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The official countdown to Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary and the Golden Jubilee celebrations begin tomorrow and will culminate on May 26 with a massive float parade in the Capital City, Georgetown. The Department of Culture, headed by Minister Nicolette Henry, is touting a new route for that float parade. The last route that was put […]
Following his arrest in January, Guyanese Jeweler Richard Ramjit was on Tuesday charged for attempting to export Guyanese gold without a license to do so. He was granted bail in the sum of $100,000 while being slapped with a second charge for falsifying documents. Ramjit pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann […]
Local corruption monitoring body – Transparency Institute Guyana – has leveled accusations of corruption against the APNU+AFC government and has noted its disappointment with the recent revelations regarding the appointment of an advisor and alleged political interference in the work of the Guyana Revenue Authority by Minister of State Mr. Joseph Harmon. In a strongly […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority on Tuesday midday seized two luxury vehicles belonging to the Chinese contracting and logging company, Bai-Shan-Lin, over millions of dollars in owed taxes. The Lexus SUV bearing license plate number PRR 2888 and a Nissan mini-van with license plate number PRR-3888 were taken to the GRA storage bond at Eccles following […]
An inmate who is currently serving a 13-year sentence for murder, on Tuesday made shocking revelations in which he claimed that he usually buys cellular phones for $7,000 from prison officers. Prisoner, Carl Brown who has an active Facebook page with daily updates, told the Commission of Inquiry investigating the March 3 unrest which left […]
The Chairman of the ongoing prison unrest Commission of Inquiry, (retired) Justice James Patterson on Tuesday found himself engaged in a heated exchange with Counsel representing the interest of the Guyana Prison Service, Selwyn Pieters. The start of Tuesday’s hearing was delayed for several minutes as Justice Patterson upbraided Pieters for showing video evidence of […]
Two teen girls have reportedly confessed to the brutal murder of their 64 – year – old father at the weekend. Police investigators believe Roger Manikam’s 13-year-old adopted daughter and his 18-year-old biological daughter Nalanie Manikam along with the help of a male friend planned and executed the murder of the man. His body was […]
The Guyana Police Force has released statistics for the first quarter of 2016 which showed a slight decline in murders and robberies under arms. Forty murders were recorded for the period January 1 to March 31, 2016 when compared to 42 murders for the same period during the previous year, representing a 5% reduction. There […]
Politicians from across the political divide, including immediate past President Donald Ramotar and former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, joined President David Granger and other Government officials to bid farewell today to former Deputy Prime Minister, Haslyn Parris. The Funeral Service for the former Minister under the People’s National Congress Government was held at the St […]
First Lady Sandra Granger, on Sunday visited the New Amsterdam Prison where she urged female inmates to see the experience of incarceration as an opportunity to become better and stronger individuals. Speaking to the women, following a tour of the facility, Mrs. Granger said, “When we learn from our experiences and we start to look […]
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