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Mayor of Linden, Dominique Blair, has fired back at the Local Government Minister over her instruction to the Linden Town Clerk for the Linden Town Council to desist from collecting tolls from commercial vehicles entering the town. In a statement this afternoon, Mayor Blair pointed out that the Linden toll system for commercial vehicles entering […]
The Chinese Embassy in Guyana has rejected what it described as “false claims” and politically motivated criticism by a U.S. State Department official concerning projects undertaken by Chinese companies in Guyana. Assistant US Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Juan Pablo Segura, has flagged the airport construction project as one delayed by years and overrun […]
A workplace freak accident claimed the life of a Cuban national this morning, and two of his colleagues have been left nursing multiple burns about their bodies and other injuries. The three were reportedly working on a metal scaffold outside a building in Plantation Houston when tragedy struck. The scaffold’s wheels appeared to have not […]
The Government of Guyana has once again shut down the toll collection for commercial vehicles entering the town of Linden. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Priya Manickchand has issued a letter to the Linden Town Clerk, ordering the Linden Mayor and Town Council to immediately cease the imposition and collection of tolls or […]
The State of Guyana, through the Attorney General, has filed its formal defense against civil claims stemming from the May 2023 Mahdia School dorm fire, denying any liability over the deaths. In its defense filed by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, the Government is denying all allegations of negligence or Constitutional violations contained in the lawsuit, […]
With the El Nino weather phenomenon expected to continue in Guyana into the new year, farmers are being encouraged to make themselves fully prepared, as the long dry spell could take a toll on the country’s water resources. Addressing farmers and other stakeholders at an El Nino Stakeholders Preparedness Forum at the Arthur Chung Conference […]
Three men were charged and remanded to jail today over the attempted robbery of a Tuschen man. Additionally, they were charged with the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. The three men, 22-year-old Yohance Carroll, 23-year-old Earl Grant and 23-year-old Adrian Greenidge appeared in Court this morning to face the joint charge of attempt […]
Public schools across the country reopened their doors today for the new school year, and the Minister of Education, Sonia Parag reported that of the 1,200 nursery, primary and secondary schools in the country, only 1% of those schools were not fully ready for the commencement of the new Academic Year due to ongoing repairs. […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and APNU Chairman, Aubrey Norton, believes that with the ExxonMobil Guyana-led consortium having recovered its investment of US$55 Billion, Guyana must build its capacity to audit offshore activities in the Stabroek Block. He said the audit should include the operational expenses claimed by Exxon and its co-venturers. The […]
Former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran, is mounting a Court challenge against the current Auditor General Deodat Sharma, over his continued occupation of that office beyond the age of 68. Goosalrran, through his Attorney, Christopher Ram, has informed Sharma of the intended challenge and told him that he will be named as a respondent in the […]
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