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Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today confirmed that Guyanese living abroad will also be able to benefit from the Government’s recently announced $100,000 cash grant for citizens. During his weekly press conference, the Vice President noted that the Government does not want to discriminate based on residency of persons, and as a result, he said once […]
Moments after a group of SWAT and SOCU officers departed from outside his apartment at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary, Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus said he will vigorously fight the charges to be laid against him. The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised the Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force to proceed […]
The construction of the Bamia Primary School in Region Ten, which was slated for completion in July 2023, is 95% completed, according to the contractors. In a statement today, the General Foreman of the company, St8tment Investments Inc., Akani Blair, noted that the school is 95% completed and said the company is facing no more […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised the Special Organised Crime Unit to move ahead with its more than 240 recommended charges against Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus. Officials at the DPP’s Office have confirmed that the advice has been forwarded to SOCU. Last week it was revealed in High Court documents in response […]
More than 260 persons in Guyana were diagnosed with breast cancer within a one year period, the Medical Registrar of the Oncology Department at the Georgetown Hospital, Dr Whitney Munroe has revealed. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Speaking this morning at the ‘Look Good, Feel Better’ Breast Cancer Awareness Programme at the Georgetown […]
The Ministry of Education has announced that more than 14,700 teachers in the public education system have received their retroactive 10% salary increase for this year in their October salaries. The increase is retroactive to January 2024, and is keeping with the recently signed Agreement between the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Teachers’ Union. […]
Six years after a rice deal between Guyana and Panama collapsed, $1.5 Billion was paid out to Guyanese millers today for rice shipped to Panama back in 2018 – clearing a long overdue debt. In 2014, Guyana signed a contract to supply Panama with rice. However, the agreement collapsed after the Panamanian authorities refused to […]
A number of soldiers were forced to plunge and swim to safety this morning after a military truck transporting the soldiers rolled overboard at the Kurupukari crossing in Region Eight. At least two soldiers were seriously injured and had to be rushed to the hospital. There are also reports that a number of weapons went […]
Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus will be removed from that position when charges against him are formalized by the Director of Public Prosecutions, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall. On his weekly programme “Issues in the News“, Mr. Nandlall said the charges against Mr, Brutus are imminent and once the charges are filed, the […]
Almost a month since the abduction of 34-year-old Joshua David from outside a Main Street restaurant, investigators appear stumped in finding the man, although they have arrested and charged seven persons in connection with the disappearance. Family members of the missing man remain devastated and continue to hold out with hope. Two days ago, they […]
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