Last Updated on Monday, 9 November 2015, 16:54 by GxMedia Two former ministers in the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration have been offered jobs with the six-month old coalition-led administration, according to well-placed sources. They are former Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud and former Minister of Labour, Dr. Nanda Kishore Gopaul. Initial information is that ...

Last Updated on Monday, 9 November 2015, 16:46 by GxMedia General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Clement Rohee has declared that the PPP has no interest in naming someone to take up the post of Deputy Speaker. Rohee at a press conference on Monday was questioned by reporters about the delay in naming a Deputy Speaker to which ...

Last Updated on Monday, 9 November 2015, 16:39 by GxMedia With the unease over allowing the Guyana Revenue Authority to access the banking information of Guyanese citizens and business continuing, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has written to the Attorney General Basil Williams, outlining some possible amendments and safety nets. The Financial Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2015 seeks to amend Section ...

Last Updated on Monday, 9 November 2015, 3:29 by GxMedia Guyana will soon enact legislation as part of a process to help guarantee the welfare of former soldiers after a Veterans Commission examines the conditions under which ex-servicemen and women live, President David Granger announced Sunday. Addressing a Remembrance Day reception organised by the Guyana Legion, Coghlan House, Carifesta Avenue, ...

Last Updated on Monday, 9 November 2015, 3:09 by GxMedia President David Granger is Monday expected to lead a three-member delegation to Saudia Arabia for the 4th Summit of the South America and Arab countries (ASPA). The Ministry of the Presidency says he will be accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge and Director General of the Ministry of Foreign ...

Last Updated on Monday, 9 November 2015, 2:19 by GxMedia Beginning in November, the Global Shapers Community ­ Georgetown Hub will be championing a Mental Health project in a bid to address pressing issues which affect the life of almost every Guyanese.  The project, “Mental Health Yourself”, aims to increase awareness of mental health, improve understanding of mental health issues ...

Last Updated on Monday, 9 November 2015, 1:51 by GxMedia House Speaker, Dr. Barton Scotland was among several persons including members of the Disciplined Forces who fainted Sunday morning during the Remembrance ‘Poppy’ Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph, Georgetown. As the National Anthem was being played, Scotland was placed in a chair next to Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan. A ...