Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 11:21 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger has ruled out bringing in new Cabinet ministers for the New Year, saying that he is satisfied with the performance of his ministers who reflect the make-up of the coalition. “The team has remained intact although their functions have been modified and I feel confident going ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 December 2016, 21:43 by Denis Chabrol Several bandits, armed with assault rifles and shotguns, early Monday morning invaded the home of a money changer and carted of GYD$20.5 million in Guyanese and other currencies, police said. Dressed in American camouflage suits, five of the 15 bandits entered the house through window from a shed leading to ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 December 2016, 10:00 by Denis Chabrol Hamilton Green’s Chairmanship of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) may soon come to an end, but the Minister responsible for Local Government, Ronald Bulkan was Monday virtually evasive on the issue. Green told Demerara Waves Online News on Sunday “no comment” when asked whether he would be ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 11 December 2016, 19:15 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Sunday recognised the role of the Guyanese Diaspora in his election to office, but at the same time he called on them to stop writing and help develop the country. Addressing the commissioning of the US$400,000 upgraded Buxton Gas station, he dedicated small but significant ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 10 December 2016, 9:08 by Denis Chabrol The Roman Catholic Church in Guyana  has called on President David Granger and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo to meet urgently to map a plan of action aimed at healing the nation. The Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of the Roman Catholic Church expressed concern that a range of issues, which ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 10 December 2016, 7:54 by Denis Chabrol The President of the Guyana Manufacturers Association (GMSA), Eon Caesar died Friday afternoon in neighbouring Trinidad after a brief but severe illness. He was 47 years old. Executive member of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Ramesh Dookhoo said Caesar died in a hospital in the twin-island republic where he ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 10 December 2016, 7:45 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister Winston Jordan was the final speaker for the budget 2017 debates, but before closing the debate, Jordan announced a $25,000 tax-free bonus for public servants earning less than $500,000 per month. The bonus came as a surprise to many since there was little or no indication that ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 10 December 2016, 7:32 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister, Winston Jordan on Friday declared that he does not believe in granting concessions, but instead prefers to lower taxes over a period of time. Wrapping up the National Assembly’s debate on the GYD$250 billion budget for 2017, Jordan said he has long told the Private Sector Commission ...

Last Updated on Friday, 9 December 2016, 15:52 by Derwayne Wills Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said the $31B injected to save the sugar industry from its death-bed under the PPP should debunk claims that this government is not interested in the sugar industry. “They came like a discordant choir,” PM Nagamootoo told the National Assembly in the absence of the ...

Last Updated on Friday, 9 December 2016, 15:12 by Denis Chabrol Almost 100 sacked workers at the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (Guysuco) Wales Estate  have received GY$80.1 million in severance pay, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo announced on Friday. He said after the monies were paid to the 93 former workers at the Wales Estate, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union ...