Cabinet is yet to announce a new Chairman and other directors of the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco), although Finance Minister Winston Jordan has said new directors announced in early March have been scrapped. Jordan has said Cabinet Secretary Joseph Harmon prematurely announced Guysuco’s new Board of Directors before full Cabinet approval. Evidence at the Company Registry shows that government ...
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Marudi mountain gold miners-Romanex agreement in limbo
The Ministry of Natural Resources on Monday said it was disappointed with what seems to be a “reneging” by all parties concerned on the terms and understanding of the mediation process on mining in the Marudi mountain area, Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) which came into being in 2016. The Ministry’s Director of Compliance, Derrick Lawrence, speaking on the issue, ...
Read More »Pan-Caribbean multi-stakeholders to discuss strategy for ending AIDS
The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, will host the Joint Regional Dialogue with Faith Leaders, Parliamentarians, Civil Society Leaders, National AIDS Programme Managers and Youth Leaders. Approximately 60 delegates representing Parliamentarians, Faith Leaders, Youth Leaders, Key Populations, People Living with HIV ...
Read More »Return trip from Cheddi Jagan Airport ends in tragedy after car driver sleeps at wheel
Tragedy struck a Corentyne family early morning when a woman was killed and her daughter and mother injured while they were returning from dropping off a relative at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The accident occurred on the Number 58 Village Public Road when the car they were travelling in slammed into a parked lorry. The car driver admitted to ...
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