We must raise the bar; civility, understanding, and decency needed in Nat’l Assembly –...
Newly elected Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir expects standards to be raised in relation to how Members of Parliament operate in and...
Motion passed to have sittings during National Assembly recess
The National Assembly has suspended Standing Order No. 9 to allow the commencement of sittings of the National Assembly to deliberate on urgent parliamentary...
President commits to resolving challenges to trade in CARICOM, U.S.
President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali has committed to resolving issues affecting export of Guyanese products to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Unites...
PPP Gov’t working to cut energy costs by 60% in three years’ time
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government will be reintroducing the hydropower project in a bid to slash energy costs in Guyana by as much...
GPL neck-deep in US$201.7 million debt
At the end of July 2020, the Guyana Power and Light Inc. was neck-deep in debt totalling US$201.7M or about $42.4B. Guyana Standard was...
ICJ likely to offer opinion on Guyana’s case by year-end – Greenidge
Recently appointed Advisor on Borders, Carl Greenidge, has informed Guyana Standard that Guyana’s case against Venezuela which is before the International Court of Justice...
PSC’s role in elections a signal of its commitment to democracy, national development –...
The role played by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) in the pre and post-election periods in Guyana, has indicated the body’s commitment to democracy...
Juvenile charged with murder of 3-year-old, brother-in-law
A 15-year-old juvenile who a few weeks ago went berserk, stabbing several persons and killing a three-year-old and his brother-in-law, was today slapped with...
Alleged Ponzi Scheme operators facing 10 more charges; released on $2M bail
The principals of Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), the company that has been at the centre of a huge suspected Ponzi Scheme, were today...
APNU/AFC impulses for expeditious hearing of elections petition
The A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU/AFC) this morning filed its Elections Petition at the High Court challenging the validity of the...
