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Support for the upgrading of Guyana’s Upstream Oil and Gas Policy continues to pour in from international bodies as oil exploration activity is intensifying in the country’s offshore waters. On Monday, Economic Advisers at the Oceans and Natural Resources Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Daniel Wilde and Dr. Ekpen Omonbude met with Minister of […]
A 21 – year – old “hitman” was on Monday charged for the murder of Herstelling block maker and carpenter, Nathan Persaud. The young man, Oswald Junior Yaw AKA “Jason” made his first appearance before Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. […]
The government intends to give more powers to the Integrity Commission to enforce decisions that will lead to a more transparent and accountable public system. Minister of State Joseph Harmon made this disclosure, while hosting the media at his post-Cabinet press briefing on September 18 at the Ministry of the Presidency. The Integrity Commission has […]
Hours after being stabbed by a berserk Fisherman, Constable Antonio Dawson succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital shortly after lunch on Friday. ‘A’ Division Commander Clifton Hicken said the rank was one of the Force’s frontline crime fighters. Dawson, who joined the force in 2013, was attached to the Impact Base. Police […]
The government has announced that the water taxi service across the Berbice River will begin from Monday, September 21. The administration moved to introduce the service in wake of the resistance from the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) to lower the tolls for the bridge. Minister of State Joe Harmon today said the service will […]
Finance Secretary within the Ministry of Finance Nirmal Rekha has abandoned his post, the government announced on Friday. Rekha’s action comes at a time when the government is conducting a forensic audit at the Ministry and shortly after the installment of a new Minister and government in May. According to State Minister Joe Harmon, Rekha […]
A fisherman stabbed himself to death this morning, after attacking and stabbing a police officer just outside a city wharf. The policeman has been admitted to a city hospital and is under intensive care. According to reports, two police officers were at the Vieira wharf carrying out regular checks of the fishing vessels when noticed the […]
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has full confidence in the coalition government’s Code of Conduct for Ministers, Members of Parliament and other government officials and he is convinced that it will serve as a guide to help members of the administration to deliver on their promises of accountability and transparency. The Code of Conduct is to […]
A Chinese national working at the Cheddi Jagan Airport runway expansion site died on Thursday midday after he made his way into a swampy area while doing excavation works and was completely covered by mud. Another worker was also trapped but managed to survive after being pulled from the area. News Source understands that both workers are […]
Vice President and Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge has responded to the Venezuelan government’s decision to suspend the approval of the new Guyana Ambassador to Caracas. In a short statement on Thursday, Foreign Minister Greendige vowed to continue speaking out against Venezuela’s illegal claim to the Essequibo region and Guyana’s oil rich maritime space. He said […]
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