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In his second National Budget in less than six months, Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, told the National Assembly that Guyana’s economy has started to see a turn around. Mr. Jordan in his budget presentation reflected on the economy over the past year, pointing out that the last budget was presented just after the […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, and a team on Thursday toured oil giant ExxonMobil’s storage yard at the Wieting and Richter Wharf to get a closer look at the company’s drilling pipes and other equipment, as it prepares to start drilling its second well here. Minister Trotman was accompanied by Minister of Business, […]
The Guyana Police Force on Thursday afternoon issued a wanted bulletin for 40-year-old Gary Mervin Primo called ‘Gary Talkout’. He is wanted for questioning in relation to investigations into the abduction of 28-year-old Alpha United goalkeeper Ronson Anthony Williams and 21-year-old Carlos Anderson. The two men have not been seen since September 2015 and family […]
Regional carrier, LIAT, has announced the complete removal of fuel surcharges on all new tickets booked, effective 1st March 2016. According to a statement from the airline, Chief Executive Officer David Evans said oil is now trading at a 12-year low, ending a decade of high jet fuel costs, which has impacted the price of […]
Wedding tourism in Guyana continues to receive the push from Guyanese Businessman, Captain Gerry Gouveia, with the launch of the 8th consecutive Wedding Expo. The event will be held from April 1 -3 at The Duke Lodge in Georgetown. This year’s expo is being held under the theme “Magnificent Beginnings” and promises to return the […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo wants the government or the Board of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to respond to the allegations of sacked Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur. Weighing in on the matter on Wednesday, Jagdeo said the revelations by Sattaur, though vague, were damning and believed the government’s silence on the matter was […]
An early morning cocaine bust at the Ogle International Airport on Thursday has led ranks of the police narcotics branch to recover a total 518 grams of cocaine. The bust occurred around 05:30am and resulted in a Guyanese National being arrested. The man was an outgoing passenger at the Ogle Airport. The cocaine was found […]
The man accused of gunning down political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing appeared calm on Wednesday as the Preliminary Inquiry into Crum-Ewing’s murder got started. The accused, Regan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy”, sat quietly throughout the day’s proceedings as the parents of Crum-Ewing took the stand in the murder case. Rodrigues was arrested and charged in August […]
After declaring that he could defend any of the dealings of the government holding company, NICIL, under his watch, Chief Executive Office, Winston Brassington has decided to call it a day. The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that Brassington has opted not to renew his contract with the government. His decision comes in the middle […]
Guyana is still considered a country where there is a high level of corruption. That’s according to the 2015 report coming out of Transparency International. The group ranks various countries on its corruption index. Guyana is ranked at 119 out of 168 on the corruption perception index. In the 2014 report, Guyana was ranked #124. Guyana […]
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