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Finance Minister, Winston Jordan is continuing with his budget consultations with various stakeholders as budget preparations get underway. The budget for 2018 will be presented in the National Assembly on November 27, according to the Ministry of Finance. On Wednesday, Minister Jordan and a team from his Ministry met with a number of young Guyanese […]
Police in the Berbice area are on the hunt for a man who is the main suspect in the murder of a female Police Officer. She has been identified as Kenesha Sheriff Fraser. The woman’s lifeless body was found this morning in her West Coast Berbice home just after 9 o’ clock. A cutlass, which […]
The ExxonMobil oil company today announced that it has made a fifth new oil discovery after drilling the Turbot-1 well, offshore Guyana. In a statement, the company explained that Turbot is ExxonMobil’s latest discovery to date in the country, adding to previous discoveries at Liza, Payara, Snoek and Liza Deep. Following completion of the Turbot-1 […]
Sporting a Nelson Mandela remembrance tee-shirt, a 65-year-old, American man appeared in Court today and pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking. The man, Alan Murdoch of Florida, found himself in hot water, when he was caught with a small quantity of cocaine in a Georgetown yard known for drug pushers and dealers. The elderly man appeared […]
A 35-year-old, Bourda Market Vendor was today remanded to prison after he was charged for marijuana possession. The accused, Ras Paris appeared before before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and denied the allegation. The charge stated that on the 3rd October, the North Ruimveldt resident had 448 grammes of marijuana in his possession for the purpose of […]
The Guyana Police Force has announced that Deputy Superintendent Lonsdale Withrite, has been relieved of his position of Commander of the SWAT Unit of the Guyana Police Force. The move comes after Withrite was robbed of his service weapon and 16 live rounds and his vehicle while on a Sunday night outing at the Industry […]
Weeks after President David Granger’s Press Officer, Lloyda Garrett came under fire for the use of a racial slur, the Head of State on Wednesday said the “the matter is closed.” Ms. Garrett was heavily criticized and calls were made for her resignation, after one of her private Facebook conversations was leaked to social media […]
President David Granger on Wednesday said he is still studying the last list of nominees submitted by Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo for the Chairmanship of the Guyana Elections Commission. The list was submitted to the President just over a month ago. It was the third list submitted by the Opposition Leader. The two […]
Prison officials and the Police are on the hunt for a 35-year-old man who escaped from the Lusignan prison where he was on remand. The escapee’s name has been given as Dellon Blake. Prison Director, Gladwin Samuels, released a photo of the man this morning and said he was discovered missing from Holding Bay 2 […]
A breach of the koker in the Meadowbank area early this morning has resulted in flooding at Riverview and several other communities including Alexander village. The koker was reportedly breached during high tide, sending flood waters into the nearby communities. There was no warning, so many of the residents who live in bottom flats have […]
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