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Two women prisoners who were serving time for threatening language and larceny will get to go home to their families for the holidays. The two women, 19-year-old Sherryann Marks and 33-year-old Simone Williams have been pardoned by President David Granger in keeping with the powers given to him by the Constitution of Guyana. The Public […]
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party wants Guyana’s oil to be sold through a public tendering process and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes that Guyana’s share of the first lift of crude should be sold by the Exxon company. “Because they have to sell it, it’s a publicly-traded company. They can’t tamper with the price and […]
The Guyana Police Force has recognised the work of one of its sergeants who is a Police Instructor by naming Best Cop in the Guyana Police Force. 32-year-old Sergeant Gladwin Hanover was awarded the top award on Wednesday for not only his training work in the Guyana Police Force but also for his work with […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has started a house to house verification of the new registrants for the upcoming elections. There are just over 20,000 new registrants and GECOM has given itself five days to verify their existence. The verification process started today. Chairperson of the Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh said her decision to support […]
With Guyana in its final preparations for oil production, the country remaining off of blacklists for money laundering is something that the government intends to ensure. Guyana was removed from the European Union blacklist for money laundering earlier this year after being placed on the list a few years ago. Today, Attorney General Basil Williams […]
Police investigators in Brazil are preparing drug trafficking charges against a 29-year-old Guyanese woman after she was busted at an airport in Sao Paulo with more than six pounds of cocaine. The woman has been identified as Maranda Cozier. The packets of cocaine were discovered stashed in several pieces of undergarments that she had in […]
To the sound of Terry Gajraj’s “Guyanese Baboo” chutney hit, American Airlines on Wednesday launched its service between New York’s JFK Airport and Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport. The airline will operate direct flights between the two destinations daily and if the sold-out inaugural flight is anything to go by, American Airlines may be steadying up […]
Two senior Commonwealth advisors will be joining the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in early January to observe the preparations and conduct of the March 2020 general elections. Chairperson of the GECOM Retired Justice Claudette Singh made the disclosure today during a press conference. The two advisors are former Chairman of the Ghana Electoral Commission Kwadwo […]
The decision by the Government to take control of the operations of the Berbice bridge was lawful, according to acting Chief Justice Roxanne George. The Chief Justice handed down her decision this morning in the case that was taken to the Court by the Berbice Bridge company. The company wanted the Court to declare that […]
A midday accident at Fairfield Mahaicony has left at least five persons dead, according to Police in the area. The accident involved a route 50 mini-bus and a beverage delivery truck. Details of the accident are sketchy but reports suggest that the mini-bus slammed directly into the truck as the two were both being driven […]
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