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President David Granger has extended congratulations to Troy Doris, on what he described as a golden achievement on receiving the news of the national athlete’s outstanding performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which concludes tomorrow in Australia. Doris, won gold in the Triple Jump with his 16.88m second round leap, finishing ahead of Dominica’s Yordanys Durañona and Cameroon’s […]
The busy business district of Swan Street in Barbados came to a standstill on Saturday afternoon when a 36-year-old Guyanese woman was brutally murdered. The woman has been identified as Onica King. She reportedly lived in Barbados for several years where she worked as a nail technician at the Mandela Mall in Swan Street. The […]
Less than a week after an application was filed in the High Court by lawyers of US murder accused, Troy Thomas, seeking to block the Magistrates’ Court from hearing the matter, the case has been called and a ruling could come as early as next month. The matter was called before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow on […]
After carrying out tests on scores of staff members from the Guyana Gold Board for signs of mercury poisoning, Chairman of the Board, GHK Lall said on Friday that the results are “comforting.” Putting to rest fears that staffers had suffered from severe mercury poisoning and may be hospitalized to undergo treatment, Lall said the findings of […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan today explained that the US$18 Million that the Government received as a signing bonus from Exxon is still with the Bank of Guyana, which has invested the money in US treasury bills and Canadian bonds. The move was made by the Bank of Guyana so that interest could be earned. Already, […]
Five months after the Sexual Offences Court was operationalized, Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall is reporting that a total of 14 cases have been heard by the Court with 9 of those matters returning guilty verdicts. Providing a statistical update on the work of the Court, Justice Morris-Ramlall said Friday morning that the Court has been meeting its expectations, […]
Guyana’s economic performance in 2017 was far from robust, with economic growth figures falling below revised growth rates identified by the Ministry of Finance. Finance Minister Winston Jordan told reporters today that Guyana recorded 2.1% economic growth in 2017. He explained that although there was positive growth, the growth rate turned out to be worse […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today described as “frivolous”, the charges filed against former Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and former NICIL Head Winston Brassington related to misconduct in public office. The three charges relate to the sale of hundreds acres of land to three business persons for prices that were far below the valuation price. […]
The Cheddi Jagan Airport is reporting a big increase in arrivals at the Airport for the first quarter of 2018. According to the Airport, the first quarter saw the highest ever recorded passenger movement through Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC). “For the month of March 2018, 52,729 passengers were processed as compared to 43,733 in […]
Scores of local small business, non-governmental organisations and groups took over the Main Street Avenue today for the second annual Harmony Village. The event is organised by the Department of Social Cohesion as part of its efforts to foster national unity by bringing people together to share their culture and differences. Over one hundred booths […]
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