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Gov’t has no intention of using spyware to monitor local media – Pres. Ali

  Guyana's President, Dr Irfaan Ali has assured the local media fraternity and the nation that his government has no intention...

Petroleum Commission does not keep corruption at bay- Vice President

  Though it has been nearly seven years since Guyana is without a Petroleum Commission to provide independent regulation of the...

Schools likely to remain open during July/August period to recover from COVID-19 learning losses...

  Today, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand visited schools to see how the students, teachers and staff are coping with a...

There was a resurgence of press freedom under Coalition gov’t. – AFC

Please see the full release below from the Alliance for Change on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD): Today,...

ANUG slams govt’s failure to address rising cost of living; says poor people cannot...

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) on Sunday evening slammed the government for its failure to provide measures that would...

Guyana gets “fairly low” score on EITI Standard

  The Board of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has given Guyana a “fairly low” score of 52 points for implementing...

“I don’t know bout da,” shop owner says after cops find ganja under counter

  A 35-year-old, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) shop owner was arrested yesterday after cops found about 124 grammes...

New $650M pump station for Canal Number One

  The government has inked a $650 million contract with Well Built Construction Service to establish a pump station at the...

ExxonMobil seeks EPA approval for 5th oil project

  ExxonMobil’s affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has submitted an application to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for...

Ministry about to wrap up land acquisition process for new landfill site at Bartica ...

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is currently in the final stages of acquiring a new area that...

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