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A Lance Corporal in the Guyana Defence Force and three other men could face serious gun possession charges in the new week after they were nabbed in a car on Saturday morning with illegal guns and ammunition. According to a statement from the Guyana Police Force, just after 10:30 Saturday morning, police ranks who are […]
Three men who are suspected to have carried out a mid afternoon heist at the AH&L Kissoon outlet on Main Street on Friday have been arrested. According to a police report, just before 3:00pm on Friday, three men armed with handguns entered the AH&L Outlet at Main Street, Georgetown, and held up the supervisor, a clerk and […]
(BBC) Brazil’s governing Workers Party has suspended its former leader in the Senate, Delcidio Amaral, who was arrested last week. He was accused of obstructing investigations into a major corruption scandal at the state-owned oil company, Petrobras. Mr Amaral has been suspended for 60 days, but influential party leaders had called for his expulsion. The […]
A Guyanese woman who was shot multiple times in Norfolk, Virginia back in October, has died. The young woman has been identified as 33-year-old Naminatha Henry passed away overnight in hospital, where she has been since the October incident. According to reports, the woman had just dropped a friend home after a girl’s night out at […]
A total of $18.7 million was utilized for the restoration of the Brickdam Independence Arch and the Inauguration of President David Granger. This is according to an Audit Report released by the Ministry of the Presidency on Friday which revealed the sources and application of the funds. The opposition People’s Progressive Party has been pressing […]
The Acting Head of Enforcement at the Guyana Revenue Authority, Troy Vannooten, has been suspended for two months without pay, amid allegations of corruption. Vannooten’s suspension, without pay, was confirmed by a Board Member of the Guyana Revenue Authority. The source opted to remain anonymous. Mr. Vannotten is accused of allegedly accepting a payment in […]
Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin on Thursday declared 2015 as a challenging year for business in Guyana but added that he is optimistic that with the dawn of a new year on the horizon, the country’s economy is poised to rebound. While addressing the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (GCCI) 126th Gala Dinner, Gaskin […]
The Government of Guyana and the Guyana Defence Force are probing reports that a Venezuelan registered helicopter landed in Guyana in the Kaikan village, near the Venezuelan border. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday. According to reports, when the helicopter landed, two men dressed in Venezuelan military uniform, disembarked and questioned villagers whether they were […]
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) on Thursday said it has plans to meet with Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan to discuss the possible granting of an amnesty to miners who are currently non-compliant with their taxes. The matter came up at a statutory meeting at the GGDMA Headquarters where it was noted […]
Talks today between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) to discuss the Annual Production Incentive (API) for the industry’s workers ended in deadlock with both parties agreeing to go the route of conciliation. According to the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Errol Hanoman, a conciliation meeting with […]
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