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The Ministry of the Presidency today announced the appointment of four long serving Attorneys as Senior Counsel. The four persons are: Mr. Kalam Azad Juman Yassin, Mr. Fitz Le Roy Peters, Mr. Andrew Mark Fitzgerald Pollard and Ms. Josephine Whitehead. In January earlier this year, after a 20-year hiatus, President Granger elevated nine legal luminaries […]
Two men were today slapped with drug trafficking charges in relation to the 143 pounds of cocaine found in a cooking gas cylinder. The two accused, 33-year-old, Damion Williams of Better Hope and 30-year-old,Vaughn Anderson of Bhoodhoo Housing Scheme, both stood before Magistrate Leron Daly and denied the allegation of trafficking of Narcotics, as the […]
With a decision up in the air, Guyana is actively considering where is the best place to refine its petroleum as preparations continue towards the March 2020 date for oil production. Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman, said on Friday that the Cabinet is still in consideration on whether to have the petroleum refined at home or abroad, […]
Residents of Linden and nearby communities will soon be able to apply for and uplift their passports without the hassle of having to travel to Georgetown, as a Passport and Immigration Office is slated to be constructed in Region 10. Cabinet has already noted the award of a $30.6 million contract to R. Bassoo and […]
December 2018 is the new completion date for the expansion project at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport which had faced with repeated announcements of delays over the past four years. With confidence, CJIA’s CEO Ramesh Ghir said on Thursday that the project is now slated to finish at the end of next year although it […]
Three days after her son set fire to the bed she was sleeping on, a 73-year-old Annandale woman has died. The son is now likely to face a murder charge. The incident took place on Christmas morning. The woman, Mengree Dahri, was admitted to the hospital with severe burns about her body. Investigators have revealed […]
An unlicensed minibus conductor made his first Court appearance before the Chief Magistrate today and was charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Thirty-nine year old, Damion Walcott, stood before the Chief Magistrate and pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was placed on $500,000 bail. The charge stated that on Christmas Eve, Walcott drove […]
-by Kurt Campbell- Hours after the government released the contract it shares with the ExxonMobil company, the US oil giant hosted a press engagement to provide its own overview of the agreement with the hope of helping to make public discourse more constructive. Setting the tone ahead of Government’s press engagement slated for Friday, ExxonMobil […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a man who goes by the name of ‘Unruly boss’, admitted to taking his boss’ car on a joyride and was satisfied with that decision. The man, Mark Anthony, made his first appearance before the Chief Magistrate and admitted to the offence of simple larceny. It was alleged that […]
A shortfall in technical staffing and incapable contractors are being blamed for setbacks in the completion of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s work programme for 2017. Subject Minister David Patterson delivered the feature address at the start of a marathon year end press conference on Thursday and thanked his staff for their hard work during […]
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