The eight Opposition members of parliament (MPs), who were suspended for their disruptive behaviour in parliament and the removal of the parliamentary mace in 2021, are demanded to pay the monies owed to the State in the suspension case, within seven days from March 10, 2023. This was highlighted in a letter penned by Attorney […]
Governments in the Americas and Caribbean have been called on to collectively reaffirm their commitment to disaster risk reduction and the Sendai Framework and its targets as a pathway for sustainable development with investments for the sustainable growth and development of the region. For context, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is an international […]
Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs was honoured on the occasion of International Women’s Day by The Society of Foreign Consuls in New York at its Annual Award Ceremony which took place on March 10, 2023, at the Consulate General of […]
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has condemned the abhorrent, divisive and terrorist remarks made against the State by Working People’s Alliance (WPA) member Tacuma Ogunseye. He was referring to comments Ogunseye made during a community meeting in Buxton on Thursday evening. Ogunseye claimed ‘confusion’ as the reason why some Afro-Guyanese have expressed feeling of oppression, […]
Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson has ascribed to himself the power to create problems where there are none, on account for his recent malicious claims against the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. Unbelievably, Mr. Patterson, the former Minister of Infrastructure with ministerial oversight of GPL, asserts that power outages resulting from accidents are […]
A new library was opened today at the Mon Repos Primary School on the East Coast of Demerara. This was made possible through the efforts of ‘Spread the Words’, a group led by Ms. Laura Ryan. At today’s opening ceremony, the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand said that the establishment of the library fits […]
Men and women, both young and old from across the country turned out early Saturday morning to participate in a fitness walk to commemorate World Consumer Rights Day 2023. World Consumer Rights Day being held on March 15 under the theme “Empowering consumers through clean energy transitions”, aims to educate the public on consumer needs […]
The Government of Guyana has hired a consultant to continue to make changes to the country’s 2010 sexual offences Act which is in dire need of reform, to reflect the evolving society, as well as to increase its effectiveness. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, said the works are underway to […]
The Ministry of Education on Friday took another towards digitizing education with the launch of the Animal Friends Learning App. The launch which was held at the Tuschen Nursery School was a collaborative effort between the ministry’s National Literacy Department and the Nursery Department. The Animal Friends Learning app, which is available on the Google […]
