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Lawyers representing the interest of Rights Activist, Melissa Atwell aka “Melly Mel” and her mother, have written to the Acting Police Commissioner seeking information regarding a recent Police operation that was carried out at the home of the activist’s mother. The Police in a statement had indicated that the operation was based on intelligence received […]
With a 36-megawatt power ship connected to the national grid to boost the Guyana Power and Light’s General capacity and the recent purchase of several generating sets, frequent blackouts have returned and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed his concern over the problem. While GPL has blamed the recent outages on a number of issues […]
One day after the Ministry of Agriculture stated that there was no theft of sugar at the Rose Hall estate, but rather an overstatement in the sugar production by 243 tonnes, Opposition Member of Parliament Vinceroy Jordan is calling for the full release of the audit report that the Ministry said uncovered the error. In […]
The Government is currently working on a policy to regulate the use of big trucks on the country’s roadways, with weight limit regulations being the center of a new policy, the Minister of Works has announced. Minister Juan Edghill told reporters that large trucks are often overloaded and speeding on the roadways and have been […]
The Bahamas, Jamaica, Belize and Haiti are the CARICOM member states which have been listed by the US President as Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2025. In a statement, The White House explained that a country’s presence on the list is not necessarily a reflection of its government’s […]
The deadline for the completion for the US$260 Million Demerara River Bridge has been pushed back by some three months, owing to some logistical and other challenges, according to Works Minister, Juan Edghill. During an early morning press conference, Minister Edghill explained that the Government was initially anticipating completion of the project by the end […]
A total of 20 Venezuelans have been arrested and charged for illegally fishing in Guyana’s waters and operating unlicensed vessels in Guyana. The twenty were arrested earlier this week and appeared in Court on Tuesday and Wednesday. During their appearance, the Court was told that the twenty Venezuelans were arrested between the 20th August and […]
Global engineering and construction company in the energy sector, Saipem has announced the launch of its 2024 Local Community Initiatives (LCIs) Plan in Guyana with hopes of increasing its commitment and bolstering relations with communities across the country. In a release, the company said it has always been engaged in creating lasting value for the […]
The Ministry of Agriculture sought to clear the air today on reports that 243 tonnes of sugar was missing from the Rose Hall estate. In a statement, the Ministry said the sugar is not missing, but rather 243 tonnes of sugar was overstated in the production figures for the estate, triggering a decision to take […]
The main Opposition political parties have strongly criticized the harassment of the relatives of outspoken human rights advocate, Melissa Atwell aka “Melly Mel”. On Tuesday afternoon, a party of Policemen swooped down on the Eccles home of Atwell’s mother and grandmother and ransacked the house claiming that they had been granted a search warrant to […]
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