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A heated debate and division surfaced among government and opposition Members of Parliament on Thursday when attempts were made to consider the proposed estimates of expenditure for constitutional agencies. The first such agency on the agenda was the Audit Office which saw People’s Progressive Party MP Irfaan Ali leading a charge that he should be […]
Commercial Bank, Republic Bank Limited has lashed out at a report in the Kaieteur News which created the impression that the bank may have been involved in money laundering. The local newspapers carried a report on Wednesday that the State Asset Recovery Unit was probing the involvement of a local bank in money laundering. Republic […]
A Corentyne man has succumbed to injuries he suffered when armed bandits invaded his home late Wednesday night. According to the police, minutes before mid night on Wednesday, two men entered the home of 42- year-old Patrick Mohabir of Belvedere, Corentyne. The bandits were armed with a firearm and cutlass and held Mohabir up along […]
The Guyana Government is awaiting the completion of a performance evaluation before it decides on whether to heed calls for the dismissal of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Commissioner, Rickford Vieira. Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman told media operatives on Wednesday that the evaluation will be considered by Cabinet when submitted, and action will […]
The Coast Guard of the Guyana Defence Force is this evening heading out in the Atlantic Ocean to begin investigations into the discovery of the lifeless body of a man and his dog on a French yacht which is located in Guyana’s exclusive economic zone. Late last evening, local maritime officials and officials at the […]
Former Junior Social Protection, Simona Broomes will continue to champion the cause of workers’ rights in the mining sector under her new portfolio as Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources. Broomes was transferred to the newly reconstituted Ministry by President David Granger, who also announced the appointment of Raphael Trotman as the Minister of […]
Police investigators in the East Bank Berbice area are probing the death of a 14-year-old girl and her 21-year-old boyfriend. The two were found hanging side by side in the man’s Longsdale, Berbice home. The two have been identified as Deoraj Persaud and Sherriann Ali. The teen who celebrated her 14th birthday last Thursday was reportedly […]
Smuggling continues to hurt Guyana’s gold industry with the country losing between 50 to 60 percent of its annual gold production to the illegal trade. Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman made the disclosure today as he hosted a press conference on matters concerning his Ministry. Mr. Trotman said the authorities in Guyana have received […]
Tempers flared on Wednesday morning when just over 40 vendors arrived at the Merriman’s Mall to ply their trade but were prevented from doing so as cleaning and beatification works were being carried out to the area between Cummings and East Streets. The presence of armed City Constabulary and Police Officers did little to calm the angry […]
President David Granger has brushed aside concerns about the role of the Guyana Defence Force in joint operations, stating clearly that joint collaboration between the various security forces is nothing new and is something that has been ongoing for over 60 years. Speaking to members of the media today at the Ministry of the Presidency, […]
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