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President David Granger on Friday defended the establishment of a cabinet of older persons, saying that several junior ministers have been appointed to understudy their older colleagues who are experienced in various fields. “I think that we have an important balance of experience. You can’t fake experience. We need the experience,” he told reporters following the swearing-in of additional ministers ...

President David Granger and an Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) are at odds over the decision by the coalition’s leader not to call an executive meeting shortly after the electoral victory to discuss the way forward. WPA Executive Member, Tacuma Ogunseye criticized Granger, as leader of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), for not calling an executive ...

by Zena Henry A few modifications will be made to the existing Code of Conduct for Ministers and Parliamentarians, but this new instrument in ensuring responsibility and accountability is poised to become a condition of service for holding high offices. This is according to the new A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance for Change Coalition-led administration following that coalition’s victory ...

Newly appointed Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan plans to launch a wide-ranging probe into the alleged sale of Guyanese visas and citizenship to mainly Chinese, Indians and Brazilians. Describing the alleged racket as “huge,” he said a named official collected millions of dollars from staff from two major Asian companies to grant citizenship. “I will call for all the ...

by Zena Henry With just over a week more to go for the expected re-opening of Parliament, the Coalition government is prepared to use its majority to push through the required amendments to the 2009 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation to avoid the country from being black-listed as an uncooperative jurisdiction. Minister of State Joseph Harmon told State media that the ...

At about 1315h. today Thursday May 21, 2015, ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch arrested a female Guyanese National at the Ogle Airport after 1kilogram 462 grams of cocaine were found strapped to her body. She is in police custody assisting with the investigations.

Two fire fighters attached to the Guyana Fire Service headquarters were Thursday handed over to police after they were allegedly involved in the theft of several radio communication sets during the election period,  a senior official said. Chief Fire Officer, Marlon Gentle told Demerara Waves Online News that the fire fighters were directly involved in the packing and unpacking of ...

Specific challenges of giving youth the right training and tools for the labour market were examined in a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) study presented today at a seminar at the 45th Annual General Meeting of the CDB’s Board of Governors in St Kitts and Nevis, May 20-21. The report, entitled “Youth are the Future, the Imperative of Youth Employment for Sustainable Development ...

Guyana’s youth unemployment rate is about 40 percent, according to a recent study by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The study, which is entitled “Youth are our Future: The Imperative of Youth Employment for Sustainable Development,” proposes a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach to tackle the chronic scourge in regional territories. “The regional countries with the highest persistent youth unemployment were Guyana and Suriname which, ...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended condolences to the Government and people of Guyana following the mining disaster in Konawaruk on Sunday, 17 May, that claimed the lives of at least ten miners. The Community has also wished a speedy and full recovery to miners who were injured. The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission ...