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Former Finance Minister under the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government Dr. Ashni Singh and former Head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington have been given three weeks to return to Guyana and make an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer charges related to their time in office. Dr. […]
Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs today took a decision to put a pause on the ongoing extradition proceedings involving US murder accused Troy Thomas until the High Court makes a declaration on an application to the Court by the man’s attorneys. The Defence moved to the High Court last week and filed an application, asking the Court to […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority has found that there are just over 41,000 vehicles, including motorcycles, traversing the country’s roadways that do not have updated road vehicle license. Many of the vehicles have been without the road license for well over five years. Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Godfrey Statia told News Source today […]
Six men who attempted to rob a poultry farmer but dashed those plans when an alarm was raised, have been arrested and are in Police custody. According to the Police, poultry farmer, Michael Chang Yuen was at his East Bank Demerara home relaxing when he was awakened by noise coming from the outside of his […]
In wake of protests by parents of children who attend the Mae’s private school over proposed increases in school fees, a team from the Ministry of Education met with the management of Mae’s School to discuss the proposed school fees hike. The Education Ministry’s team was led by the Chief Education Officer Marcel Hutson and […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a miner who was recently charged for robbing two individuals, in vicinity of Stabroek Market, decided not to waste the Court’s time and entered guilty pleas to the charges. 34-year-old, Devon Holder, a resident of Onderneeming, West Bank Demerara confessed that on January 9, 2018 at Stabroek Market, he […]
One day after the lifeless body of a man was found floating in the Carifesta Avenue canal just outside Camp Ayanganna, his identity remains unknown. The Guyana Police Force is now seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the body. In a statement this afternoon, the Police said the body, which is presently at the Lyken’s […]
Following a front page story in today’s Kaieteur News that singled out the state-owned NCN 98.1 and the privately owned HJ 94.1 as being two stations facing closure soon over non-compliance, both stations are denying the report and say they are compliant with the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority. In a statement, the Board of NCN […]
-by Kurt Campbell- With Guyana’s official application already filed at the International Court for a final settlement on the border controversy with Venezuela, the Guyana Government has confirmed that US$15 million has been set aside for Guyana’s legal costs. The US$15million will be taken from the US$18 million signing bonus Guyana received from ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil is currently […]
In an effort to raise the standards of schools across the country, the Ministry of Education today opened a three-day Education Leadership conference. The conference has brought together 50 Primary School Headteachers and Regional Education Officers. At the opening of the conference, Minister of Education Nicolette Henry said she is excited about the endeavour, since […]
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