By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2016
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At the third court hearing on Thursday into the murder of the 18-year-old British teen in Guyana, an appeal was made by the still mourning father, Andrew Bernard for any outstanding individual with information that can strengthen the police’s case, however small, to relay that information as soon as possible. Five persons, including two women, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2016
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President David Granger has indicated his support for clear-cut investigations to be conducted into the root causes of domestic violence as concerns surrounding the scourge continue to be mounted across the country. Addressing a seminar on tackling domestic violence in Guyana on Friday, Mr. Granger told a room full of Magistrates, Judges, Government Officials and […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2016
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The Board of the Guyana Revenue Authority on Friday defended its decision to fire Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur who had been sent on 200 days leave. At a press conference at GRA headquarters in Georgetown, GRA Board Chairman, Rawle Lucas said there were several breaches by Mr. Sattaur that resulted in the decision to terminate […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2016
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Sacked Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur has issued a response claiming surprise at his dismissal amid assurances of continuity from at least two serving government Ministers. Hours after the board of the GRA announced that it had terminated Mr. Sattaur’s service, Sattaur said he was relieved that the Board has […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2016
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The Ministry of the Presidency has reported that at 8:10 this morning, the body of Private W. Zamora, an enlisted rank of the Venezuelan Armed Forces (VAF), was found in the Cuyuni River, Cuyuni –Mazaruni Region. According to the release, the partly decomposed body was discovered approximately 250 metres down river from the Guyana Defence […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2016
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A debate on the closure of the Wales Sugar Estate was disallowed in the National Assembly on Thursday by House Speaker, Dr. Barton Scotland. The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) took a motion before the Assembly, seeking to suspend the business of the House and engage the government in a debate on the matter. However, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2016
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A number of Members of Parliament for the opposition, Peoples Progressive Party joined scores of sugar workers from the Wales Estate outside Parliament Buildings on Thursday as they launched a protest action against government’s decision to close the 100-year-old sugar factory. The sugar workers engaged in a silent protest and held placards that demanded a rethink of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2016
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The Board of Governors of the Guyana Revenue Authority has announced that it has decided to cut all ties with Commissioner General of the GRA, Khurshid Sattaur. Mr. Sattaur was sent on 200 days leave two weeks ago as the GRA prepared for an audit of its operations. In a statement on Thursday, the GRA […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2016
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Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident which occurred moments before sunrise on Thursday on the Goedverwagting Railway Embankment Road. Dead is 38-year-old beautician, Laurel Forde of Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara. Police said investigations have revealed that Forde was driving a motor vehicle allegedly at a fast rate when she lost […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2016
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Former Miss Trinidad and Tobago Nicole Dyer-Griffith has teamed up with one of the foremost names in fashion in Guyana, Sonia Noel, to introduce her motivational women empowerment series, Oxygen (O2N) with Nicole, to Guyanese women. Already, the Ministry of Social Protection, Social Cohesion and private sector stakeholders are on board to fund and support […]