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Almost a year after he was extradited from Canada to face a multi million dollar fraud charge, the former Accountant at the Guyana Rice Development Board, Peter Ramcharran, was this morning found guilty on one of the counts and was sentenced to three years in jail. He is facing the other charges. The three-year sentence […]
The Department of Energy today announced that the Local Content Policy for the Oil and Gas Sector has been completed and printed. “It is now a deliverable”, DoE Head, Dr. Mark Bynoe announced at a press conference this afternoon. He has promised that the full policy will be released to the media. Dr. Bynoe explained […]
The Carter Center has announced that former Prime Minister of Senegal, Aminata Touré, will be the co-Chair of the Carter Center’s Election Observer Mission in Guyana. Chairperson of the Carter Center, Jason J. Carter, will serve as the other Co-Chair. In a statement this morning, the Carter Center Chairperson said the Carter Center cares deeply […]
The Presidential Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, Irfaan Ali, believes that members of the diaspora could play a meaningful role in Guyana development and a government under his watch would include the diaspora in every aspect of decision making in Guyana. Speaking at his party’s rally on Sunday in Stewartville, Mr. Alli said the […]
As Guyana prepares to manage its oil revenues, one of the major considerations of the upcoming elections should be the leadership of political parties in the race to govern, since this will determine how those revenues are spent. That is the view of the Prime Ministerial Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition, Khemraj Ramjattan. Speaking […]
Ex-Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Retired Rear Admiral Gary Best remains in custody as the Police investigations continue into the tragic accident this morning that claimed the life of national cyclist, Jude Bentley. Traffic Chief, Superintendent Linden Isles confirmed to News Source that two breathalyzer tests were administered to Mr. Best just […]
An early morning accident at the Russian Embassy turn on the East Coast of Demerara has claimed the life of former national cyclist Jude Bentley. The accident occurred around 5 o’clock this morning as Bentley was riding east along the East Coast roadway as part of his early morning training. He was hit down by […]
American carrier Jet Blue Airways will be conducting daily flights between Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport and New York’s JFK Airport when it begins schedule service from April, 2020. A team from the airline recently held talks with the Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Egbert Field. At the meeting, the JetBlue officials revealed that […]
The Guyana Elections Commission today announced that members of the Joint Services will be casting their ballots on the 21st of February, one week before the rest of the country heads to the polls for the regional and national elections. Speaking to media operatives this morning during the offloading of the ballot at GECOM, the […]
Presidential Candidate of the Liberty and Justice Party, Lenox Shuman is convinced that the Government and Opposition nominated members of the Elections Commission were deliberately trying to squeeze him out of the Presidential race. After the Commissioners initially announced that Shuman and two other Presidential Candidates would be barred from the elections because they might […]
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