COMMISSIONER of Police (ag), Nigel Hoppie, has released the long-awaited promotion list for junior ranks of the Guyana Police Force. Hoppie’s list, which was issued on Tuesday, comes months after a list containing 132 names was submitted to him by the suspended Police Service Commission (PSC). The list was deemed unlawful and was rejected by…
–as gov’t, private sector team up to lend support MINISTER within the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar on Tuesday handed over $1 million to the families of Joshua Samuels Gills and Tulsieram Sookdeo who recently suffered tragic losses. Sookdeo recently lost his wife and daughter, who were tragically pinned when their wooden house collapsed.…
DUARTE Hetsberger, who served as a personal assistant to former Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, has been dismissed from his post, having been accused of tampering with computers belonging to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Hetsberger’s dismissal was confirmed by government-appointed GECOM Commissioner, Sase Gunraj, who said that the allegations followed an investigation conducted…
–as Guyana taps BVI, Estonia, Slovenia markets FOR the year 2021, the local rice industry raked in export revenues totalling $42.2 billion, an equivalent of US$201 million, according to Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha. The minister was quoted by the government’s Department of Public Information (DPI) as saying that those earnings resulted from the exportation…
–President Ali says at official handing over of CARICOM Secretariat solar system TWO years after the sod was turned for its construction, the US$17.8 million 400 kilowatt (KW) photovoltaic power generation system at the CARICOM Secretariat was officially handed over by President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday. The project, which saw more than 1,500 solar panels…
–as project targets three high-value crops PRESIDENT, Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Tuesday, officially launched the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme, a flagship initiative which, he said, will stimulate and promote significant economic growth among young agriculturists. The massive project, the Head of State related, will see the construction of 25 shade houses for the cultivation…
President Dr Irfaan Ali today launched the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme to bolster the agriculture sector, empower youths and create jobs. At the launch at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), the President said that the programme will be one part of a “more macro vision” that would eventually be expanded to every region…
–says regional forecast weaker without this nation’s input AT a time when the global economy is plagued with myriad uncertainties, Guyana remains one of the fastest growing nations in the world, with an economy that is projected to expand by a massive 49.7 per cent this year, according to the latest edition of the World…
Reconstruction of the iconic City Hall building is set to begin in the coming weeks as the contractor, Fides Guyana Inc. has demolished approximately 70 per cent of the neo-gothic styled building. The City Hall building was once deemed “Victorian Exuberance in timber” but years of neglect left it in a dilapidated state and branded…
–as gov’t seeks to cushion internal, external shocks with Budget 2022 IN preparing Budget 2022, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has said that his government is examining further measures that could be implemented to address the effects of rising commodity prices on households, and, by extension, the entire economy. President Ali, in an invited comment on…
