By News Source Guyana on February 10, 2023
News, Politics
A Guyanese man, who US law enforcement authorities consider to be “one of New York’s finch-smuggling kingpins”, has been sentenced to one year in jail after he was busted and found guilty of smuggling birds into the United States. The 62-year-old man, Insaf Ali was arrested in 2018 and 2021 at the JFK Airport while […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2023
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Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall took the stand at the Elections Commission of Inquiry today and testified that in the lead up to the 2020 Elections, the then Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield had made a number of decisions that could have placed supporters of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2023
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With the Government beginning to spend money from its $781.9 billion budget with a heavy focus on infrastructure, the APNU+AFC Opposition believes that there must be strict oversight to minimize waste and address issues of fraud. At the Opposition Leader’s weekly press conference this morning, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton said the public procurement system must […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2023
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Elections Commissioner Sase Gunraj today admitted that he did not have the required tag to proceed to the third floor of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Command Centre at Ashmin’s Building back in March 2020 when he was reportedly stopped by the then Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers. During his earlier testimony before […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2023
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Days after the APNU+AFC Opposition raised questions about the cost for the massive headquarters being built for ExxonMobil Guyana at Ogle, the oil company today confirmed that the cost of that multi-million US dollar facility will be recovered from the sale of oil, which will impact the total revenue Guyana is likely to earn in […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2023
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Although Guyana will be pumping billions of dollars into the gas to energy project at Wales, the Government will still be saddled with another price tag for the purchase of the delivered gas. At a press conference today, President of ExxonMobil Guyana Alistair Routledge while maintaining that the company will not rake in any profit […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2023
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DuraVilla Homes Guyana has launched its 1000+ Modular Homes Initiative with the intention of constructing hundreds of affordable prefabricated houses for both the local and regional housing markets. DuraVilla Guyana Inc. forms part of a fully integrated group of timber companies from Guyana which include logging, saw milling, and manufacturing companies. The eco-friendly houses are […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) called in the Police to probe three (3) cases of duplicate registrations which were committed during the ongoing Cycle of Continuous Registration. In a statement, GECOM said its decision to call in the Police was taken after deliberations on a report on the internal investigations that were conducted in relation to […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2023
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The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission retired Justice Claudette Singh is unlikely to reappear before the Commission of Inquiry to face cross examination by Attorney Nigel Hughes. The GECOM Chair was expected to appear today, but was a no-show. The Elections Commission of Inquiry members reminded Attorney Nigel Hughes that his questioning of witnesses […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2023
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Outgoing Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defense, Brigadier Godfrey Bess, has assured that the GDF is on high alert to respond to the country’s territorial challenges, saying that ranks are deployed to the country’s border regions 365 days a year. Delivering remarks at the GDF’s 35th annual officer’s conference this morning, Brigadier Bess said […]