– Dr Jagdeo warns house lot seekers to avoid being conned by “middlemen” General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic Dr Bharrat Jagdeo is urging that persons come forward with information about corruption regarding government contracts. Speaking at his weekly press conference Dr Jagdeo stated that the sheer magnitude of contracts in progress countryside […]– Dr Jagdeo defends PPP/C’s development plans amidst opposition criticisms General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo emphatically rejected claims made by the Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton, regarding the absence of a comprehensive development plan for the country. During his weekly press conference at Freedom House on Friday, Dr Jagdeo outlined […]
The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today participated in the XI Italy-Latin America and the Caribbean Ministerial Conference in Rome, Italy. The Conference was held under the chairmanship of Her Excellency Ambassador Vincenza Lomonaco, Director-General for Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy. The […]
Contractors and engineers are working assiduously to repair the extensive damage to the Providence Access Road, popularly called ‘Red Road’ on the East Bank Demerara. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, providing an update on these works on Friday, said that two contractors are currently on site. The work is being executed by Excel […]
The government has signalled its interest in cross-collaborating with leading experts, practitioners, and researchers from across the Caribbean to advance its human resource capacity to perform endoscopic surgeries. This was expressed by Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony at the 11th Annual Scientific Conference organised by the Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons (CaSES)] on Friday. […]
The government, in staying true to its promise, has reinvited Requests for Proposals (RFP) under a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) model, to advance the development of the long-awaited Amalia Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP). According to published documents from the Prime Minister’s Office, the project will integrate and expand Guyana Power and Light’s national grid capacity to include […]
The modern comprehensive Arbitration Bill, set to position Guyana as an arbitration hub has been completed and is set to be tabled in the National Assembly soon. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, made the disclosure during his weekly televised programme, Issues in the News. He said the bill was extracted […]
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has assured that his ministry will continue to support the various Amerindian communities, in keeping with commitments made during engagements at the recently concluded National Toshaos Council Conference. Speaking during a recent interview, the minister stated that, “By the end of this year, we will set up 50 cages in […]
The Ninth Meeting of the CARICOM-United States (US) Trade and Investment Council was held today at the CARICOM Headquarters, Georgetown. Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud led the Guyana team to the meeting which addressed trade and investment issues pertaining Food Production, Labour, Good Regulatory Practices, Trade in Services and Intellectual Property. The US Delegation for the […]
-says ready to defend libel lawsuit The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, staunchly defended his assertion that former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran lacked integrity while addressing the ongoing slander lawsuit brought against him by Goolsarran on Friday. Addressing the media at a press conference, Dr. Jagdeo reiterated his position, […]