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On his last working day as Opposition Leader, PNC Reform Leader, Aubrey Norton today said he will not be offering his support for the confirmation of a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice. Last Friday, President Irfaan Ali last wrote to the outgoing Opposition Leader seeking his agreement for Justice Roxane George to be appointed as […]
After being granted bail this afternoon in the Magistrates’ Court following the filing of an extradition request, father and son businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, declared their innocence of the charges of mail and wire fraud related to the export of gold and money laundering that are contained in the US indictment, which was revealed […]
Businessmen, Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed were granted bail in the sum of $150,000 each this afternoon by Senior Magistrate, Judy Latchman after they were taken before the Court for an extradition hearing. The US Government on Thursday formally requested the extradition of the father and son to face an 11-count indictment in Florida related […]
Billionaire businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed were both arrested in Georgetown on Friday following an extradition request from the United States. The younger Mohamed, Azruddin Mohamed, was arrested just outside the Guyana Revenue Authority office on Smyth Street in Georgetown on Friday morning. He was handcuffed and arrested after being surrounded two van loads of […]
Minister of Housing, Collin Croal, has confirmed that the Ministry of Housing is moving forward with its regularisation plan for Parcel 1 of Conception or Fitz Hope, which is an area in Linden that is known as Amelia’s Ward Phase 4. A number of persons have moved into the area without proper documentation for the […]
The High Court has granted permission to the Police to continue to detain eight of the suspects who were first arrested as part of the investigations into last Sunday’s bomb attack at the Mobil Gas Station after their 72 hours of detention time expired. The 9th suspect remains in custody also as their detention time […]
A number of customers of the shipping company, Q-Trex International, are accusing the Canadian-based shipping company of not being transparent with its operations, having experienced extensive delays. Some customers have complained about waiting for as long as five months to uplift their barrels and parcels which were shipped from Canada to Guyana. Standing outside of […]
Both Republic Bank Guyana Limited and Demerara Bank Limited have each recorded just over $8 Billion in after tax profits. In highlighting Republic Bank’s audited financial statement for the year ending September 30, 2025, the Bank’s Chairman Nigel Baptiste said that throughout the year, Republic Bank continued to build on its strategic plans, which delivered […]
The Government of Guyana has rejected the latest Rule of Law Index Report by the World Justice Project contending that the report used “old” and “outdated” data and is not a true reflection of Guyana’s 2025 realities. Guyana ranked 80 out of 143 countries in the Rule of Law Index – down from 78 in […]
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) have pledged US$1 Billion over the next five years to support development in Guyana and Suriname with the signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). In a release, the financial groups said the move is to strengthen their strategic partnerships with the two […]
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