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The National Assembly was told on Wednesday of a turnaround in the mining and wider extractive industry, a change that is characterized by greater transparency and accountability, according to Minister Simona Broomes. The Minister within the Minister of Natural Resources, delivered her presentation in the ongoing budget debates and said there is now a clear vision for […]
Army Generals along with Defense and Public Security Leaders from across the Caribbean Region and beyond are currently meeting in Guyana for the annual high-level Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC). The Conference, now in its 16th year, will seek to examine threats to the region’s stability, share information about operations and strategies, and define avenues for […]
(BBC) The European Union has published its first blacklist of tax havens, naming 17 territories including Saint Lucia, Barbados and South Korea. A “watchlist” of 47 countries promising to change their tax rules to meet EU standards has also been issued. The “grey list” includes several with UK links, including Hong Kong, Jersey, Bermuda and the […]
Police investigators in West Berbice are reporting this evening that one of the suspects in the murder of a 22 year old part time waitress, has confessed to the crime. The man, who is a watchman, was among three persons who were arrested as the probe widened. The partly naked body of the woman was found […]
-by Kurt Campbell- Two senior Government Ministers have found themselves on opposing sides over the decision by Guysuco to begin retrenching Rose Hall sugar workers in December. State Minister Joe Harmon today said Cabinet was surprised when it learnt of the move. But Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder, said he is supportive of the move and […]
Almost six months after Guyanese were promised that the telecommunications sector would have been fully liberalized, Public Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes, has delivered yet another promise to have the sector fully liberalized by the first quarter in 2018. During her contribution to the National Budget debates on Tuesday, Minister Hughes said the Ministry will continue to […]
Police Detective, Corporal Derwin Eastman along with his Police colleague, Jemison Williams, were today further remanded to jail over the murder of businessman Godfrey Scipio aka “Saga”. The move came even as the Attorneys for the two policemen pleaded with the Court to take the safety of the men into consideration. Attorney, Dexter Todd today […]
Opposition Parliamentarian, Dr. Frank Anthony touched a raw nerve among government MPs when he used his budget presentation on Tuesday to call on the government to reconsider its move to downsize the sugar industry. Dr. Anthony’s emotional presentation provoked insistent heckling from the government benches as he described the 2018 budget as a lackluster document that offers […]
Minister within the Ministry of Communities with responsibility for Housing, Valarie Patterson – Yearwood, on Monday announced that discussions are ongoing regarding the development of approximately 1,148 lots at Plantations at Cummings Lodge and Industry for the possible relocation of squatters from Sophia, as well as from other zero tolerance areas in Georgetown and its […]
It appears as though the Administration has started to move on the recommendations of the Paul Slowe Commission of Inquiry into allegations of an assassination plot against the president. Senior Superintendent of Police, Wendell Blanhum, who was criticized in the report for his poor investigation of the matter, has been removed as Crime Chief and […]
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