By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2022
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As the Ministry of Housing prepares for the international building expo which opens this weekend, the government has announced that it will be moving into the East Bank Demerara community of Great Diamond soon to begin the construction of 170 low-income houses. In a statement, the Department of Public Information indicated that seventeen contractors will […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2022
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The Medical Council of Guyana and the Ministry of Health are taking the matter of the young man who has been impersonating a doctor seriously and intend to file a formal criminal complaint against him. The young man who goes by the name Mikhail McLennan had first denied that he has been posing as a […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2022
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The Parliamentary Committee of Privileges has completed its report on the protest in the National Assembly during the reading of the Natural Resource Fund Bill and the removal of the Speaker’s Mace and is recommending the suspension of eight Opposition Members of Parliament. While the Committee of Privileges is made up of both members of […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2022
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The Alliance For Change (AFC) has backed a call by its coalition partner for President Irfaan Ali to call in independent investigators to probe the bribery allegations against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. The bribe-for-contracts allegations were made against the Vice-President by a well-connected Chinese businessman who was secretly recorded by the US-based Vice News Agency […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2022
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Almost a month after it was denied a local content certificate to operate in the oil and gas sector in Guyana, RAMPS Logistics has resubmitted its application with additional documents that were requested by the Local Content Secretariat. In a statement, the company said it resubmitted the application on Thursday, while thanking the officials at […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2022
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While store owners and shoppers continue to express worry about a reduction in the supply of sugar for local shelves, the Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) Sasenarine Singh is denying that there is any sugar shortage facing the country. “Guysuco doesn’t have any shortage of bagged sugar, that’s the 100-pound bagged […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2022
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Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has once again issued a call for Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo to be removed from office amid the flurry of bribery allegations made against him by Chinese businessman Su Zhi Rong. An undercover investigation by US-Based Vice News has alleged, among other things that the Chinese businessman who was a close […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2022
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As indigenous leaders wrap up their national conference, the government is pledging more support and development for the hinterland communities. President Irfaan Ali met with the indigenous leaders again today and announced that an additional $3 Billion has been earmarked for hinterland support this year. This is in addition to the money already budgeted and […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2022
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The skeletal remains of a person were discovered in the Kuru Kururu backdam along the Soesdyke-Linden highway on Wednesday and investigators believe the remains may be those of a man who was reported missing a few months ago. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said the discovery was made on Wednesday night after Police […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2022
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The Chairwoman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Retired Justice Claudette Singh has ruled against a motion submitted by Opposition Commissioner Charles Corbin which called for an internal review of the elections machinery in light of serious allegations levelled against the Commission at the conclusion of the March 2020 General and Regional Elections. This is the […]