Guyana poised to capitalise on climate, forest financing opportunities

Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, within whose purview responsibility for the Department of Environment and the Office of Climate Change fall, is currently...

GECOM to deliberate holding elections in July or February 2020-Commissioner

July 2019 and February 2020 are the two dates Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will consider for the hosting of General and...

Granger’s promise to probe all extrajudicial killings nothing but a political gimmick -Jagdeo

On the 2015 election campaign trail, President David Granger vowed that thorough inquiries would be held into the killings of former Minister of Agriculture,...

Charrandass Persaud’s vote was valid; No-Confidence Motion was lawfully passed – Chief Justice rules

The vote cast by expelled Alliance for Change (AFC) parliamentarian Charrandass Persaud in favour of the vote of no confidence is valid, declared Chief...

Private Sector Commission calls on Govt. to respect CJ’s ruling

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling on the APNU+AFC administration to respect the ruling of Chief Justice (ag), Roxane George-Wiltshire that the No-Confidence...

Avoid the mistakes of other nations… Guyana needs law for transparency on cost audits...

“One of the biggest problems oil producing nations face is that the governing party is usually scared to denounce the actions of the operators…And...

Audit Office to support EITI Secretariat in compiling nation’s first report

Guyana’s Audit Office will be lending its support to the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (G-EITI) Secretariat in an effort to ensure the nation’s...

PPP Presidential Candidate unable to travel due to fraud charges

Presidential Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Irfaan Ali is unable to travel to Canada due to the 19 fraud charges he is...

Region 1 RDC, residents concerned about Venezuelans – Region 1 Chairman

Reacting to the concerns of several Region One residents, Regional Chairman, Brethnol Ashley is calling on government to set up its security patrolling and...

World Bank, IMF helping GRA on administering tax avoidance rules for oil sector

All governments face tax administration challenges. But some of these are the result of poorly designed systems that may not provide the tax agency...

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