Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, during a Government outreach to Karaudarnau Village in Region 9 at the weekend, encouraged young indigenous persons to become members of the…
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“Not me” – Norton says he had nothing to do with removing Rodney’s name from National Archives building
Following news that the Walter Rodney Archives was renamed the National Archives, Social Cohesion Minister Dr George Norton, under whose purview the archives falls, has distanced himself from…
Guyana lagging in preparations for 1st oil – Irfaan Ali
People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Presidential Candidate, Dr Irfaan Ali has given the Government a fail grade for its inability to prepare the country to properly manage the sector,…
Fewer than 300 of over 18,000 listed by GECOM have collected IDs
With fewer than 300 persons collecting their national identification (ID) cards since some 18,512 with uncollected cards were named, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is hoping to ramp…
GECOM grapples with unmatched fingerprints from House-to-House data
Almost three months later, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) continues to grapple with the use of the data obtained during the July-August House-to-House registration exercise. Following Tuesday’s statutory…
GECOM says revised list of electors to be ready by early January
With the completion of Claims and Objections, it is possible that the Revised List of Electors (RLE) that will largely determine who can vote in the upcoming General…
Army issued AK-47 rifle found in Sophia pit latrine
An AK-47 assault rifle reportedly issued to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), a pistol and 66 rounds of live ammunition were discovered by Police at the residence of…
No answers yet on National Archives dropping Walter Rodney’s name
Who made the decision to remove Walter Rodney’s name from the National Archives and when was the change made? These questions and more remain unanswered several days after…
Opposition: Total collapse imminent at GWI
The state-owned Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) is facing imminent collapse unless immediate actions are taken. Yesterday, former Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Juan Edghill, said that from…
GCCI slams Govt. over policy imbalance favouring foreigners
The inability of local companies—large and small—to effectively compete with the plethora of foreign counterparts that are flooding Guyana in light of its emerging oil and gas industry…