politics
Coalition is “masterpiece of incompetence” – JagdeoHaving completed two years in office, the APNU+AFC Coalition Government has outlined a number of things it would have achieved.…
Opposition Leader accuses Coalition government of hiring online trollsOpposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is accusing the APNU+AFC coalition government of hiring online trolls and paying some local journalist to…
Maximum security for 51st Independence celebrations; Fireworks for Durban ParkGuyana’s 51st Independence Anniversary celebrations will not be as huge as the Jubilee celebrations last year, however; measures are being…
“Items remain much too long on the agenda of the Councils”- CARICOM Heads lament(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) While the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has significantly advanced the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), "we must…
Ministry of Communities to retender seven projects as Contractors failed to meet criteriaThe Ministry of Communities today (Friday, May 12, 2017) invited several small contractors to discuss their missteps in the tendering…
Installation of Arch on East Coast 90% completedDespite widespread complaints from commuters on Thursday, citizens were today (Friday, May 12, 2017) making trips to the newly erected Arch…
Major India funded road, health projects stalledThe requirement of contractors out of India to complete projects funded by that country is posing a major problem for…
Employment “hard to come by and closure of the estate will aggravate” problem- GAWUGuyana Agricultural and General Workers Union’s Press Release In very large numbers sugar workers protested this morning (May 11, 2017)…
Gov’t urges citizens to disregard ethnic and political differences on Social Cohesion DayTwo years after Guyana experienced a change in government, the APNU+AFC administration believes that the nation is still in need…
Four year project signed to reduce crime in five targeted communitiesYouths in five communities in Georgetown and one in Berbice will benefit from a four-year programme which seeks to provide…
Two years on; Citizens adapting to ‘Change’- Minister JordanToday (Thursday, May 11, 2017) marks two years since the historic May 2015 General and Regional Elections which saw the…
Indigenous Affairs Ministry unable to account for distribution of its resources- P.SPermanent Secretary at the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs, Alfred King has unearthed several “alarming” cases of the Ministry being unable…
Debate on Motion on Land COI to be continued on June 15 & 16The Commission of Inquiry (COI) to look into land issues surrounding Indigenous lands and those belonging to freed African slaves,…
Gov’t meets PSC on advancing economyPrivate Sector Commission Statement The Minister of Finance, Hon. Winston Jordan, on Thursday last met with a delegation from the…
Carvil Duncan to challenge Patrick Yarde’s appointment as acting PSC ChairmanDays after the appointment of Trade Unionist, Patrick Yarde as Acting Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC), suspended Carvil…
Nandlall Law Books case adjourned to May 29; Prosecution given time to secure witness statementsFormer Attorney General, Anil Nandlall is exploring avenues to have the charge of fraudulently acquiring and converting to his own…
Enmore and Rose Hall Estates to be closed by end of 2017; Production contracted to 147,000 tonnes annuallyBy the end of 2017, two sugar estates are to be closed, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder told the National…
Government buckles; Reverts to Durban Park for 51st Independence CeremonyThe Ministry of Education’s Department of Culture which previously announced that the 51st Independence flag raising will be hosted at…

