Year: 2021

Gov’t has constructed 63 aquaculture ponds – -in bid to double brackish water shrimp production

In a bid to double brackish water shrimp production, the government has already constructed 63 of 74 aquaculture ponds. The…

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Meten-Meer-Zorg residents in flood woes

Residents of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara yesterday complained of flood woes after persistent rain and were ruing their losses and…

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GDF, Western Tigers to face off in GFF/K&S Super-16 Championship final

Defending champion, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Western Tigers will face off in the finale of the Guyana Football Federation…

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NBS announces further cut in mortgage interest rate

The New Building Society Limited (NBS)  yesterday announced a further cut in its interest rate for mortgages between $6m and…

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Pandemonium in the House as opposition MPs attempt to seize Speaker’s Mace

In what can only be described as an unprecedented move to derail the Parliamentary process, opposition APNU+AFC MPs attempted to…

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Landmark local content bill passed – -accounting services moved from 20% to 90%

After seven hours of vigorous debate, the landmark Local Content Bill to ensure that businesses and workers here benefit from…

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PPP/C pushes through controversial NRF Bill – -despite boisterous objections from Opposition

-ignores civil society concerns Ignoring mounting calls from civil society and an in-House protest from the Opposition to send the…

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Opposition’s chants, whistles force suspension of NRF bill’s second reading

Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir was this evening forced to suspend the second reading of the controversial Natural…

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