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GDF ANNOUNCE OTHER RANKS PROMOTIONS FOR 2022 In accordance with Part III Section 16 of the Defence Act 15:01 of 1977, the Chief-of-Staff (Acting) Brigadier Godfrey Bess, MSM, is pleased to announce the promotion of seven hundred and ninety-one (791) Other Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force. Heading the list of promotions is Acting Warrant Officer Class One Paul Gomes ...

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has formally broken away from its coalition with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) but they would work closely together in the National Assembly, AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan said Saturday night. The revised Cummingsburg Accord, a political agreement between the two organisations, provide for the two to go their separate ways three or five years ...

Public Works Minister Juan Edghill on Saturday confirmed that a Dutch research vessel, FUGRO BRASILIS, was disabled and adrift off Guyana’s coast. He said a notice to mariners was issued early Saturday morning. Mr Edghill said the owner or the agent as not yet said when the vessel would be hauled into shore or fixed. Maritime Bulletin reports that FUGRO ...

President Irfaan Ali on Friday- Old Year’s Day- announced that his administration would be aiming for a further reduction in crime and setting the foundation for Guyana at 2030 and beyond, even as he hailed non-oil economic growth in 2022 at about 10 percent. “The New Year will also witness intensified efforts at arresting criminal activities,” he said in his ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Saturday- Old Year’s Day- announced that the coalition would intensify its international lobby in 2023 to build on its efforts to seek support to address several grievances including the lack of electoral reform. “We will continue to engage the diplomatic community and widen the list of countries and international organisations we engage in 2023,” he ...

Construction of the new four-lane high-span Demerara Harbour Bridge is now expected to move apace with Friday’s approval of a Euros 160 million (approx US$171.6 million) loan for that facility, government said. “With the signing of that agreement, I expect work to be accelerated and I want to get that message out there,” Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said. He ...

Guyana and China on Friday inked a US$192 million agreement to widen, extend and rehabilitate existing roads on the East Coast Demerara aimed at easing traffic congestion and catering for expected industrialisation at Enmore village. China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan hoped that the project would be completed on time and at a high quality. “We hope to start the ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday announced that Guyana would soon have to import stone from Canada and other countries to avoid a shortage as the government fast-tracks its road construction and rehabilitation works in 2023. “We might have to import from Canada and other places now so we need a lot of aggregate. Without that, the road programmes can’t ...

After months of delay, new members of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) were Friday sworn in  by President Irfaan Ali who underscored the importance of appointing teachers based on merit and taking disciplinary action based on fairness. “If our children are to benefit from a high quality  education, then Such appointments and promotions must be based on merit and devoid ...

Guyana has been identified as one of several Caribbean countries that could be part of a regional ferry network which is expected to be cheaper than airfares if slower vessels are used, and the proposed Public-Private Partnership model would have to include the upgrading of wharves, according to a study done for the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA). ...