The Ministry of Education Friday afternoon signed contracts totaling $198.9 million for the construction of annexes at Queen’s College and the Bishop’s High School. The contracts were signed by the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Alfred King in the Ministry’s boardroom. The construction of the annex at Bishop’s High School will cost $95.4 million and will be…
Two days after the St George’s High School in downtown Georgetown was destroyed by a mysterious fire, parents of students are being asked to register them with Education Ministry on Monday. The announcement by the Ministry stated that parents should visit its Lot 68 Brickdam office as of Monday, July 25, 2022, to participate in…
At its next sitting, the National Assembly is expected to consider a Financial paper presented by Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh seeking supplementary provisions of $44.7B The request for supplementary funding is coming less than six months after the Government presented its $552.9 Billion budget, which was the largest budget in the country’s history and…
Notorious mass-murderer and death row inmate, Mark Royden Williams was on Friday found guilty of the murder of a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier, Ivor Williams, which occurred in 2008. Dead: Ivor Williams Williams, also known as ‘Smallie’, was on trial before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Georgetown High Court. The GDF soldier was shot…
Newly Commissioned Officers of the Guyana Defence Force who recently completed the Standard Officers Course and the Reserve Officers Course received their instruments of Commission today after subscribing to their oath of service. The new Officers were told by the President that as they begin their new military careers and take on supervision of other…
By Shaquawn Gill The National Assembly on Thursday officially approved the report of the Committee of Privileges, which recommends the suspension of eight Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs). Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Minister, Gail Teixeira, implored the now suspended Opposition Members of Parliament to take time to sit and rethink their actions that degraded the…
Scores of home builders across the country are expected to benefit from reduced interest rates and free building materials as the government pushes its massive housing drive, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on Friday. The Head of State, speaking at the opening of the International Building Expo 2022 at the National Stadium, Providence, said that…
Guyana’s second merchant bank, the New Hayven Merchant Bank will soon begin operations with a plan to boost the growth of businesses and the local financing sector. The new bank which will be headquartered on Church Street in Georgetown was founded by Guyanese-born, US-based financial analyst and accountant Dr. Floyd Haynes. The New Hayven Merchant…
While noting that the Guyana Government continues to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts to fight the trafficking of persons, the US State Department’s 2022 Trafficking-in-Persons report highlighted the fact that for the first time in four years, there were no convictions of persons involved in trafficking in persons. The US State Department’s International Trafficking-in-Persons report…
While noting that the Guyana Government continues to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts to fight the trafficking of persons, the US State Department’s 2022 Trafficking-in-Persons report highlighted the fact that for the first time in four years, there were no convictions of persons involved in trafficking in persons. The US State Department’s International Trafficking-in-Persons report…
