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Two Certified Public Accountants have vowed to take legal action against the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana (ICAG) over the recent suspension of their license and membership. The two, George Vaughn of Vaughn Business Solutions, and Andre Davis of AMD Financial Services are contesting their suspension. Vaughn is challenging the suspension of his ICAG […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs, through the Guyana Police Force, is aiming to reduce road fatalities to just about 53 per annum by 2030. The ambitious goal is in keeping with the United Nations (UN) Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, which has a target of preventing at least 50 percent of the road […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has indicated his plans to meet with the Guyana Bar Association to address the conduct of lawyers and the need for continuous education in the profession. On his weekly “Issues in the News” programme, the Attorney General said he has been receiving multiple complaints from citizens in and out of Guyana […]
Local Government Minister Sonia Parag and City Mayor Alfred Mentore have clashed over a decision of the City Council to grant a 25% waiver on the interest for outstanding rates owed by the ONE Communications company (formerly GTT) to the Georgetown City Council. On Monday, Minister Parag lashed out at the move, describing it as […]
Six years after they were charged in connection with a 22-pound cocaine bust, three men were last Thursday sentenced to three years and six months in jail and fined $15.1 million each after being found guilty of cocaine trafficking. The trio, Denzil Park, Rickardo Denhart and Patrick Ram were found guilty of the drug trafficking […]
Almost a year after the Guyana Defence Force helicopter crash that claimed the lives of five servicemen, the Minister of Public Works who holds responsibility for Civil Aviation, Juan Edghill has announced the completion of the draft final report into the deadly helicopter crash. The GDF’s Bell 412 helicopter, bearing registration 8R-AYA, crashed on December […]
ExxonMobil Guyana today announced that along with its Stabroek block co-venturers, Hess and CNOOC, they have reached 500 million barrels of oil produced from Guyana’s offshore Stabroek block. In a statement, the company said their industry-leading pace of development enabled the production milestone less than five years after Guyana became an oil-producing nation. ExxonMobil Guyana President, […]
A symbolic ‘steel strike’ ceremony was held today to commemorate the commencement of fabrication fixtures for Guyana’s 6th Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel – Jaguar. The Jaguar FPSO is being constructed by SBM Offshore Guyana in Singapore. However, three local companies – Zeco Group of Services, Industrial Fabrications (InFab), and Guyana Oil and […]
A 19-year-old excavator operator lost his life in Linden tragically this morning as the excavator he was operating sank with him in loose soil at Kara Kara, Mackenzie. The dead young man has been identified as Ezekiel Benjamin. The Guyana Police Force and the Ministry of Labour are investigating the workplace tragedy. The Police said […]
A group of Opposition supporters braved the midday rains today to picket outside the Guyana Elections Commission, continuing their calls for the implementation of biometrics and a clean voters’ list ahead of next year’s elections. Opposition Leader and People’s National Congress Leader Aubrey Norton and Alliance for Change Leader, Nigel Hughes joined the protesters on […]
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