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Guyana’s government and opposition on Friday united in expressing solidarity with the people of Dominica whose island has been devastated by Tropical Storm Erika. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo announced that Guyana was read to rush relief to the Caribbean island where 12 people were killed, 20 others missing,  buildings demolished and bridges and roads washed away. “The government and people ...

The Finance Minister has denied dodging budgetary questions during scrutiny of the 2015 estimates as is being touted by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). The opposition is bitter over the fact that scrutiny of the estimates was reduced to three days and claimed that the Finance Minister himself was “arrogant” and not forthcoming with information. During a press conference a ...

While the government has vowed to reduce the Berbice Bridge toll as at September 1, they now fear that delay tactics are being employed to frustrate the fulfillment of that 100 day campaign promise. This is according to Minister of Finance Winston Jordan during post-Cabinet’s weekly press briefing Friday August 28. The Minister pointed out that despite previous discussions held ...

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan says that the University of Guyana was not alloted anusums in the 2015 Budget estimates because there is enough in the agency’s revovling fund. The Minister was responding to opposition allegations during Cabinet’s press briefing Friday August 28.The People’s Progressive Party (PPP), in scrutinizing the budget estimates, pointed out that there was nothing allocated to ...

Industry figures and government officials from across the Caribbean fishing industry Tuesday wrapped up two days of talks here acknowledging they were at the very early stages of introducing a new regime for safe seafood for local and international consumption, according to the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM). The two-day meeting was part of a European Union-funded project to help ...

It was described as a history making moment when the University of the West Indies (UWI) planted its first legal marijuana plant on university property April 20 last. According to information, the plant would have also been the first to be legally soiled in Jamaica; home of the academic agency. The country’s Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Phillip ...

The University of Guyana (UG) has appointed a new Council, but without a representative so far from the main opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC). At its first formal meeting held Wednesday night, the governing body agreed to establish a Gender Institute and consider the appointment of a Chancellor. The Government Information Agency (GINA) reported Thursday that Minister of Education, ...

France’s Honorary Consul to Guyana, Pierre Saint Arroman died in Paris after a period of illness. He was 69 years old. Saint-Arroman, who was born in Dordogne, France, moved to Guyana in 1983 where he founded Amazon Caribbean Guyana Ltd. (AMCAR),Ermina Guyana Inc. and International Standard Systems Inc.  He served as the Honorary Consul for France to Guyana from 12th ...

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has dubbed the new government “extravagant” and “lavish” and says that it was displayed in their 2015 budget estimates. The opposition party has reiterated however, that it will not be cutting those “extravagant” items noted in the estimates but will basically leave the government to their own devices and bring it to the public. Describing ...

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Thursday vowed to crack down on gold smugglers, adding that Guyanese could be on the international radar to ascertain whether they were accumulating and washing ill-gotten gains. “With pressure from the international community for countries to strengthen its legislations to guard against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, there is likely to be ...