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Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today declared that the Government will not be involved in any process to remove the names of persons from the current List of Electors since it believes such a move is unconstitutional. The statement by Mr. Jagdeo was in direct response to Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton’s position that there should no […]
Region 10 APNU Chairman Jermaine Figueira is adamant that while the APNU has agreed to have an Alliance For Change (AFC) councillor elected to the vacant position of Vice Chairman for the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC), that election should be based on consensus among local leaders and not directives from national leaders. It […]
The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has recorded an increase of 84% in its after tax profit totaling $1.163 Billion for the first six months of 2022. The bank, in its mid-year report, said its total Assets also grew by 14% to $159B with deposits reaching a record of $135 Billion. The bank […]
Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Paul Slowe believes that the Government needs to put together a Commission of Inquiry to look into the claims of a Police cover-up in a murder investigation, as made by Police Sergeant Dion Bascom. During an appearance on the Mark Benschop show […]
There are currently 2,098 migrant students enrolled in public schools in Guyana, according to the Coordinator of the Ministry of Education’s Disaster Risk Prevention and Migrant Support Unit, Ms. Rampattie Prashad-Bisnauth. Local and international organisations such as UNICEF and the Pan-American Development Fund have been working along with the Government to provide critical care and […]
Attorney Nigel Hughes, who is representing Police Sergeant Dion Bascom, is calling on the Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn to establish the Protected Disclosures Commission and the requisite regulations in keeping with the Protected Disclosures Act 2018. Last weekend, Sgt. Bascom made a series of public disclosures on social media in relation to the […]
The Governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago have committed to confront the challenge that is hampering bilateral trade between the two nations but also to address issues of food security and energy security in the context of the wider Caribbean region. In addition, the two sides have also discussed Tourism and youth development. Discussions […]
Amid growing concerns over the bundling of contracts within the Petroleum Sector, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) have agreed to push for the unbundling of contracts in the interest of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). “…both sides [have] agreed to continue pushing for the unbundling of contracts and […]
Police investigators this morning arrested four hijackers and freed a taxi driver after a daring chase through the city that ended in an armed confrontation and two of the suspects being injured. A Police statement indicated that around 2:59 this morning, Police ranks received information of a robbery along Lamaha Street. Patrols were alerted and […]
The Guyana Police Force continued its push back this evening against the claims made by Police Sergeant Dion Bascom about corruption in the Police Force and the alleged cover-up of the investigations into the murder of biker Ricardo Fagundes. At a press conference at the Police Commissioner’s office, Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken said the […]
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