Indian, Guyana to deepen relationship, cooperation
Georgetown: The Government of India was thanked for the financial, technical and other support they have given to Guyana over the years while Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,…
Month: August 2020
200 ICT hubs for Hinterland, Poor and Remote Communities – PM Phillips
Georgetown: Prime Minister (PM), Mark Phillips, Wednesday, gave the directive for the commencement of the installation of equipment for the establishment of 200 fully-functioning ICT hubs under the ICT Access…
High paid state media operatives sacked
Georgetown: Political appointees Enrico Woolford and Imran Khan are no longer required under the new administration and as such, their contracts have been terminated. Woolford served as Chief Executive Officer…
CHPA to tackle backlog of 62,000 house lot applications
Georgetown: The new administration is tackling a backlog of 62,000 house lot applications at the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). According to Minister within the Ministry of Housing and…
ExxonMobil invests in Guyanese training, spent GYD$14 billion locally
Georgetown: ExxonMobil Guyana has trained more than 50 Guyanese internationally in countries such as Brazil, Canada, Singapore, Trinidad, United Arab Emirates and United States, to gain hands on oil and…
NGSA Results for September announcement
Georgetown: The Ministry of Education has announced that results for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) are expected to be released in September. Some 14,730 candidates across Guyana braved the…
Cabinet ordered to work remotely after Foreign Affairs Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Georgetown: Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd has tested positive for COVID-19. This announcement was made by President Irfaan Ali during a televised broadcast. Minister Todd had…
Former Surinamese Finance Minister flees to Guyana: Arrested warrant issued
Georgetown: Former Finance Minister, Gillmore Hoefdraad is wanted in Suriname after police issued a wanted bulletin recently. He was reportedly seen in Guyana. He is suspected of 11 criminal offences,…
Seven REOs receive termination letters
Georgetown: Regional Executive Officers (REOs) for regions one, two, three, five, six, nine and ten on Tuesday received their termination letters from the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Local Government…
US$350M cocaine in rice shipment from Guyana intercepted in Germany
Georgetown: Customs officials in the port of Hamburg, Germany recently made one of the port’s largest drug busts. They discovered more than 1.5 tons of cocaine hidden in a container…
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