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The Georgetown Hospital has fired a senior doctor and suspended two other doctors following a stillbirth case at the medical institution. Stillbirth refers to the death of an infant that would have passed away in the womb. An investigation was launched into the case back in January after a Venezuelan national living in Guyana, complained […]
President Irfaan Ali today charged the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to remain “vigilant” as Guyana heads into elections this year, while making it clear that “no force internal or external” will be allowed to disrupt the will of the people. As he addressed the Guyana Defence Force’s Annual Officers’ Conference at Base Camp Ayanganna this […]
One day after Transparency International released its latest report on corruption and stated that in Guyana, state capture by economic and political elites fosters misappropriation of resources, illicit enrichment and environmental crime, President Irfaan Ali has dismissed the report as “politically biased”. The international report stated that although Guyana has created anti-corruption institutions and laws, […]
A 91-year-old man was rescued from his burning house this morning and is being treated in hospital for smoke inhalation. The elderly man was alone at home when neighbours raised an alarm after noticing smoke and fire in a section of the building. Persons rushed into the house to assist the elderly man, Herbert Gaskin, […]
31-year-old contractor, Khemraj Lall was sentenced to two months in jail and fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. Lall appeared at the Bartica Magistrates’ Court this morning where he opted not to waste the Court’s time after the charge was read to him. He was arrested on […]
ExxonMobil Guyana has submitted an Environmental Authorization Application for its eight project – the Longtail Project in the Stabroek Block. The project, according to the company, has the capacity to generate in excess of a billion cubic feet of gas, in addition to more than 200,000 barrels of crude per day. At a press conference […]
President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge announced today the oil company is still locked in discussions with the Government of Guyana on the new Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), that is intended to govern the oil blocks that were placed up for auction in 2022. ExxonMobil and its partners Hess and CNOOC are among six companies […]
Opposition parties, the APNU and the AFC have come out in support of businessman and member of the Natural Resources Investment Committee, Dr. Terrence Campbell, who they said has been under relentless attacks by the Government over his public comments about the oil funds and his criticism of the administration. For its part, the APNU […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall believes the recent decision by the High Court to dismiss an application bya group of squatters who were forced off state land in Mocha Arcadia, justifies the Government’s position that the state had all the rights over the properties. During his weekly, “Issues in the News” broadcast, Mr. Nandlall made it […]
Transparency International is out with its latest international report on public corruption. The report has found that in Guyana, “state capture by economic and political elites fosters misappropriation of resources, illicit enrichment and environmental crime”. According to the report, although Guyana has created anti-corruption institutions and laws, transparency and law enforcement are very low, and […]
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