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Government makes third withdrawal from the Natural Resource Fund

Senior Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has announced that the Government has made its third withdrawal from the Natural Resource Fund in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021. This will be the final withdrawal for 2022. The Minister indicated that pursuant to Section 16 of the NRF Act 2021, US$207.6 million equivalent […]

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Opposition lambasted for delaying tactics to stall LGE

– AG calls on GECOM to proceed with lawfully due elections Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, S.C., M.P., has called out the opposition, APNU+AFC for its continued delaying tactics, as it relates to the hosting of Local Government Elections (LGE). Speaking on his weekly programme, ‘Issues in the News’, the AG, […]

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Contract signed for US$759M Wales natural gas plant 

– Cheaper electricity, lower energy consumption among benefits The Government of Guyana and LINDSAYCA/CH4 on Tuesday signed the contract for the construction of the integrated Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Plant and the 300-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant at Wales, West Coast Demerara (WCD), Region Three. The historical signing of the contract for […]

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600 persons closer to homeownership following house lot allocation

As part of the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s (CHPA) ‘Dream Realised’ housing drive, 600 families were allocated house lots at Block ‘D’ Plantation De Endragt, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday. The exercise was hosted at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre where the residents received allocations in the low, moderate, and middle-income brackets. Beneficiaries expressed […]

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Region Eight gets new vehicles to boost transportation

As per the request of the residents, the Amerindian Affairs Ministry on Saturday handed over a tractor to the residents of Brian Sucre Junction, Region Eight. The tractor will prove useful for agriculture, tourism, and village infrastructure. Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline Sukhai said the tractor is an indication of the PPP/C Government’s willingness to meet […]

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Attorney General’s Chambers mourns the loss of Ms. Asasha Ramzan, State Counsel

The Attorney General’s Chambers & Ministry of Legal Affairs is deeply saddened by the passing of Ms. Asasha Ramzan, who was employed as State Counsel from October 2020 to date. Having completed her Legal Education Certificate at the Hugh Wooding Law School, Ms. Ramzan was called to the Guyana Bar in November 2020. She joined […]

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Tourism stakeholder consultation held to discuss safety

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, in collaboration with the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) on Tuesday, hosted a tourism stakeholder consultation at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal. The consultation was held in light of recent events surrounding non-compliance with safety procedures established by the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), which is the body governing […]

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President Ali being a man of faith bodes well for Guyana

-Minister Parag Telling lies, spreading untruths and nurturing mischief have long been the modus operandi of the People’s National Congress and all of its aliases over the years. Having despicably overplayed the race card, the heavily disgraced APNU+AFC has now descended to a new and untouched level of low. Whilst we can all agree that […]

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Matters of public order and safety must not be mingled with partisan politics

I have noticed that a matter of ensuring the free flow of access to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyana’s premier national medical institution has now gone into deep politics, bordering on racism and a diatribe loaded with religious bigotry. The Mayor of Georgetown and other APNU+AFC activists seem to have forgotten that health […]

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East Coast Demerara Residents Benefit from 600 House Lots

Six hundred (600) low, moderate and middle-income persons residing on the East Coast of Demerara, Region Four received house lots at Block D Pln. De Endragt, as the Ministry of Housing and Water – Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) closed the curtains on its ‘Dream Realised’ Housing Drive for the year 2022. The Housing […]

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