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Guyana’s long overdue Local Government Elections (LGE), expected to be held later this year, and is expected to cost GUY$2 billion, according to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. A breakdown shows that GUY$1.483 billion and GUY$371 billion have been allocated for current expenditure, while GUY$55 million is for capital expenses. Assisted by top officials of the Guyana Elections Commission, he ...

The contentious issue of new government ministries not being Gazetted is expected to be fulfilled tomorrow, while there are to be significant adjustments to truly reflect the new power given to constitutional agencies. This is according to Opposition Chief Whip Gail Texeria who said that the government has acknowledged their mistake and is committed to setting these issues right. As ...

The Department of Citizenship and Immigration services is set to restore the records of the General Registrar’s Office (GRO) dating all the way back to the 1920s.  This was disclosed by the head of department Winston Felix durinh consideration of the 2015 estimates of expenditure. The department is held under the Ministry of the Presidency and is responsible for developing ...

The government and opposition sides of the House of Assembly, seem to be bumping heads over whether Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo should be in House as he is currently acting President. The matter was brought up by the opposition who has called Nagamootoo being in the House while acting President  a “constitutional collision.” The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is saying ...

Consideration and scrutiny of the financial estimates of the government is belayed and the opposition says it’s because “the current structure of the Budget estimates violates” two recently passed pieces of legislation- the Constitutional (Amendment) Act and the Fiscal and Accountability (Amendment) Act. Those laws passed by the government just over a month ago, were set to give more autonomy ...

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) on Monday announced that Colin Welch Deputy Chief Executive Officer-Technical has been designated interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), while Renford Homer Senior Divisional Director – Commercial Services and Information Technology has been designated interim Deputy Chief Executive Officer. The announcement came Monday August 24 and it was stated that the interim appointments would ...

The Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) wishes to place in the public domain our strong recommendation for a re-examination of the decision by Government to accede to the demands by the Surinamese company, RUDISA Beverages for a refund of some US$6M representing the Environmental Tax (E-Tax) paid to Guyana.   This demand is based on a May 2014 ruling by ...

The University of Guyana (UG) has appointed a new Registrar who has accumulated a wealth of experience in a similar post in Grenada and plans to spearhead a number of key reforms to better serve the students and make the institution more relevant to the needs of the country and the wider Caribbean. He is Dr. Nigel C. Gravesande, a ...

The man, who bludgeoned a 77-year old woman, has been caught and he has since confessed that he was hired by one of her relatives for GUY$700,000 to kill her and search the house for property documents. Police sources said Colin Semple and two other persons were arrested at a house at Guyhoc, Georgetown. He confessed to killing Danrasie “Carmen” ...

Days after another outcry by musicians that an outdated copyright law is preventing them from earning a decent living, government announced that it would pass modern Intellectual Property legislation within a year. Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine made the announcement on Friday during his contribution to the 2015 National Budget debate. “We can’t afford to, ...