready to engage and cooperate with the Irfaan Ali-led government.…
‘The CEO must go!’ Linden nurses call for Hospital CEO to resign or be fired
Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) nurses and officials from the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) in Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) are continuing their demand for the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rudy Small to resign or be…
APNU+AFC too divisive, boorish to represent supporters – Nandlall
As the 2021 budget debate entered the homestretch, the APNU+AFC Parliamentary Opposition came in for harsh criticism over their representation of Guyanese, particularly their support base, which they have held out to be mainly Afro-…
Human Service Ministry to assess how its officers treat vulnerable groups
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security will be “critically assessing” how it’s officers interact with vulnerable groups that need assistance in an ongoing effort to improve the quality of services being delivered, Dr. Vindhya…