Mahdia fire CoI: President assures balanced, impartial investigation as commissioners sworn-in
Members of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) investigating the tragic fire at the Mahdia Secondary School female dormitory in Region Eight, which claimed the...
House passes $61B in supplementary funding for development initiatives
Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh successfully piloted a $61 Billion Appropriation Bill which, following the conclusion of debates from both sides of the...
National Assembly approves $5.6B injection to boost agriculture
The National Assembly on Wednesday sanctioned an additional $5.6 Billion for the Ministry of Agriculture to initiate multiple projects aimed at elevating the sector....
House approves Data Protection (Amendment) Bill
The National Assembly gave the nod to the Data Protection (Amendment) Bill of 2023 on Thursday, targeting the safeguarding of an individual's privacy rights...
Government re-hired 1,100 sugar workers to support reopening of Skeldon estate next month
Around 1,100 workers have been re-enlisted by the People's Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) to bolster operations at the Rose Hall estate, poised to recommence...
National Assembly greenlights $5 billion for landmark Gas-to-Energy venture
An additional $5 billion has gained approval in the National Assembly to further support the groundbreaking Wales gas-to-energy initiative.
In yesterday’s session of the National...
All criticism against govt. is not constructive
Dear Editor,
The term “constructive criticism” is used loosely these days and any type of criticism is regarded as “constructive criticism”, when in fact, 99%...
Minister Anthony visits Mahdia dormitory fire survivor in US hospital
Just two months following the tragic Mahdia dormitory fire, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony visited one of the most critically injured patients in...
Patterson tables proposed amendments to Petroleum Activities Bill
Shadow Minister for the Oil and Gas Sector, David Patterson, has proposed a number of amendments to the Petroleum Activities Bill 2023, set to...
Guyana’s oil account receives US$128.1M in royalties, profit oil for July
Guyana's Natural Resource Fund (NRF) received US$128.21 million (equivalent to GY$26.73 billion) in royalties and profit oil revenues for July based on operations in...
