President David Granger has ruled out bringing in new Cabinet ministers for the New Year, saying that he is satisfied with the performance of his ministers who reflect the make-up of the coalition. “The team has remained intact although their functions have been modified and I feel confident going into 2017 with the same team,” he said on this week’s ...

Several bandits, armed with assault rifles and shotguns, early Monday morning invaded the home of a money changer and carted of GYD$20.5 million in Guyanese and other currencies, police said. Dressed in American camouflage suits, five of the 15 bandits entered the house through window from a shed leading to the window at 93 Albert Street, 79 Village Corentyne at about ...

Hamilton Green’s Chairmanship of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) may soon come to an end, but the Minister responsible for Local Government, Ronald Bulkan was Monday virtually evasive on the issue. Green told Demerara Waves Online News on Sunday “no comment” when asked whether he would be soon demitting office. “I’ll demit office at the appropriate time.” Well-placed ...

President David Granger on Sunday recognised the role of the Guyanese Diaspora in his election to office, but at the same time he called on them to stop writing and help develop the country. Addressing the commissioning of the US$400,000 upgraded Buxton Gas station, he dedicated small but significant parts of his presentation to highlight the importance of overseas-based Guyanese ...

The Roman Catholic Church in Guyana  has called on President David Granger and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo to meet urgently to map a plan of action aimed at healing the nation. The Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of the Roman Catholic Church expressed concern that a range of issues, which have surfaced during the past 18 months, threaten reconciliation and trust ...

The President of the Guyana Manufacturers Association (GMSA), Eon Caesar died Friday afternoon in neighbouring Trinidad after a brief but severe illness. He was 47 years old. Executive member of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Ramesh Dookhoo said Caesar died in a hospital in the twin-island republic where he had been on life support. Dookhoo praised Caesar for his contribution ...

Finance Minister Winston Jordan was the final speaker for the budget 2017 debates, but before closing the debate, Jordan announced a $25,000 tax-free bonus for public servants earning less than $500,000 per month. The bonus came as a surprise to many since there was little or no indication that such would happen. Jordan asked for Guyanese to remain calm as ...

Finance Minister, Winston Jordan on Friday declared that he does not believe in granting concessions, but instead prefers to lower taxes over a period of time. Wrapping up the National Assembly’s debate on the GYD$250 billion budget for 2017, Jordan said he has long told the Private Sector Commission (PSC) that they should not go to him for concessions. He ...

Almost 100 sacked workers at the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (Guysuco) Wales Estate  have received GY$80.1 million in severance pay, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo announced on Friday. He said after the monies were paid to the 93 former workers at the Wales Estate, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) that had brought a court case against the company for ...

The Working Peoples Alliance (WPA) on Thursday came out swinging in favour of its co-leader, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine who has been criticised for being a board member of a government-backed company that was in charge of the D’Urban Park development project for Guyana’s 50th Independence anniversary celebration. “The usual partisan band of sanctimonious, duplicitous, dishonest and self-promoting political parties, groups ...