The Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) risks forgoing a portion of the salaries of its future Members of Parliament (MPs) if it remains delinquent on the submission to the Guyana Elections Commission of its list of MPs and boycotts the first sitting of the 11thParliamentnext Wednesday.   Further, sustained refusal to take up the 32 seats it won in Elections ...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is pushing for transparency and accountability and wants several key infrastructural projects initiated by the former government to continue. The PSC has also taken on the task of organizing a multi-stakeholder- business, civil society, labour and religion- National Economic Forum to discuss priorities for Guyana’s economic development. “The PSC Chairman, Ramesh Persaud added that with ...

Fire Thursday night destroyed a house on Greenheart Street, South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown leaving a family of four homeless, eyewitnesses said. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known, but a loud explosion was heard before the fire engulfed the wooden structure. A husband, wife and two children lived in the house.

by Denis Chabrol and Zena Henry Guyana is eager to replace an 84-year old Extradition Treaty with the United States (US) and slash the powers of the national security minister in determining whether Guyanese should be sent to that North American country to face trial for a range of crimes. “We should have a brand new one now with the ...

Members of the Guyana-China Business Council (GCBC) are looking forward to working with the new APNU+AFC-led Administration and are eager to continue playing an integral role in creating jobs and contributing to the Guyanese economy, the organisation said in a statement. Under the current Chairmanship of Clinton Williams, a Founder member of the Council and development enthusiast, GCBC held a ...

The signing of an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University of Guyana (UG) and the Peoples Friendship University of Russia (PFUR) today on Thursday will see qualifying Guyanese candidates pursuing opportunities to pursue Mathematics and Agriculture studies at the Masters and Phd level. UG Vice Chancellor (VC), Professor Opadeyi, and PFUR’s First Vice-Rector, Professor Evheny L. Schesnayak inked an MoU ...

  The unions representing University of Guyana (UG) workers are calling on Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine to match his previous desires with actions now that he is ultimately responsible for that tertiary institution. In a joint statement, the  Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) and Workers Union (UGWU) also does not want Vice Chancellor Professor Jacob Opadeyi’s contract renewed when ...

The Organisation of American States (OAS) is continuing efforts to reduce drug use among school children in Guyana, according to outgoing Assistant Secretary General of the hemispheric organisation, Ambassador Albert Ramdin. Ramdin, who held talks with Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, said the Guyana government was in possession of a so far classified survey on juvenile drug use. “It is ...

by Zena Henry The holders of unlicensed firearms are being urged to gear for the promised amnesty period within the first 100 days of government being in office. This will facilitate the reduction of illegal guns on the street as government seeks to make the surrendering of unlicensed weapons to security agencies easier. Minister responsible for Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan ...

The Ogle International Airport was Thursday morning closed briefly after a domestic aircraft ran off the runway shortly before departing for Lethem, a spokesman for the airport said. The Trans Guyana Cessna Caravan ran off the runway at about 9AM due to brake failure. No one was injured and the plane was not damaged, the spokesman told Demerara Waves Online ...