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30,000 firearm license applications pending – Jagdeo
There is a high demand for firearms locally with some 30,000 license applications pending, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said on Wednesday.
The Vice President was engaging residents of Alexander Village, Georgetown during a…
Culture, history part of new focus for promoting Guyana’s tourism
Amid the massive reshaping of the tourism industry, the government is focused on finding ways to promote the rich culture of Guyanese as part of the tourist experiences offered.
In so doing, for Tourism Awareness Month this year, the…
Mahdia Fire Station received new water bowser, other equipment after dormitory tragedy
Even if the Mahdia Fire Station had the required firefighting equipment such as breathing apparatus and cutting tools when the fire broke out at the Mahdia school dormitory in May, the result would not have been any different.
This is…
‘Referendum is maneuver to distract from Venezuela’s failures’ – says ex-Venezuelan Minister
See below full statement from former Venezuelan Minister Sadio Garavini di Turno:
The referendum that the Maduro government has decided to call on the Essequibo claim is not only useless, but harmful to the interests of Venezuela. Of the…
GPL assures blackouts will ease by mid-December with additional generation procured
See the full statement issued below:
On Friday, September 29, 2023, the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) publicly announced that the company had reached a historic peak in electricity demand, recorded at an unprecedented 182 Megawatts…
‘We will vigorously defend our country and its people’- Commander-in-Chief tells GDF
Message by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Irfaan Ali on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of the Guyana Defence Force
I am profoundly honoured to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the remarkable men and women…
Extraordinary Parliamentary sitting now set for Monday after meeting with Gov’t, Opposition Chief…
Government Chief Whip and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira on Wednesday met with Opposition Chief Whip, Christopher Jones and Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton Desir where the two sides…
Venezuela’s referendum undermines Guyana’s sovereignty; contrary to Int’l law –…
See the full statement issued below:
The Commonwealth Secretary-General the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC has expressed deep concern at the 21 September decision of the Venezuelan National Assembly to undertake a referendum on…
‘No guesswork’ – Gov’t deploying focused strategies to empower women
Empowering women is a huge focus of the government, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali and it is for that reason he says focused strategies are being deployed to guarantee that women are better supported.
The President addressed the…
Unity will prevail at Friday’s extraordinary sitting of National Assembly on border controversy
The Guyana Government and the political opposition remain united in a national approach regarding developments surrounding the border controversy with Venezuela, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has said.
On Tuesday, the AG said it was…