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President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that there would be a special one-off cash grant of $25,000 to households in riverain and hinterland communities as well as the purchase of GY$1 billion in fertiliser for free distribution to farmers. The cost of the one-off cash-grant would amount GY$800 million because they have been “particularly affected by the cost of living,” ...

Police and fire fighters were Monday afternoon trying to determine the cause of a fire at the Narcotics Section of the Guyana Police Force’s Criminal Investigations Department, officials said. Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken said the fire would would cause “some degree of inconvenience” but it would not affect police operations and no narcotics are stored there. “There is a (Forensic) ...

One year after acquiring a Guyanese contact center, itel, the international award-winning customer experience provider, announced that it has already invested over US$1 Million dollars in upgrades to the facility with plans to invest a total of US$4 million to bring the site to a world-class standard by July 2022.  Late last year, itel’s Founding Chairman and CEO, Yoni Epstein, ...

Prospective hemp farmers along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Sunday said they want government to give them the greenlight to produce that herb there rather than merely confine cultivation to Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Upper Berbice). Under the banner of the one-month old Hemp Farmers Association of Guyana (HFAG), Leon Saul, they plan to formally request ...

The President of the Guyana Road Safety Council, Ramona Doergen on Sunday welcomed government’s plan to amend the law to permit the charging of intoxicated drivers with manslaughter if they cause death by dangerous driving. She said  dating back to 2006 the Council had been advocating for the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act to be changed to allow for ...

The names of more than  30,000 first-time registrants are set to be added to the National Register of Registrants from which the voters list is created for local and general elections, Commissioner of Registration and Chief Election Officer Vishnu Persaud said Friday. “The exercise is flowing smoothly. I think we would have crossed the 30,000 in terms of numbers- A ...

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has embarked on a three-year project to encourage youths, especially disabled persons, to participate in democracy especially at the local government level as well as cultivate the involvement of all people. “The final goal is to promote inclusive governance through evidence-based research. We want all of our programming to be responsive to the ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Friday bluntly denied saying that he has the “winning” Statements of Poll (SOPs) of the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections, days after he suggested that he has copies of the official records of how the opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) performed. “Could I say this to you? Could I ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Friday asked President Irfaan Ali for the qualifications and work experiences of nominees for the Integrity Commission and three service commissions including those that are responsible for hiring and firing judges, police and teachers. “At the meeting held today, the Leader of the Opposition clarified that the information that is being requested are the Curriculum ...

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Thursday praised the Private Sector Commission (PSC) for its historic role in promoting and preserving democracy. “The PSC, indeed ,was founded before the 1992 return to democracy and its leadership paid an instrumental role in advocating electoral reforms that at the time would have seen the restoration  of democracy in Guyana that led to ...