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President convenes Ministerial Conference; Major policy decisions to be announced soonAmong topics discussed at Tuesday's (February 28, 2017) Ministerial Conference are the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), the education and housing…
PPP to submit second list of nominees for GECOM ChairDespite being unable to agree on the interpretation of Article 161 (2) of the Constitution of Guyana which deals with…
Roshan Khan protests VAT on Private Education; to move to Private Medical feesBusinessman, Roshan Khan, today (Tuesday, February 28, 2017) carried out his planned protest against the Value Added Tax on Private…
Court to decide if it can go ahead with case to quash Parking Meter project on ThursdayAfter preliminary arguments on a jurisdiction application were presented before Justice Brassington Reynolds, he will make a decision on Thursday…
City Hall collects over $2M in registration fee from street vendorsSome 795 roadside vendors are now registered with City Hall after being told they must comply and pay a registration…
Jagdeo hauls Government over the coals for failed policies; promises to reverse all in 2020By Stacy Carmichael-James General Secretary of the Opposition People’s Progressive Party confident of a 2020 victory by his party…
Political parties want “their” Chairman for GECOM ahead of 2020 elections- Dr. SurujballyDr. Steve Surujbally demits office today (Tuesday, February 28, 2017). It is the view of outgoing Chairman of the Guyana…
Opposition deems engagement with Attorney General on GECOM Chair as “futile”Even as the current Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) prepares to host his farewell Press Conference today (February…
Guyana-Suriname Cooperation Council convenes after decade long hiatusThe Guyana/Suriname Cooperation Council which has been dormant for more than a decade convened yesterday (Monday, February 27, 2017) in…
Foreign Service Officers briefed on possible impact of US Immigration PolicyStaff of the Foreign Service Institute were today, debriefed on the possible effects of the immigration policies of the current…
Norwegian diplomat named to mediate Venezuela-Guyana disputeUNITED NATIONS (AP)- United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Monday (February 27, 2017) appointed a Norwegian diplomat who dealt with…
Proceeds from corrupt parking meter project financing PNC says JagdeoBy Stacy Carmichael-James The People’s Progressive Party believes the controversial Parking Meter Project was designed to finance the People’s National…
Gov’t considering rice milling venture to level playing field in industryRice farmers in Region Two continue to call for more external markets for and satisfactory grading of their produce, early…
PPP says charges against ex Ministers will be “strenuously defended”The Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) has noted that any criminal charges brought against ex-ministers of Government “will not be the…
Procurement Commission dispels claims of it being non-functionalIt has been said earlier this month by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon at a Post Cabinet media conference that…
Gov’t proposes to lease land to Wales workersThe Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has decided to make lands available to workers of the Wales Sugar Estate for them…
Audit report reveals major discrepancies in OLPF projectThe final report from the Financial Audit into the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project, has found that the financial…
PNC/R urges fight against social ills, PPP against political dictatorship on Republic AnniversaryThe People’s National Congress Reform in its message to mark the occasion of Guyana’s 47th Republic Anniversary urge that Guyanese…
