WAIVING INTERESTS: Gov’t in chokehold as M&CC flirts with the law
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is split in the wake of passing a financial regulation that has cast it into a quagmire—one...
Guyana’s growth outlook remains for 2021 despite COVID-19’s effect on oil prices- IDB
According to the latest Caribbean Quarterly Bulletin of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Guyana’s growth outlook in the medium term remains quite positive based...
Energy Dept. hires several technical specialists to reduce potential value leakage
In an effort to reduce the potential of value leakage, the Department of Energy has hired several technical oil and gas specialists. In this...
Auditor General does no evaluation of Guyana’s disaster risk compliance for five years-IDB
The Audit Office which is headed by Deodat Sharma and tasked with the promotion of good governance, transparency and improved public accountability, has not...
Education Ministry announces significant benefits for teachers under new agreement
The Ministry of Education has announced a new Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) that brings substantial improvements to the compensation and benefits for teachers nationwide....
Contractor facing damages over Belle Vue bridge project delays
The $78.4 million Belle Vue, Region Three bridge is yet to be completed and now the contractor faces the threat of liquidated damages due...
Construction of four-lane Wismar Bridge could start this year; negotiating team to haggle US$35M...
The construction of the highly-anticipated bridge at Wismar, Linden could begin before the end of this year, says Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo.
The VP, during a...
‘Blondie’ jailed 9 years for 2015 boxing day killing
Elvis Felix, a 31-year-old miner of Kato Village, North Pakaraima, Region 8, was this morning handed a nine years prison sentence for the 2015...
Portrait Artist Akeem Hartman looking to make it “big”
Akeem Hartman is one of Guyana’s finest portrait artists, and his work has taken social media by storm. At just age 20, he recalls...
CGX fails to honour work commitments, has not drilled a well in 13 years-Jagdeo
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo who is responsible for oversight of the oil sector, disclosed moments ago during a press conference at the Arthur...
