Five-year plan unveiled to further tackle money laundering and related crimes

With Guyana’s 4th Round of Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) due within months, the Cabinet has approved a National Policy and Strategy for Combating Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing, and the Financing of Proliferation, with the aim of preventing, detecting and supressing money laundering and related offences in keeping with international […]

Four die in Greenwich Park smash-up

The death toll as a result of road accidents jumped by four on Monday morning after a smash up between a mini-bus and a sand truck at Greenwich Park on the East Bank of Essequibo. The four persons who lost their lives were identified as 50-year-old mini-bus driver, Vernon Prowell, 72-year-old Margaret Kennedy; 57-year-old Olga […]

East Coast woman stabbed to death by husband during attempt to leave abusive relationship

An abusive relationship between a 26-year-old Hope, East Coast Demerara woman and her “common-law” husband ended with the woman’s death this morning when she was brutally attacked by the man in front of her sister. Housewife, Aneeza Ishmael, was preparing to walk away from the relationship with her sister assisting her, when the husband, Ricardo […]

Solicitor General defends AG Chambers’ practice of hiring outside help for major cases; Calls out Auditor General for not offering details in report

Over $99 million was spent on legal fees for the Attorney General’s Chambers in 2019, according to the Auditor General’s report which flagged some of the spending for outside legal assistance. The matter engaged the Public Accounts Committee today, and while defending the spending, Solicitor General, Nigel Hawke told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that […]

Norton sees political vindictiveness and stoking of ethnic tension as reasons behind demolition of PNC Region 9 Office

Opposition Leader and Leader of the People’s National Congress, Aubrey Norton is convinced that the move to demolish his party’s regional office in Lethem last week is political in nature, despite the statement from the Vice President that the government had no role to play in the demolition. Mr. Norton who was out of the […]