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Regional carrier, LIAT, has announced the complete removal of fuel surcharges on all new tickets booked, effective 1st March 2016. According to a statement from the airline, Chief Executive Officer David Evans said oil is now trading at a 12-year low, ending a decade of high jet fuel costs, which has impacted the price of […]
Wedding tourism in Guyana continues to receive the push from Guyanese Businessman, Captain Gerry Gouveia, with the launch of the 8th consecutive Wedding Expo. The event will be held from April 1 -3 at The Duke Lodge in Georgetown. This year’s expo is being held under the theme “Magnificent Beginnings” and promises to return the […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo wants the government or the Board of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to respond to the allegations of sacked Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur. Weighing in on the matter on Wednesday, Jagdeo said the revelations by Sattaur, though vague, were damning and believed the government’s silence on the matter was […]
An early morning cocaine bust at the Ogle International Airport on Thursday has led ranks of the police narcotics branch to recover a total 518 grams of cocaine. The bust occurred around 05:30am and resulted in a Guyanese National being arrested. The man was an outgoing passenger at the Ogle Airport. The cocaine was found […]
The man accused of gunning down political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing appeared calm on Wednesday as the Preliminary Inquiry into Crum-Ewing’s murder got started. The accused, Regan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy”, sat quietly throughout the day’s proceedings as the parents of Crum-Ewing took the stand in the murder case. Rodrigues was arrested and charged in August […]
After declaring that he could defend any of the dealings of the government holding company, NICIL, under his watch, Chief Executive Office, Winston Brassington has decided to call it a day. The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that Brassington has opted not to renew his contract with the government. His decision comes in the middle […]
Guyana is still considered a country where there is a high level of corruption. That’s according to the 2015 report coming out of Transparency International. The group ranks various countries on its corruption index. Guyana is ranked at 119 out of 168 on the corruption perception index. In the 2014 report, Guyana was ranked #124. Guyana […]
Ahead of the presentation of the National Budget, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday laid out his expectations even as Finance Minister Winston Jordan has refused to give any insights into his annual fiscal plan. Jordan told reporters earlier on Wednesday that Guyanese should wait for the unveiling of the budget, especially since they have […]
Two men from Norton Street, Georgetown and a third from Campbelville, Georgetown appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McClennan Wednesday afternoon to face robbery charges in connection with the armed robbery of the Bank of Baroda, Mon Repos branch. The three men appearing in court were 28-year-old Kennard Jabar, 34-year-old Sean Aaron and 39-year-old Ian Campbell. […]
Police investigators were called to the village of Drill, Mahaicony on Wednesday morning after the dismembered body of a man was found in a clump of bushes. The man has been identified as 40-year-old Kurt Burke of the same Mahaicony area. According to villagers, he was last seen alive on Tuesday afternoon. The man’s head […]
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