Last Updated on Saturday, 31 December 2022, 22:12 by Denis Chabrol The Alliance For Change (AFC) has formally broken away from its coalition with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) but they would work closely together in the National Assembly, AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan said Saturday night. The revised Cummingsburg Accord, a political agreement between the two organisations, provide for ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 31 December 2022, 20:54 by Denis Chabrol Public Works Minister Juan Edghill on Saturday confirmed that a Dutch research vessel, FUGRO BRASILIS, was disabled and adrift off Guyana’s coast. He said a notice to mariners was issued early Saturday morning. Mr Edghill said the owner or the agent as not yet said when the vessel would ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 31 December 2022, 20:24 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Friday- Old Year’s Day- announced that his administration would be aiming for a further reduction in crime and setting the foundation for Guyana at 2030 and beyond, even as he hailed non-oil economic growth in 2022 at about 10 percent. “The New Year will also ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 31 December 2022, 10:12 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Saturday- Old Year’s Day- announced that the coalition would intensify its international lobby in 2023 to build on its efforts to seek support to address several grievances including the lack of electoral reform. “We will continue to engage the diplomatic community and widen the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 31 December 2022, 9:14 by Denis Chabrol Construction of the new four-lane high-span Demerara Harbour Bridge is now expected to move apace with Friday’s approval of a Euros 160 million (approx US$171.6 million) loan for that facility, government said. “With the signing of that agreement, I expect work to be accelerated and I want to get ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 31 December 2022, 8:32 by Denis Chabrol Guyana and China on Friday inked a US$192 million agreement to widen, extend and rehabilitate existing roads on the East Coast Demerara aimed at easing traffic congestion and catering for expected industrialisation at Enmore village. China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan hoped that the project would be completed on ...

Last Updated on Friday, 30 December 2022, 17:22 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday announced that Guyana would soon have to import stone from Canada and other countries to avoid a shortage as the government fast-tracks its road construction and rehabilitation works in 2023. “We might have to import from Canada and other places now so we ...

Last Updated on Friday, 30 December 2022, 15:39 by Denis Chabrol After months of delay, new members of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) were Friday sworn in  by President Irfaan Ali who underscored the importance of appointing teachers based on merit and taking disciplinary action based on fairness. “If our children are to benefit from a high quality  education, then ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 December 2022, 8:36 by Denis Chabrol Guyana has been identified as one of several Caribbean countries that could be part of a regional ferry network which is expected to be cheaper than airfares if slower vessels are used, and the proposed Public-Private Partnership model would have to include the upgrading of wharves, according to a ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 December 2022, 14:20 by Denis Chabrol Two 16-year old schoolboys were early Tuesday morning arrested after one of them allegedly stole his uncle’s handgun and gave it to his friend who lives at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara. The Guyana Police Force said a licensed firearm holder of Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt reported at about ...