Demerara Waves1h
CARICOM to Venezuela: Don’t hold elections in Guyana’s Essequibo region
Leaders of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have expressed “grave concern” about Venezuela’s plans to hold gubernatorial and legislative council elections in ...
Demerara Waves1h
CARICOM condemns shooting of Guyanese soldiers on border with Venezuela
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders on Friday condemned the shooting of six Guyanese soldiers on the Cuyuni River earlier this month. “Heads of Government condemned the attack on 17 ...
Demerara Waves4h
CARICOM Foreign Ministers discuss US visa restrictions for using Cubans in “forced labour”
Foreign Ministers on Friday held talks on the United States (US) decision to impose visa restrictions on foreign government officials and their immediate families for ...
Demerara Waves5h
City Mayor wants revaluation for new, modified properties; PPP says hold wide-ranging consultations first
Georgetown Mayor, Alfred Mentore on Friday said he wants the Ministry of Finance’s  Valuation Division to revaluate high-rise buildings and others whose purposes have been changed over the ...
Demerara Waves5h
Lorry driver to be charged in connection with road death
The driver of a Toolsie Persaud Limited lorry is expected to be charged in connection with the death of pedestrian after he walked into the path of the vehicle on the Bagotstown Public Road, East ...
Demerara Waves5h
Tag Archives: City Mayor Alfred Mentore
City Mayor Alfred Mentore on Thursday sought to reverse his stated intention to discuss “revaluation” of properties in Georgetown, after Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo vowed that government would not ...
Demerara Waves5h
Tag Archives: valuation and revaluation of properties
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday ruled out government supporting moves by the City administration to revaluate properties in Georgetown. “I’m making it clear that we will not approve any ...
Demerara Waves1d
Guyana examines US decision to impose visa sanctions on foreign gov’t officials for facilitating Cuban healthcare workers
In the wake of the United States’ (US) decision to impose visa restrictions on foreign government officials and their family members for alleged labour exploitation of Cubans, mainly health ...
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Mayor back pedals on property “revaluation” talks with Finance Minister
City Mayor Alfred Mentore on Thursday sought to reverse his stated intention to discuss “revaluation” of properties in Georgetown, after Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo vowed that ...
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No to property valuation, rates and taxes debt settlement talks- Jagdeo
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday ruled out government supporting moves by the City administration to revaluate properties in Georgetown. “I’m making it clear that we will not ...
Demerara Waves2d
Police Force to use technology to track vehicles, assess personnel performance
President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) would shortly be installing a global positioning system (GPS) mechanism to track the location of police vehicles and ...
Opinion
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OPINION: The philosophy of doom and self-destruction must be abandoned
By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus. Stefan Dercon’s Gambling on Development: Why Some Countries Win and Others Lose (Hurst, 2022) is of great significance to Guyana in the current ...