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Cables released by Wiki Leaks highlighting communication between the US Embassy in Georgetown and the US Government back in Washington in 2006, have revealed that the US Embassy was convinced that it was then Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon who had ordered the 2002 return of spy equipment to drug king pin […]
President David Granger on Friday proposed the construction of light rail tracks to ease the growing traffic congestion in the country, particularly on the East Bank corridor. The President said there are far too many vehicles on the country’s roadways and while the government has no plans to ban the importation of vehicles, there needs […]
The government has announced that Governance Minister Raphael Trotman who holds responsibility for the natural resources sector, has ordered that mining works be halted by the operator of a water dredge near the village of Isseneru in Region Eight. The decision was made following concerns and complaints from the Toshao and representatives of the village. […]
Trinidad (Trinidad Guardian) – A total of 53 illegal immigrants were detained yesterday as a joint task force swooped down on known hideouts along the East/West corridor. According to a release from the T&T Police Service, the two-hour exercise, which was held at varying points along the Priority Bus Route, from the Aranguez Savannah to […]
The Chairman of the Ogle International Airport, Michael Correia, has dismissed concerns by some of the operators at the airport, that it is being badly managed. The Correia group owns a majority stake in the airport. Earlier this week, nine other operators announced the formation of the National Air Traffic Association in wake of what […]
The Guyana Police Force has managed to seize a total of 149.7 kilograms of cocaine at for the year so far according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum. This seizure represents a small reduction from the amount seized in 2014 which stood 155.5 Kg. However these figures represent a major reduction from seizures in 2013 which surpassed […]
The Guyana Police Force on Friday said heightened presence at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and in the vicinity of commercial banks and busy shopping areas will form part of its strategy over the next two months as it moves to clamp down on criminality during the Christmas season. The Police’s Christmas policing strategy […]
The Government of Brazil through the local embassy on Thursday handed over $26M in equipment to the Guyana Defence Force. According to a statement from the GDF, the donated equipment, is the outcome of continued government to government cooperation between Brazil and Guyana, and particularly, between the countries militaries. “The military aid package, consists of […]
Guyana’s rice exports increased by six percent during the period January to October 2015 as compared with the corresponding period for 2014. However, the industry is forced to deal with a significant fall in world market price that is affecting export earnings, and the continued insistence of an oversupply in the market, General Manager (acting) […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has voiced its dissatisfaction with the government’s response to recent incidents of maternal deaths and has called on the government to do more to prevent such deaths. Former Culture Minister Dr. Frank Anthony led the PPP’s charge at a Thursday morning press conference. He said the country continues to […]
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