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The PPP Civic Administration, through Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, today approached the National Assembly for another $44.443B in supplementary funding, and clearance for some $2.9B in advances taken from the Contingency Fund. The request comes approximately three months after the National Assembly approved an additional $44.8 Billion for ‘major transformational’ work in the housing, […]
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. took the stand today at the Elections Commission of Inquiry hearing and testified that the Police blocked him from submitting his request for a recount of the votes cast in Region Four. Ramson said another attempt to submit his request was met with threats including death […]
As investigations continue into the murder of 85-year-old Bushlot, Berbice resident Sumintra Sawh, the Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for one of her neighbours, who is the main suspect in the crime. Wanted is 48-year-old Mohammed Ramzan Shaheed. He was named as the other person involved in the crime by the great […]
After initially telling Police investigators that she was a victim of an armed robbery that saw her 85-year-old great aunt being murdered by two robbers, the great niece of the elderly woman has now admitted to investigators that she was part of the plot that saw her aunt being stabbed to death. Based on information […]
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 2020 Elections was today shown video and audio evidence depicting heavily armed TSU ranks clearing the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Command Centre, as well as clips of party agents and local observers objecting to the insertion of “fictious numbers” while the Statements of Poll (SOPs) for Region Four […]
Mini-bus driver, Okemi Harry, who was caught on camera on Saturday attacking and assaulting a Traffic Police Officer appeared in Court today where he was slapped with 13 charges. Harry stood before Sparendaam Magistrates Court where he was told of the thirteen offences. He was charged with failure to wear a seatbelt, failure to carry […]
Longtime Guyanese Diplomat, Ambassador Keith George, has been formally accredited as Guyana’s new High Commissioner to Canada. He presented his Letters of Credence to Canada’s Governor General, Mary J. May Simon, last week in Quebec City. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said High Commissioner George has an extensive foreign service career spanning […]
The Government of Guyana has initiated discussions with the diplomatic representatives of Canada and Italy for visa free travel for holders of a Guyana passport to those two countries. On the sidelines of a reception on Monday evening, Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Mark Berman confirmed that the Guyana Government has reached out to the […]
After a two-week hiatus, the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the 2020 Elections recommenced today with key witnesses pointing the Commission to various rooms within the Ashmins Building where the Region 4 Statements of Poll (SOPs) were tabulated. It was in the Ashmins Building that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM’s) Command Centre and Office of […]
The authorities have suspended three employees of the Demerara Harbour Bridge after the fuel tanker that slammed into the bridge in October, causing major damage, left Guyana without the knowledge of the authorities. While the Court ordered that the ship be released from custody and accepted a letter with an undertaking for the ship company […]
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