President Dr. Irfaan Ali says Guyana’s transformational agenda makes provision for increased government expenditure in areas such as housing, healthcare, education, agriculture and other critical sectors, and therefore, there needs to be a balance in the management of the resources. However, President Ali noted that while the robust economic development will continue, expenditure will be…
STEPHAN STEWERT, 32, died on Saturday after his car crashed into a truck which was at the time removing a car involved in another accident along the Rupert Craig Highway. The accident occurred at about 03:10 hours. According to a police report, the accident involved car, PRR 7135, which was driven by the deceased, car…
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh has charged staff of the Bureau of Statistics with applying a high standard of diligence in the execution of the Guyana National Population and Housing Census 2022. The Minister delivered this charge while addressing staff of the Bureau at its…
BERBICIANS turned out in large numbers to sign up for jobs at the Teleperformance recruitment drive held at the University on Guyana Tain Campus, Region Six, on Saturday. Recruitment Manager, Raybourne Bowman said the company is looking to employ at least 1,000 persons at its various locations in Guyana by year end. Prime Minister Brigadier(ret’d), Mark…
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy A more structured and strong political opposition is needed if Guyana is to properly confront the challenges that lie ahead, according to the outgoing European Union (EU) Ambassador to Guyana, Dr. Fernando Pontz Cantó, who also believes that the Irfaan Ali-led government is doing its best to fulfill its duties. “I…
— says PPP/C supports use of biometrics but not as voting requirement Vice-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has affirmed that the government is ready to name a date for Local Government Elections (LGEs) once given the requisite notification from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that the elections body is ready to move ahead with the holding…
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Europe’s financial support for Guyana is possibly the largest the country has received through bilateral arrangements in recent years with the European Union (EU) holding itself out as a major development partner for the new oil-producing nation. While the bloc of 27 member states has a new strategic focus to…
Vice-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has dismissed claims made by the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly- Guyana (IDPADA-G) that the People’s Progressive Party government has been practicing discrimination, especially as it relates to funding to further the cause of Afro-Guyanese. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Jagdeo, reasoned: “The cause is to…
SEE BELOW STATEMENT BY THE GUYANA POLICE FORCE (GPF) The GPF notes the press conference held on Friday by Mr. Dion Bascom in the company of his attorney Nigel Hughes and states the following: Crime Chief Mr. Wendell Blanhum during the GPF’s press conference on 2022-08-17 made it clear that the GPF is currently being…
The developers of the Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base on the West Coast of Demerara have assured residents in the area there will be no disruptions to their livelihood. But with that assurance is also a commitment to ensure that fisherfolk affected by phase one of the project – the dredging of the Demerara River – will…
