The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is teaming up with the Caribbean Manufacturers Association (CMA) to hold a regional summit in Guyana to address critical issues facing manufactures across the region and prepare the country to become a major manufacturing hub in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a top official. GMSA President, Ramsay Ali reasoned that Guyana ...
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PPPC Councillor raps Mayor for prematurely threatening legal action
People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) Councillor, Jainarine ‘Don’ Singh on Sunday scolded City Mayor Alfred Mentore for prematurely calling for an emergency council meeting and threatening legal action against Local Government Minister Anand Persaud for blocking an amnesty for rates and taxes until the council proves that it can do so legally. Mr Singh said Mr Mentore’s call for an ...
Read More »Opposition Leader hopes to leverage influence in New York’s Guyanese diaspora to address bad governance; govt assures commitment to fairness, democracy
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton said Saturday’s meeting with a delegation from the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly was aimed at sensitising them on a range of aspects of bad governance and discrimination in Guyana, but he said they did not provide any commitment on whether they would exert pressure in the United States (US) to ...
Read More »OPINION: Welcoming Ambassador Nicole D. Theriot to Guyana
by GHK Lall A warm welcome is extended to American Plenipotentiary Extraordinary and Ambassador to Guyana, Her Excellency, Nicole D. Theriot. I am positive that, given her Louisiana roots, spicy Guyanese food should make Ambassador Theriot feel right at home. Cajun country, this delightful tropical paradise and oil Shangri-la called Guyana is, Excellency. Now I must get down to business. ...
Read More »OPINION: A welcome, with some notes for Ambassador Nicole D. Theriot
By Dr Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus I am delighted to take this opportunity to welcome the new United States Ambassador to Guyana, Her Excellency Nicole D. Theriot. Ambassador Theriot, you have already compiled a distinguished record of public international service on behalf of the American government and people, and we have no doubt that Guyana will be stronger during your ...
Read More »Suspected ATM scammers arrested; US bank card, New York Medicaid card seized
Three persons were early Sunday morning arrested for allegedly attempting to scam a number of Automatic Teller Machines (ATM), police said. The Guyana Police Force said at about 12:15 Sunday morning detectives from its Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters arrested the woman and two men who scammers who were under surveillance after a report was made that they were targeting ...
Read More »City Mayor threatens legal action against government for blocking amnesty
Georgetown Mayor, Alfred Mentore on Saturday threatened to take Central government to court for blocking an amnesty that the municipality had hoped to use to raise funds to pay off income tax debts to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). He said the City Council would first discuss the matter before deciding whether to challenge Local Government Minister, Anand Persaud’s decision ...
Read More »President goes to Essequibo and tells Venezuela “every square inch” is Guyana’s’ assures security forces will protect Guyanese
President Irfaan Ali on Friday night travelled to the Guyanese county of Essequibo and sent a clear message to Venezuela that his country w0uld not surrender a “square inch” of territory to neighbouring Venezuela and said he was confident the security forces would defend the country. “The government and the opposition recently issued a joint statement in which we made ...
Read More »National Assembly sets date for meeting on Venezuela’s border claim
The 65 parliamentarians were Friday informed that the National Assembly would be meeting in another seven days to consider a motion on Venezuela’s increasingly aggressive claim to Guyana’s Essequibo County. Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs dispatched a letter to lawmakers informing them that the House would be meeting on November 3,2023 at 10 AM “to consider a motion ...
Read More »GPHC now providing hip, knee replacements free of cost
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday announced a significant enhancement to its medical services by providing free knee and hip replacement surgeries, including revision procedures, free of cost to patients. The GPHC said following a proactive proposal from the hospital management to the Board of Directors, the decision to remove all charges for these vital procedures was accepted, ensuring ...
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