Pressure early Wednesday after continued to intensify on government to put a brake on debate and passage of the controversial Natural Resource Fund Bill so that the public can be involved in crafting the new law, less than two hours before it is due to be considered by the National Assembly. The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GGCI) issued ...

Four civil society organisations, People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and A New and United Guyana (ANUG) are worried that the Irfaan Ali-led administration is setting the stage to waste Guyana’s oil revenues under the guise of emergency use. The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), the pro-inclusionary democracy non-government organisation Article 13, and Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) said the ...

President Irfaan Ali and at least three civil society organisations are at odds over provisions of the new Natural Resources Fund legislation ahead of its parliamentary debate on Thursday. The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) and Article 13,the Civil Society Group formed to promote inclusionary and participatory governance, said that there is insufficient time ...

Guyana’s Opposition Leader, Mr. Joseph Harmon on Tuesday sought to justify why he should remain in that post, saying that represents a larger block of more than 200,000 Guyanese voters instead of just over 1,000 delegates who voted at the party’s recent internal elections. “The Leader of the Opposition is representative of over 218,000 persons  who went to the electorate ...

Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan was today granted $3 million bail on a charge of misconduct in public office related to the sale of a wharf to BK Marine. Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan ordered that Mr Jordan return to court on January 14, 2022. The Prosecution’s case is that it was sold well below market value and he did ...

Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine was Monday allegedly involved in a shooting incident and he was released from police custody on $20,000 bail, a police spokesman said. He said Mr. Narine’s hands were swabbed for gunpowder residue and his firearm lodged as part of the probe that he allegedly discharged his weapon. The alleged incident occurred on the East Coast Demerara. ...

Two Guyanese evacuated a now sunken fuel tanker off The Bahamas on Friday night after it was struck by a 207-foot long super yacht, reports say. An official of Marine Tanker Services named the two Guyanese as Chief Engineer Colin Ward and Joshua Campbell. He said the Motor Tanker Tropic Breeze, was hit and sank but “fortunately all crew members ...

As Georgetown residents and businesses grapple with severe floods due to hours of intense rainfall, the Civil Defence Commission said that all pumps in the city are “functional” and that kokers/ sluices would be open from 2 PM to 6:30 PM. The next high tide is at 11:07 PM. The CDC said that it has received reports that several locations ...

Non-management workers of Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited are now being represented by the Guyana Civil Servants and General Workers’ Union (GCSGWU) and the two sides are due to sign a Collective Labour Agreement next year, a union official said Monday. GCSGWU President, Gregory Gaspar said the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board earlier this month issued his workers’ organisation with ...

Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn says that hundreds of fire hydrants in Georgetown and other areas of Guyana are being repaired and in some cases replaced. “Fire hydrants are being repaired now,” he told the National Assembly’s Committee of Supply as he sought approval for for $40 million to fund the repairs. Mr. Benn detailed that 50 have already been ...