Sugar conference concludes no rational reason to minimize industry-GAWU
The one-day conference sponsored by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) and UNIFOR – Canada’s largest private sector union – came to...
GCCI does not know number of companies affected by absence of local content policy
“We need a local content policy now! Our local companies are being sidelined. And what is happening is that the foreign companies have an...
Cabinet takes recess for the first time in decades while nation faces “crisis”- Jagdeo
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is claiming that Cabinet is in recess. He said that “sources” confirmed this.
Jagdeo said that this is the first time...
Govt . implementing mechanisms to ensure Justice Sector Reform – AG Williams assures
Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams recently noted that government is working on implementing several mechanisms as part of the...
Govt. must put a hold on Energy MoU to be signed with Trinidad and...
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley is expected to be in Guyana next week Wednesday (September 12) to sign a major...
Guyanese not given first preference to provide goods and services for Oil and Gas...
After three years of preparation for the oil industry, Guyana is still without a Local Content Policy or legislation. Dissatisfied with this state of...
PPP to take GECOM to court over its “partisan behavior” – Jagdeo
People's Progressive Party (PPP) officials had long accused the Government of gerrymandering boundaries in order to secure a win at the upcoming Local Government...
Carter formula has outlived its usefulness-Granger
Since 1997, Guyana has been working with the Carter formula, a provision that allows for the Opposition and Government to nominate three Commissioners each...
Anti-money laundering efforts increased to ensure full compliance with CFATF-AG
With Guyana being in the fourth round of evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), Attorney General, Basil Williams revealed yesterday that...
TT’s closure of heavily indebted National Oil Company should not scare us- Ram
Four hundred and thirty miles away from these shores, Trinidad and Tobago’s authorities are preparing to close its National Oil Company (NOC) called Petrotrin....
