Gov’t cracking down on shoddy project work – Ali
The government is moving to safeguard itself as it stringently manages projects and will be establishing a monitoring unit for this purpose, President Irfaan Ali yesterday disclosed.
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The government is moving to safeguard itself as it stringently manages projects and will be establishing a monitoring unit for this purpose, President Irfaan Ali yesterday disclosed.
Yesterday, 18 of 21 members of the Constitutional Reform Commission took the oath of office which was administered by President Irfaan Ali at the Office of the President.
Forty-four months into the life of his administration and amid growing public exasperation at the instability of the power supply, President Irfaan Ali yesterday lamented the deficit of technical personnel at GPL and said that he is currently engaged with the utility to address this and other issues.
Police are investigating the suspected murder of a businessman, ‘Johnny’ Ragubeer whose body was found by a gold miner and two friends a short distance from his shop on Tuesday afternoon at Kurupukari.
Forty-two-year-old Deodat Ramandat of Lot 35 Good Hope, Mahaica, Region Four, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is having a second look at the controversy surrounding who in the The New Movement (TNM) is the bona fide List Representative and therefore with the authority to decide whether Dr Asha Kissoon is to be recalled from Parliament.
Small-business owners living with disabilities have been given a boost as they are now able to access affordable funding to take their businesses to the next level.
Anthony Ramsahoye, 71, was charged on Tuesday with causing the death by dangerous driving of Garfield Bridgemohan, a 37-year-old pedal cyclist of Queenstown, Essequibo Coast.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) yesterday announced the appointments of magistrates Esther Sam, Renita Singh and Christel Lambert as Commissioners of Title to serve in the Land Court in Essequibo and Berbice.
Kester Hutson of Dapper Technology Inc has been re-elected as President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).
During the bustling Easter weekend, numerous visitors headed to Bartica in Region Seven to partake in the Easter Regatta festivities.
The Ministry of Health will be utilizing new drugs in its fight against the bacterial disease tuberculosis (TB).
A 32-year-old taxi driver was shot in his foot early yesterday morning when four men with guns launched an attack on Campbell Street, Albouystown that appeared to be targeted at the victim’s mother-in-law.
Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Guyana, Ambassador René van Nes on March 26th announced plans for an EU trade mission here later this year.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) last night said that it is currently engaged in combating several wildfires across the country.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) in a release yesterday, announced that a successful operation, the first of its kind, was executed by the surgical unit in February at the Lethem Regional Hospital, in Region Nine.
Edwin Cova, a 34-year-old Venezuelan and resident of Third Avenue Bartica, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court, where he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Two men are in custody after they were allegedly found yesterday with drugs during a police roadblock on the Weldaad Public Road, Region Five.
Easter celebrations came to an abrupt end at Perseverance Beach in Region Two after two brothers were stabbed during an argument.
Police are investigating the shooting of Aydil Francis, an 18-year-old construction worker from South Sophia, which occurred at about 8.30 on Tuesday night at Guyhoc, Georgetown.
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