Do it Best – an international hardware and building materials brand – is now available in Guyana following the launch of a mega-store by its local affiliate, National Hardware Ltd. It is located opposite the National Hardware supercentre store at Ruimveldt Industrial Site in Georgetown and according to the Chairman of National Hardware, Edward Boyer,…
President Irfaan Ali took his “One Guyana” plan to the Region 7 town of Bartica today where he met with residents and sought to address some of the concerns and challenges being faced by them. Before meeting with residents of the community, the President stopped at a number of schools and listened to some of…
… Business Director says, as NAMILCO gets ‘Made in Guyana’ branding THE National Milling Company of Guyana Inc. (NAMILCO), on Wednesday, became the fourth manufacturing company in the country to receive the ‘Made in Guyana’ certification mark from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS). The local milling giant will carry the mark on two…
The government is spending at least $5 billion to provide part-time jobs to more than 10,000 Guyanese across the country as part of efforts to cushion the rising cost of living, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has said. Dr. Jagdeo, speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, acknowledged that price hikes have placed a burden…
President Irfaan Ali took his “One Guyana” plan to the Region 7 town of Bartica today where he met with residents and sought to address some of the concerns and challenges being faced by them. Before meeting with residents of the community, the President stopped at a number of schools and listened to some of…
REGISTRATION for the $100,000 cash grant for children living with disabilities began, on Wednesday at several locations across the country. Children under the age of 18 are required to register with the National Commission on Disability (NCD) in order to receive the grant. Speaking with this newspaper shortly after completing the registration process, Anne Marie…
Justice Claudette Singh, the chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), on Wednesday declared that there will be no investigation of the 2020 general and regional elections by GECOM, saying it is outside of the Commission’s mandate to do so. Justice Singh had been pressed by Opposition-nominated Commissioners to look into questions about the validity…
President Irfaan Ali took his “One Guyana” plan to the Region 7 town of Bartica today where he met with residents and sought to address some of the concerns and challenges being faced by them. Before meeting with residents of the community, the President stopped at a number of schools and listened to some of…
AS three hotels are expected to be constructed on the outskirts of the capital city, Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo said the use of the lands for this purpose will in no way deprive the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). Briefly plugging the importance of the hotels development, Dr Jagdeo said some 2,000 jobs will be provided to…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has rejected assertions that Guyanese owe oil companies millions of dollars for the debt incurred to fund oil production offshore, stating instead that expected profits from the oil and gas sector remain intact. As he has done before, the Vice President sought to clarify statements made…
