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The Guyana Government has inked three major loan agreements with the Inter- American Development Bank for investments in the transport and health sectors, as well as to support Guyana’s economic competitiveness. The agreement was signed by Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and the IDB’s President, Ian Goldfajn. The Bank will be providing US$117 million to […]
British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller has urged Guyanese women to champion each other, and in doing so, stand up against online abuse. In alluding to the theme for International Women’s Day – “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality” – the British High Commissioner said while technology has positively transformed the lives of […]
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 […]
On this International Women’s Day, President Irfaan Ali is assuring that the women of Guyana will play an integral part in the country’s development, as he recognised and applauded the role of women to the building and development of the nation. This year’s International Women’s Day is being observed under the theme, ‘DigitALL: Innovation and […]
In wake of a tit for tat between the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and the Bank of Guyana over the availability of foreign currency on the local market, a meeting was held on Monday between officials of the Bank of Guyana, the Bankers Association and the Private Sector Commission. The Private Sector Commission described the […]
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 […]
The two men who were arrested last Thursday in connection with the discovery of 13 pounds of cocaine in milk powder packets at the airport, appeared in Court today and offereed two different pleas to the Magistrate. 52-year-old Cranson Henry, who was held at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with the cocaine laden milk powder packages […]
Owner of the Blue Iguana club, Royston Peniston, was remanded to jail today after being charged with being in possession of a quantity of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The 44-year-old man was arrested at his Festival City home on Friday by agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, after a search of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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