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The Art Williams & Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School on Friday announced the achievement of Programme Approval by the National Accreditation Council of Guyana (NAC-G) of its Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. The school said while the ab initio programme was evaluated by the NAC-G, Ministry of Education, as equivalent to an Associate Degree when it ...

The opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) on Thursday insisted on the need for legislation to govern the distribution of cash grants, despite resistance by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. AFC Leader Nigel Hughes said the legislation should, among other things, allow for a mechanism for people to complain if they do not receive monies. Referring to Mr Jagdeo’s concern about the ...

Even as the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) continues to train people across Guyana to strengthen cybersecurity in the public sector, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) this year ranked the country as evolving (Tier 4) on its 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI). In all, 11 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states are evolving, with a score range of 20–55. The ITU ...

Guyana needs an overhaul of its copyright act, the establishment organisation of creators and publishers and an organisation that would be responsible for the registration and management of rights, according to a recently conducted study by the World Trade Center Georgetown (WTCG). Among the recommendations of the study are the preparation of a revamped and modernised Copyright Act; establishment of ...

Though many non-bank cambios are selling United States dollars at a rate of GY$219 for US$1, Guyanese are being assured that there is sufficient foreign exchange in the l0cal market and there are new rules governing currency trading. “Most of the banks are comfortable but when they have this money, they just give it out to make profit so we ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday ruled out the holding of a popular vote alongside next year’s general elections on whether the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between Guyana and ExxonMobil should be renegotiated. “It might be something that we may want to do but I don’t want to complicate the 2025 elections…by talking about referendum now,” he said when ...

Guyana would soon be amending the Income Tax Act to block oil sector companies from evading income tax payments by rotating foreign workers, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Wednesday. “They’re rotating them for six months and then sending them back so they’re bypassing their eligibility for taxation,” he told a news conference. Mr Jagdeo said in a number of instances, ...

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Wednesday ruled that two parliamentary secretaries who were appointed by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration after the March 2020 general elections could now sit and participate in the National Assembly. CCJ Judge, Winston Anderson said the decision, which was prepared by the President of the Court, Adrian Saunders, was unanimous. Ms ...

Assistant Police Commissioner, Calvin Brutus, who is facing dozens of financial crime charges, is set to be interdicted from duty, a well-placed source said Tuesday night. The source said Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken was Wednesday expected to formally inform the Police Service Commission (PSC) that Mr Brutus was facing criminal charges. According to the official, who is knowledgeable about the ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday voted 4-3 to appoint a Civic and Voter Education Manager and a Logistics Manager, according to commissioners from both sides. People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP) Commissioner, Sase Gunraj said Mr Delon Clarke was the preferred choice for the position of Logistics Manager, beating off former Logistics Officer, Colin April, former Assistant Chief Elections ...