GUYANA’S Local Government Elections (LGE) will be held when the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is properly constituted and informs the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development that it is ready to hold the elections. This is according to subject minister, Anand Persaud, who was, at the time, responding to comments made by Opposition Member…
The Guyana Police Force is investigating the discovery of an illegal aircraft bearing Venezuelan registration # YV506 which was discovered abandoned at an illegal airstrip in Kuruduni some 20 Km from the Kurupukari crossing in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice). A press release from the Home Affairs Ministry noted that ranks at the Mabura Police Station…
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir kicked off the 2022 National Budget in the National Assembly this morning in a fiery address where she dealt with a number of issues in the budget as well as the government’s day-to-day operations. She chided the administration for not offering anything in the budget for the poor and…
AT 16 years old, following the death of her mother, Johanna Elenora Fernald left the Dutch-speaking country of Suriname with several ‘excursioners’ on a boat trip to Guyana, to stay with her younger siblings in Georgetown. Earlier, her maternal grandmother, Celes Austin, had brought to these shores, the three youngest of eight siblings, Percy, Olga…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Caribbean countries, largely dependent on exporting goods and providing services like tourism, have been beset by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, however, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting greater economic recovery with new oil producer Guyana leading the region’s economic growth. Economic growth among the CDB’s 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs)…
After searching for more than two decades, the Canadian company CGX Energy and its partner Frontera Energy Corporation have struck oil in Guyana. In a statement last evening, the CGX company announced that they have discovered an oil and gas reservoir off the coast of Guyana, and drilling on a second well could begin later…
PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali, on Monday, presented the President’s Medal to the University of Guyana’s 2020/2021 valedictorian, Devindra Kissoon. Kissoon, 27, finished as the valedictorian after successfully completing a Bachelor of Science Degree (Civil with Environmental Engineering) at the Turkeyen Campus with a GPA of 4.0. Meanwhile, Tomeshwor Mohabir from the Tain campus was also…
By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy Weeks after a visiting European Union (EU) official raised concerns in Georgetown about the pitfalls of borrowing from China, the Chinese Embassy here has responded in an invited comment, saying there is nothing to fear. President Irfaan Ali iin conversation with Deputy Managing Director for the Americas European External Action Service…
The government has increased the allocation to the Small Business Development Fund (SBDF) to $300 million. A total of 746 small businesses benefited from the programme in 2021. Speaking as part of the 2022 budget debates on Monday, the Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond touted the fund as an example of her…
EARNINGS from the exportation of locally produced commodities could reach US$7 billion this year, as Guyana looks to further overcome the pervasive challenges presented by COVID-19 and institute appropriate mechanisms and measures to guard against any eventualities that might arise as time progresses. Using current basic prices as a benchmark, authorities determined that Guyana could…
