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Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Monday claimed that his Government would soon move to reconstitute State Boards across the country that were free from what he referred to as “political hacks”. Nagamootoo made this comment although he has approved and supported the appointment of Alliance For Change (AFC) Executive Member and Public Relations Officer Beverley Alert as the Head of the Government Information Agency (GINA). He has also appointed several other persons within the National Communications Network (NCN), Guyana Chronicle and GINA. Prime Minister Nagamootoo, in an address to the…

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An ExxonMobil Corp discovery off the coast of Guyana may hold oil and natural gas worth 12 times the nation’s entire economic output, Bloomberg has reported. The Liza-1 well, which probably holds the equivalent of more than 700 million barrels of oil, may begin pumping crude in as few as five years, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman, said in an interview Monday. The prospect would be on par with a recent Exxon find at the Hadrian formation in the Gulf of Mexico, and would be worth about US$40 billion at…

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New United States Ambassador nominee Perry L Holloway has pledged to work with Guyana in improving its border security, fighting crime and tackling the dreaded HIV/AIDS virus. Halloway made the remarks during his confirmation hearing before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 15, 2015. Halloway was nominated some months ago by President Barack Obama to become Guyana’s ambassador, but his confirmation had been delayed. Halloway in remarks at his hearing said that Guyana was a key partner in bolstering regional security, noting that through the President’s Caribbean Basin…

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Public servants are being urged to take their leave when it is due or it will be forfeited. This was the message from Minister of State, Joseph Harmon as he explained to media operatives Wednesday morning at his office, that the Government was faced with many challenges in this regard. “We are saying, as a general statement as from 2015 going forward, that when you are entitled to your leave, you have to take it in the year. If you don’t use it, you are going to lose it,” he…

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Government is currently reviewing the operations of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) as part of its approach to shake up State entities and weed out alleged corrupt officials. Minister of State Joseph Harmon, during a post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday, told reporters that GRA’s Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur’s job is currently under review and when the time comes to make a decision on the need for his services in the future, then the Government will do so and the information will be made available to the public. Currently, audits are…

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By Alexis Rodney The David Granger Administration has confirmed that it intended to cap the benefits enjoyed by all former office holders and their families following the passage of the controversial Former Presidents’ (Benefits and Facilities) Bill in the National Assembly which was piloted by Attorney General Basil Williams. However, former Attorney General Anil Nandlall is maintain that the Bill is unconstitutional in its current form. Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman on Wednesday confirmed that the Bill would therefore affect the benefits enjoyed by former Presidents Donald Ramotar, Bharrat Jagdeo…

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The Education Ministry on Friday presented awards to the top performers at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). The award ceremony was held at the Princess Hotel and was well attended by parents, teachers, Regional Education Officers, and senior functionaries of the Ministry. The simple ceremony celebrated the achievements of the students and also brought recognition to the hard work of the parents and teachers for bringing students to this point in their lives. Chief Education Officer Olato Sam, in his opening remarks, encouraged parents to continue to support…

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…extends hand of friendship to Maduro By Devina Samaroo President David Granger on Wednesday extended a hand of friendship to his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro although maintaining that the countries’ ongoing border controversy must be settled once and for all. Granger has left Guyana on Thursday for Brazil to attend a meeting of the Union of South American Nations and is expected to continue the lobby against Venezuela to withdraw a decree that claims Guyana’s maritime space off the Essequibo Coast. “I continue to offer the hand of friendship to…

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