Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is due to visit Guyana on Friday, almost two months after he had cancelled initial plans to do so because his mother had died, the Foreign Ministry indicated late  Tuesday. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Elisabeth Harper confirmed the  May 6 visit. The earlier indication came in a media accreditation advisory through ...

Under constant pressure from the increasing number of heavy duty trucks during the past two years, the constantly broken more than 120-year old water mains in the vicinity of the Bank of Guyana are to be replaced under a GY$800 million dollar project,  Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) officials said. Executive Director of Design of Infrastructure & Water Resources, Aubrey Roberts ...

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday promised that his government would not be using spyware to go after journalists and their sources, in response to a call by the Guyana Press Association (GPA) for an assurance that government would not engage in such intrusions. “This government has no intention whatsoever; it is not even contemplated in my mind to move in ...

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) and the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) said on Tuesday- World Press Freedom Day- they were worried about whether governments were using spyware to go after journalists and their sources. “On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2022 we urge the Guyana government to assure journalists and media houses that it does not ...

The United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day- Tuesday, May 3- underscored the important role of journalists in holding the government accountable for the spending of oil revenues that now amount to almost US$1 billion. “Press attention to accountability has never been more important in Guyana with a historically large ...

The home of a business consultant was destroyed by fire early Monday morning, the Guyana Fire Service said.  The Guyana Fire Service says the concrete and wooden house is located at 188 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme. The occupant has been identified as Shebakie Fernandes.  Firefighters say they received a call shortly before 5 AM and on arrival they saw the ...

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is  backing a call for the country’s minimum salary to be GY$60,000 but the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has been hearing that that figure is no longer sufficient and should instead be doubled due to rising cost of living. Recalling that two years ago, it had been publicly stated that ...

The Central Islamic Organisation (CIOG) on Monday- on the occasion of Eid Ul Fit’r- endorsed President Irfaan Ali’s ‘One Guyana’ platform regardless of religious persuasion and urged Guyanese to counter domestic violence, child molestation and racism. “I wish to commend His Excellency, our President Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali on his ‘One Guyana’ vision. This can be achieved as long as ...

Guyana’s trade union movement on Sunday appeared even more fractured, amid calls for workers to get increased wages and salaries, a viable National Insurance Scheme and respect for collective bargaining. The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), one of the government’s most strident critics, did not participate in the May Day march and rally, but participated in a Labour Day breakfast ...

Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram on Sunday- Labour Day – joined the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) in criticising the bankrupt National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and recommended that some of the oil revenue be used to bail out that social security agency even as it considers investing in the lucrative housing market. “Let us take some of this money that we ...