Govt. makes second withdrawal of US$200M from oil account
Senior Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has announced that the Government has made its second drawdown this year of US$200M from the Natural Resource...
PAC lambastes former Human Services PS for hiring special constabulary ranks for without contract
During today's meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, strongly criticized the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry...
Opposition MP preaches benefits of Govt.’s gas-to-energy project
The Government’s US$2B Gas-to-Energy project has found an unlikely supporter in Jermaine Figueria, an Opposition Member of Parliament (MP). Figueria has come to the...
A critical examination of EEPGL’s legal obligations, environmental contingent liabilities, and GAAP
Dear Editor,
Further to my letter which was published by Guyana Standard on May 6, 2023, and Guyana Times on May 7, 2023, regarding the...
Man who assaulted cop slapped with nine charges, remanded
Kessee Edwards, a 30-year-old construction worker from Friendship, East Coast Demerara (ECD) found himself facing a slew of charges after allegedly assaulting a police...
Guyana, India ink MOU for millet cultivation
The Ministry of Agriculture recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UPL Limited, an Indian-based company making way for trials to commence for...
APNU’s alternative housing policy among others, impracticable
Summary
The main Parliamentary Opposition’s chief economic advisor proposed an alternative housing policy that the Opposition would implement, if elected in 2025. The proposal, according...
Black water shrimp farmers net over $274M in first quarter earnings
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently disclosed that black water shrimp (Peneaus schmitti) production has increased significantly when compared to that of 2022. In fact,...
Minister Mustapha meets with Belladrum farmers to help resolve land matters, other issues ...
Last Wednesday, farmers from Belladrum and other surrounding communities in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) met with Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha to discuss issues faced in...
COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency – World Health Organisation
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed millions of people and wreaked economic havoc for over three...
