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Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has once again issued a warning to Permanent Secretaries and Regional Executive Officers that the Government will not tolerate deviation from procurement rules in the award of contracts. The Government has embarked on a massive infrastructure programme that has seen billions of dollars being dolled out in contracts. But many of […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has cautioned members of the Guyana Police Force against locking up persons who are in possession of 30 grams of marijuana or less stating that it is against the law. The statement from the Attorney General follows a report of the Police arresting and locking up a man who was allegedly […]
Heavy thunderstorms and powerful winds blew down trees and damaged several houses across the mining town of Linden on Tuesday night, triggering a call by officials of the town for the Civil Defence Commission and the Government to step in with urgent relief measures. According to officials, at least 25 houses have been badly damaged. […]
The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) has joined calls for the decriminalization of same-sex intimacy in Guyana, saying that its members have reported loss of potential revenue due to some draconian measures in the Sexual Offences Act. Speaking during a Tourism Day event today, President of THAG, Omadele George, said member of the […]
The Guyana Police Force has announced that the second suspect in the Leonora double murder case has turned himself in, and is being questioned by investigators. 23-year-old Terry Thorma from Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, surrendered to law enforcement at the Leonora Police Station in the presence of his Attorney, Dexter Todd on Monday evening. The […]
The United States has underscored its commitment to Guyana’s territorial integrity and the longtime partnership between the two countries. President Irfaan Ali met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Monday in New York at the United Nations. In a statement, the US State Department said the President and Secretary Blinken discussed the strong […]
The Opposition is demanding answers from the government over the planned construction of the $15.8 Billion Government complex, as no works appear to be taking place at the site more than two years after contracts were signed. The Government Complex which is expected to house several Ministries will be built at Houston on the East […]
The Audit Office of Guyana will be undertaking a special audit into Old Age Pension books, as well as the Public Assistance booklets, according to Auditor General Deodat Sharma. Last week, the Ministry of Human Services announced the launch of a Police Force investigation into the presence of unauthorized copies of Old Age Pension and […]
Former British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn, has raised questions and concern over President Irfaan Ali’s meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on the border controversy last December in St. Vincent, expressing the view that the meeting sent a wrong message. In a lengthy opinion piece in today’s Stabroek News, the career British Diplomat […]
Accountant General Jennifer Chapman has flagged weaknesses within the public accounting system, but has also indicated that the Ministry of Finance is working to ensure corrective measures are adopted. Speaking during the handing over ceremony of the 2023 Auditor General’s report this morning, Ms. Chapman said it is pivotal that all public funds are accounted […]
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