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Attorney and PNC Reform Member, James Bond was this morning taken into custody by the Police as a probe continues into the sale of government lands along the East Bank of Demerara. In a Facebook post, Mr. Bond announced his arrest and indicated that he was asked to take a lie detector test surrounding the […]
Guyana and Suriname today moved one step closer to realizing the plans to bridge the Corentyne river, which separates the two South American states. A Memorandum of Understanding was this morning signed in Paramaribo between the Foreign Ministers of Guyana and Suriname for the bridging of the Corentyne River. President Irfaan Ali and a Government […]
A Guyanese woman who is originally from Plaisance, but now works in neighbouring Suriname as a vendor, was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with more than 4 pounds of cocaine in book covers and various containers. The 42-year-old mother of seven has been identified as Tommy-Ann Bunbury. She recently traveled to Guyana from Suriname […]
The Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, Trevor Benn has become the latest person to be hit by the PPP Civic government’s firing squad. He has been told that his services will longer be required at the Commission from the 4th February 2021. Benn’s contract was scheduled to come […]
After first sending him on leave and later requiring that he maintains regular checks with the Office of the President after his leave was up, the Government today fired Dr. Vincent Adams as Head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. Adams was hired under the previous government in 2018 and was credited with several improvements […]
As 26 Haitian nationals remain in “protective custody” after being allowed entry into Guyana, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn today hinted that as a probe continues into possible people smuggling, the Haitians might be sent back to their homeland and the government will start looking at visa requirements for Haitians. The Haitians arrived in Guyana […]
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, while acknowledging the latest recommendation against the use of Remdesevir to treat Coronavirus patients, indicated today that Guyana is still to decide on discontinuing the use of the drug. In a statement three days ago, the World Health Organisation issued a conditional recommendation against the use of remdesivir in hospitalized […]
The Private Sector Commission has lashed out at the National COVID-19 Task Force over its final warning to the Palm Court Restaurant and Bar for its flouting of the COVID-19 guidelines. One day after a letter from the National Task Force to the popular Main Street restaurant and bar made the rounds on social media, […]
53-year-old businessman, Terrence Dickie, was shot dead early this morning as four bandits attacked his Soesdyke home. The bandits reportedly made off with a sum of money. A Police report said the businessman, his wife and two other relatives were at home when the gunmen invaded the house at around 12:30 this morning. The gunmen […]
Former Head of NICIL, Colvin Heath-London remains in Police custody being questioned about various land deals and leases done under the last government. Heath-London who was fired by the PPP government back in October, was arrested on Friday and taken into custody on allegations of conspiracy to defraud the state. His Attorney Nigel Hughes, has […]
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