While refusing to offer clarifications and details, the recently appointed Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag today claimed that the former APNU+AFC, Government ran a “heavily flawed” scholarship program, that only catered for “one demographic”.  Pressed by reporters about what she meant by “one demographic”, Parag shied away from answering the question and instead said…

— to cover wages and salaries for employees   GUYANA’S sugar industry has been ‘drowning’ in debt for years, but the new government, in an effort to keep the industry afloat, has agreed to inject $600 million into the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). The new People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government, upon being elected to…

With the aim of fostering a professional and efficient public service, Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag during an online media briefing on Monday stated that all public servants will have to undergo a periodic evaluation to determine their level of performance and where they are lacking. A code of conduct will also be implemented…

While boasting that it was the best performing new party at the 2020 regional and general elections, the 10-month-old Change Guyana party has announced that it is being dissolved. In a statement signed by the party’s Chairman Nigel Hinds, it’s Prime Ministerial Candidate Mishka Puran and three other executive members, it was noted that the…

– spent by coalition gov’t on frivolous court cases A FORENSIC audit will soon be done within the office of the Attorney-General on all invoices and payments made, especially in private retainer contracts that have cost the Ministry of Legal Affairs millions of dollars. Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall revealed, on…

Guyana recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases on August 23, 2020. The overall confirmed cases are 955 and the total number of recoveries is now at 490. With 31 COVID-19 deaths, there are 84 persons in institutional isolation including 13 in the COVID-19 ICU. There are 337 persons in home isolation which means that the total…

Guyana recorded 35 new cases of coronavirus today taking the total number of cases recorded in the country to 881. 70 new cases were recorded yesterday and 40 new cases were recorded the day before. However, only 77 of the current cases are in institutional isolation. The remaining 333 active cases are in approved home…

–DPP takes over private criminal charges against duo for electoral fraud THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) has launched a “comprehensive” investigation against the Chief Election Officer and the Returning Officer for Region Four after it received formal reports of alleged criminal misconduct by the duo. Police in a statement noted that formal reports allege criminal…

Guyana’s COVID-19 cases continued to climb with 44 new cases recorded on August 22, bringing the total number of known cases to 925. There are now 11 persons in the COVID-19 ICU and the number of deaths is at 31. A total of 383 persons are in home isolation and 74 are in institutional isolation.…

General Secretary of A Partnership for National Unity and recently co-opted Executive Member of the People’s National Congress, Joe Harmon has been given the nod to be the new Opposition Leader when the 12th Parliament is convened. Members of the APNU+AFC coalition who will be heading to Parliament met today to agree on a Leader…