Last Updated on Friday, 6 December 2024, 21:21 by Writer The Guyana government might re-establish a development bank between 2025 and 2030 and co-invest in the construction of a deep-water port, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo announced Thursday. He told the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association’s (GMSA) annual awards ceremony that the planned financial institution would offer financing for small- and ...

Last Updated on Friday, 6 December 2024, 21:10 by Writer by GHK Lall This is why Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is so dead set against an opposition face and mind around public procurement. Dr. Terrence Campbell, the opposition nominated member on the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) investment committee had his say. Dr. Jagdeo says that itemizing what is done ...

Last Updated on Friday, 6 December 2024, 20:33 by Writer Two aviation security officers employed by the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) were Thursday arrested in connection with the discovery of 4.2 kilogrammes of cocaine that investigators believed were to be handed to an outgoing passenger. The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said 29-year-old Keesha Greene of Lot 5 Grant Road, ...

Last Updated on Friday, 6 December 2024, 20:25 by Writer As opposition political parties press for The New Movement’s (TNM) Dr Asha Kissoon to be replaced because the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) Legal Officer, Kurt Da Silva said an error was made in selecting her, General Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo said he has no ...

Last Updated on Friday, 6 December 2024, 20:07 by Writer A member of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) Investment Committee believes that government should list how it intends to spend oil revenues before the money can be transferred to the consolidated fund, but Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday resisted the idea and said accountability rests with the National Assembly. ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 December 2024, 23:52 by Writer Two Guyana Police Force (GPF) corporals attached to Traffic Headquarters were recently seconded to the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) as an investigation continues into whether they were involved in any irregularities connected to the arrest of six foreign truck drivers, according to a well-placed source. The source said if an ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 December 2024, 23:44 by Writer Fire severely damaged a 5.5 megawatt (MW) generator and destroyed related electrical wiring at the Kingston, Georgetown-based Power Producers and Distributors Inc (PPDI), but Public Works Minister Deodat Indar said on Thursday that consumers should not worry as sufficient electricity is being generated to satisfy peak demand. He confirmed that ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 December 2024, 23:36 by Writer by GHK Lall The political opposition in Guyana found itself on the receiving end of a favor from the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC). It needs to be militant. No question about that around here. I think that this applies at the collective opposition level, or that of the individual ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 December 2024, 23:26 by Writer Trade between China and Guyana has increased by 31% for the first half of 2024, outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Guo Haiyan announced Wednesday evening. “Practical cooperation between China and Guyana has made significant progress. In the first half of this year, our bilateral trade reached $800 million, reflecting a ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 December 2024, 23:19 by Writer The estimated 400 itel call centre workers in Guyana were taking up job opportunities now that that Jamaica-headquartered entity has closed its doors here after just two years of buying out of the Guyanese-owned rival, Emerge, Industry Minister Oneidge Walrond said Wednesday. “As far as I’m aware, a lot of ...