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Trinidad and Tobago led the way in 2015 with deporting the highest number of Guyana nationals from its shores. According to documents presented to the Guyana Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations, between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, 157 Guyanese nationals were deported from the twin-island Republic. 119 of them were deported for overstaying […]
The Cabinet recently gave its no objection to contracts totaling well over $265 million for the supply of dietary items to prisons across the country. The money is expected to supply the four main prisons with food for the next year. The Camp Street Prison in Georgetown, which houses the largest population of prisoners, will […]
The Opposition Member of Parliament are following their Leader and standing by their man and his statements on Guyanese of indian origin being attacked in Guyana since the new government took office. At a Wednesday press conference, PPP Member of Parliament with responsibility for legal affairs, Anil Nandlall said the government’s criticism of Jagdeo’s statements […]
The Parliamentary Opposition on Wednesday refused to entertain questions on the political future of its MP Charles Ramson Jr. who is likely to give up his Parliamentary post to study abroad. Despite the weekly press conference being geared towards addressing matters related to parliamentary affairs, Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira blocked questions on Ramson’s political […]
Police on Wednesday issued a wanted bulletin for Anthony Jhaggroo for questioning in relation to his escape from lawful custody and murder committed on Yugeshwar Shiwcharan earlier this month at Belle West Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara. Thirty one- year-old Shiwcharan, called “Sharukh Khan” died following a beating he received from a family when he was […]
The Preliminary Report of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) established to probe the circumstances surrounding the fire at the Hadfield Street Drop In Centre, which resulted in the deaths of two young children has found that there were “bad policy arrangements for fire”, State Minister Joseph Harmon disclosed on Wednesday. The report was handed over […]
Two days after 14 Venezuelan nationals who came to Guyana to seek employment were ordered deported from the country by a Magistrate, the government said it was open to assisting suffering Venezuelans on a humanitarian basis. Guyana shares borders with Venezuela and said it remains open to helping the neigbhouring country in its time of […]
Two men were charged on Tuesday for the murder of Shawn Clarke who went missing several weeks ago in the Mahdia area. Thirty three-year-old Shane Mc Almont and 28-year-old Marlon Joseph called ‘Short Man’, both of 111 Miles Mahdia, Potaro were charged today with Murder and Accessory to Murder respectively. They appeared before Chief Magistrate […]
The man who was charged with the burning down of the Ministry of Health building seven years ago had his case dismissed in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Keith Ferrier was caught back in March after he returned from neighbouring Venezuela where he had been hiding. It is alleged that between July 16 and […]
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure on Tuesday announced that the Fuel Marking Division of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has performed admirably for the first half of 2016. For the period January to June 2016, the Marking Section of the Division has marked 107 shipments of fuel legally imported. The Marking Division was made a […]
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