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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 […]
Region #10, in which the mining town of Linden is situated, will receive its largest Budget allocation in 2018 totally $3.4 billion, which is $280 million more than 2017. This observation was made by government MP Audwin Rutherford during his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debates which got underway in the National Assembly on Monday. Rutherford […]
As the debates into the 2018 National Budget continued in the National Assembly on Monday, the opposition People’s Progressive Party had cause to ask the government whether the political divide meant that they were living in separate countries. The parliamentary opposition advanced arguments that were in stark contrast to the government’s project for the economy and […]
Several family members filled the Courtroom in support of a woman, who claimed that her nephew destroyed several parts of house. The accused, 23-Year-Old, Kelvin Cupidore stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and pleaded not guilty to the offence of damage to property. The Court was told that on the 25th November in Guyhoc Park, […]
Albouystown resident, 34-Year-Old, David Austin, was today remanded to jail over an illegal gun that was allegedly found in his possession. The accused stood before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman without any representation and entered a plea of not guilty, after the charge was read to him. The Court heard that on December 1st, 2017 at […]
A new electronic single window system, geared towards ensuring a better flow of information between business and regulatory agencies, is expected to tackle corruption when it is operationalized in 2018. A budgetary allocation of $10 million has been included in the 2018 budget, that once approved during the considering of estimates, will help with preparatory […]
Opposition Parliamentarian Irfaan Ali, opened the debates into the 2018 National Budget and set the tone for the Opposition’s response to the government’s fiscal plan, which the People’s Progressive Party believe is a “slip and slide Budget.” Off to a heated start, while pouring cold water on the government’s promise of a good life for […]
A Father and son found themselves in same Courtroom yesterday charge for wounding another man. The two men, Shawn Griffith and Shawn Griffith junior stood before the Chief Magistrate, as the court Court was told that on the 18th November at Stabroek Market, with the intent mime disfigure and cause grievous bodily harm, Shawn Griffith […]
There are new reports today that the Exxon Mobil Oil company intends to assist Guyana financially in its efforts to have a judicial settlement of the border controversy with Venezuela. Senior Government sources have reported that the exxon company has reportedly set aside just under US$20 million to assist Guyana with legal fees and other […]
Weeks after US oil giant – Exxon Mobil – went public and announced that it is prepared to make its contract with the Government of Guyana public, the administration has also announced that the contract will be released to the public. Despite calls from sections of society for greater transparency regarding the agreement, the Government […]
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