Month: February 2021

CALA celebrates first Black History Month on Zoom

The Brooklyn-based, newly-formed Caribbean American Lawyers Association (CALA) hosted its first annual Black History Month celebration on Zoom on Saturday…

Read More »

APNU+AFC self-sabotaged housing drive by failing to change laws – – Croal

Minister of Housing and Water Colin Croal yesterday told the National Assembly that the APNU+AFC administration’s largest housing project failed…

Read More »

Shuman backs budget, calls for opposition integrity

Deputy Speaker and opposition member Lenox Shuman on Friday evening endorsed the proposed 2021 national budget even as he sounded…

Read More »

Harmon meets with police leadership

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon and a team yesterday held an “overdue” meeting with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) top brass…

Read More »

$100M earmarked by gov’t for City Hall restoration

A sum of $100 million has been allocated for the restoration of the City Hall building, Minister of Local Government…

Read More »

High Court nixes city’s $500M tax demand over Houston lands

High Court Judge Nareshwar Harnanan on Monday ruled against the Georgetown Mayor and City Councilors’ (M&CC) application of a 400%…

Read More »

Four prisoners burrow out of Lethem lockup

Police were up to last night searching for four prisoners, including two Venezuelan nationals, who escaped from the Lethem Police…

Read More »

Union calls for removal of Linden Hospital CEO – -after reported comments disparaging nurses

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has requested the removal of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Linden Hospital…

Read More »

Works Ministry sacks ex MARAD head Claudette Rogers

The services of former Director General of Maritime Administration (MARAD) and recently appointed Advisor on Maritime Affairs Claudette Rogers have…

Read More »

Guyana set to receive 80,000 COVID vaccines from India next week

Guyana is expected to receive a donation of 80,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 from the Government of…

Read More »