Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 14:52 by GxMedia The Guyana Music Network (GMN) intends to petition government to enact modern copyright legislation to ensure those artistes can earn a fair livelihood from their talent , and also ask government to compel the state-owned radio station to play at least 50 percent of Guyanese music to stimulate demand. “This ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 13:22 by GxMedia Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Basil Williams believes that court matters that involved the State were not vigourously pursued under the former administration. He related that many of the cases involving the State were contracted out to private firms and individuals rather than being done by those responsible for ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 2:16 by GxMedia Expecting to be heckled for her seemly “wrong” decision to abandon the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) then in opposition, for  the People Progressive Party (PPP) to again end up in opposition, Africo Selman made it absolutely clear Tuesday August 18, that she has the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 20:07 by GxMedia The newly-elected Guyana government on Tuesday announced plans to beef up the civil aviation sector as part of plans for the country to once again be rated Category One. “Government will spare no effort in ensuring that Guyana attains Catgeory One in the shortest possible time,”  Junior Minister of Public ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 19:27 by GxMedia Dismissed National Sports Commission (NSC) Director Neend ‘Neil’ Kumar defended his appointment to the office under the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government and slammed the current administration for what he claimed was his dismissal based on “discrimination.” The opposition member was on Tuesday August 18 delivering his budget debate presentation ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 12:30 by GxMedia Residents of River View, Ruimveldt woke up Tuesday morning to severe flooding because the koker (drainage sluice) door has been “jammed” and could not close before high tide. Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson told Demerara Waves Online that he was told that when the sluice attendant attempted to close ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 11:49 by GxMedia Veteran Guyanese broadcaster and former Secretary General of the Caribbean Broadcasting (CBU), Terrence “Terry” Holder was Monday inducted into the CBU’s Hall of Fame. In part, the citation read by another veteran regional broadcaster, Jones P. Madeira states: “The television audiences of the Caribbean also have Terry Holder to thank ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 2:34 by GxMedia Amid claims by the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) that government handed out contracts to its friends to audit several State entities, Junior Finance Minister Jaipaul Sharma told the National Assembly that several persons and entities had been invited to conduct the “stocktaking” exercises. “Mr. Speaker, all efforts were made ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 1:39 by GxMedia Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said members of Parliament representing the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), who are in legal hot water, would not be removed from the House because the party would not set the stage for many of its legislators to be recalled due to a witch hunt. “The issue, ...

Last Updated on Monday, 17 August 2015, 22:37 by GxMedia by Zena Henry Upon making checks, head of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) Komal Chand has confirmed that there had been attempts to sabotage sugar operations at the Enmore Sugar Estate, an entity of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCO). The attempt to damage the factory’s equipment has ...