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(MOTP) President David Granger, today, met with Mr. Hamley Case and Ms. Clarissa Riehl who have been appointed to head Guyana’s diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada respectively. Ms. Riehl who departs Guyana for Canada on Friday, April 1, said that the Head of State has given clear guidelines of what he […]
President David Granger has rescinded the appointment of businessman and contractor, Brian Tiwari, as a Ministerial Advisor on Business Development. The announcement came in the form of a terse one line statement from the Ministry of the Presidency on Tuesday afternoon. “The appointment of Mr. Brian Tiwari as Ministerial Advisor on Business Development has been […]
Public hearings for the Commission of Inquiry into the deadly Camp Street Prison have been put on hold as the Commissioners await an extension to the life of the Commission. Commission Counsel, Excellence Dazzle, could not confirm the likely resumption of the hearings. She indicated around noon on Tuesday that the Commission had not yet received […]
The Guyana Police Force’s geographic organisational structure has come under review with suggestions for a reorganization of the current policing divisions. This transformation is expected to result in Regional Commanders being appointed to each of the 10 administrative regions across the country. Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, in a recent interview with the Government […]
British Royal Navy Ship – HMS Mersey – docked in Guyana this morning with its Captain boasting of the deterrent that the vessel’s presence lends to narcotics trafficking in Guyana’s waters and the region. The visit to Guyana is part of the Royal Navy’s continued efforts to engage with nations throughout the Caribbean and South […]
Captain of the West Indies T20 World Cup squad Darren Sammy is keen to move on from the upset loss against Afghanistan on Sunday when the ICC T20 World Cup continued in India. West Indies who went into the match winning all three of their previous games fell to the lowly Afghan team by six […]
Former Government Minister under the People’s National Congress administration, Haslyn Parris, has died. He passed away yesterday at a city hospital after being rushed there from his home with an emergency health situation. He is being remembered for his years of service to the country especially in the area of constitutional reform. He also served as […]
A young policeman has been arrested and is expected to face charges in this new week, after he was found with an unlicensed 9mm pistol with 15 matching rounds. The police constable who is based in Berbice, was nabbed in Georgetown over the weekend when a police patrol stopped a group of five men who […]
A popular local online shopping company has found itself at the centre of a multi-million dollar fraud probe of Customs Officers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Senior GRA Officials have revealed to News Source that when the GRA recently decided to change some of its Customs staff at the airport, the new management realized […]
The Ministry Of Finance has released the reports of several forensic audits that it initiated when the government changed in May 2015. Several of the reports have recommended criminal and/or disciplinary actions against culpable government officials of the former People’s Progressive Party government. A look at the Forensic Audit Report into the Guyana Oil Company revealed […]
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