2 charged with murder of Berbice construction worker
Two men were today charged with the murder of Orlando Jonas of Number One Road, East Berbice-Corentyne, which occurred days ago.
The men, 25-year-old Sampson...
SBDF gets $100M to help provide loans to prospective business owners
The Government has allocated $100 Million for the Small Business Development Fund (SBDF) which will help to provide loans and grants to prospective small...
Gov’t allocates $3B to prepare land for new housing schemes
The Government has set aside over $3B in the National 2020 Budget to help the ailing housing sector.
“This allocation will be utilised for various...
$11B allocated to GPHC; $2B to be spent on drugs, medical supplies
GPHC has been assigned $11B, including $2.5B for drugs and medical supplies to mitigate the overcrowding and inadequate infection prevention and control standards that...
No order given to shoot protesters
The Guyana Police Force said that it is aware of an article circulating on social media which was penned by the Guyana News Network,...
Gov’t to plug $790M more into contentious COVID-19 facility at Liliendaal
The Government of Guyana (GoG) has allocated $790M to operationalise the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.
The building,...
$52Billion budget for the education sector; UG to get $3B in support
Budget 2020 caters for the disruption in education delivery caused by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with an allocation of $52Billion to the sector.
It...
President calls on ERC to investigate statements made by Harmon at West Coast Berbice
President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali is calling on the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to “investigate” statements made by Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon during...
Forde, Bacchus defend their Senior Counsel appointment
Attorneys-at-Law Roysdale Forde and Mursalene Bacchus have both filed Affidavits in defense of a challenge by Attorney-at-Law Timothy Jonas, who has moved to the...
$2.8B allocated to support GWI operations; over $644M for sanitation interventions
The sum of $2.8B has been allocated to support the operations of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI). Making this announcement today was the Minister...
