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With the second power ship now connected to the national power grid, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today boasted that the Guyana Power and Light company now has more electricity than is needed. He said the company now has a big reserve. While still placing the blame on the country’s power woes at the feet of […]
Five oil tankers that are owned by a Syrian conglomerate that were found to be using Guyana’s flag fraudulently have been sanctioned by the US Government. The vessels were not registered in Guyana and therefore should not have been carrying Guyana’s flag as the country of registration. In a statement, the Ministry of Public Works […]
With a number of persons taking to social media alleging that their dead relatives have been found to be registered for the Government’s one-off $100,000 cash grant, the Ministry of Finance has said such an occurrence is unlikely. In a release, the Ministry called the claims ‘baseless’ and said that the grant system was designed […]
Acting Chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty, this morning refused to revoke the bail of Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, over concerns that he was making an attempt to cross over into neighbouring Brazil from Lethem two weeks ago. SOCU eventually withdrew the bail revocation request this morning as the Magistrate denied the request. According to […]
The Board of Directors at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) has given final approval of a US$526 million loan to Guyana to support a gas-to-energy project. The financing will support the construction of a state of the art natural gas separation plant, a 300 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant, and services related to […]
Almost two months since the Director of Public Prosecutions advised criminal charges be filed against two serving members of the Police Force for the abduction and robbery of a man at the Giftland Parking lot, the charges are still to be filed. When contacted, the Public Relations Department of the Police Force only promised that […]
The second Power Ship, which is being rented by the Government to assist the Guyana Power and Light Company, has been connected to the national grid and is now supplying an additional 60 megawatts to the grid. The Guyana Power and Light Company announced the successful connection yesterday. The ship is anchored in the Demerara […]
Crime Chief and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Wendell Blanhum, has hailed detectives of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Police Force for an “outstanding year in crime fighting” and the dismantling of several criminal networks in the country. Speaking at the CID Annual Christmas Luncheon and Award Ceremony, the Crime Chief said although many challenges […]
Hundreds of teachers in Georgetown received the $100,000 Government cash grant today, but many of them called for the process to be better organised as it got off to a chaotic start. On Sunday evening, the Minister of Education in a video message on Facebook, asked teachers in the Georgetown area to uplift their cheques […]
More than 6,000 children and adults from across the town of Linden got some early Christmas cheer over the weekend as the Caring For Others non-governmental organization handed out gifts and household items. The initiative represented one of the largest holiday gift distribution drive to ever take place in Linden. Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira, […]
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