Monthly Archives: December 2016
Demerara Harbour Bridge tolls to be increased effective January 1, 2017Effective January 1, 2017 tolls will be increased to cross the Demerara Harbour Bridge, as revealed by Minister within the...
Wynter and Yearwood retain Mayorship and Dep. Mayorship in New AmsterdamBy Royan Abrams After almost 20 minutes of proceedings, the councilors of the Mayor and Town Council of New...
Allocation for Linden Electricity Company increased; Patterson comes under fire for spate of blackoutsThe increase in allocation for the Linden Electricity Company for 2017 has aroused concerns by the Parliamentary Opposition This resulted...
Opposition raises concern over $109M allocated for legal fees; Budget for Legal Affairs approvedHavoc broke loose in the National Assembly this afternoon as the Opposition and Government sides clashed over the allocation of...
Committee of Supply approves $2.46B Indigenous Peoples Affairs budgetMinister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe in response to a question raised by Opposition MP, Nigel...
UPDATED: Suspects in Accountant’s robbery detainedBy Leroy Smith The police have moments ago arrested two suspects who trailed and robbed an accountant attached to the...
BREAKING NEWS: Accountant robbed, money bag thrown in trenchBy Leroy Smith The police are hunting two men who trailed and robbed an accountant attached to the Tower Hotel...
Over $990M current expenditure approved for Ministry of Indigenous People’s AffairsMinister within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Valerie Garrido- Lowe in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly,...
Pokemon Go: Exercise impact ‘short-lived’(BBC) As cynics derided the popularity of Pokemon Go a few months ago, some tried to seek out the positives....
Dutch contractor emerges as leading contender for ExxonMobil’s billion-barrel deep-water project off Guyana(Upstream- The Global Oil and Gas News Source) Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore has moved into pole position to secure...
CGX lauds Guyana as being endowed with petroleum wealth–Says overall, increase in exploration activity is good for the growth of the Guyana economy. CGX Resources Inc. was founded...
Consumers Association calls for Forensic Audit of GTT; blasts company for poor serviceThe Guyana Consumers Association (GCA) is calling for a Forensic Audit of Guyana Telephone and telegraph Company’s (GTT’s) accounts so...
