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The government is expected to offer the Berbice Bridge Company a subsidy so that citizens could benefit from a reduction in tolls, as promised in its 100 days plan. The decision to reduce the toll along with the scale of reduction was settled on by Cabinet on Tuesday. Governance Minister Raphael Trotman told media operatives today that […]
Former Minister of Public Service, Jennifer Westford was granted $800, 000 bail this morning on four attempted larceny charges which stemmed from the probe into the illegal transfer of government vehicles that belong to the Public Service Ministry. The former Personnel Officer for the Minister, Margaret Cummings was granted $1.2 Million bail on four charges […]
The Government of Guyana has denied reports by the opposition People’s Progressive Party that it had purchased 52 Land Cruisers for use by government officials. Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman told a media conference on Wednesday that the reports are entirely false and clarified that no vehicle has been procured by the APNU+AFC administration. “I’m embarrassed […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali-Hack has recommended that the Guyana Police Force files criminal charges against former Minister of Public Service Jennifer Westford and her former Personnel Officer, Margaret Cummings in relation to the illegal transfer of state vehicles to private individuals. The DPP returned the file to the police this afternoon with the […]
Former President Donald Ramotar is furious that the new government has decided to wrap up the work of the Commission of Inquiry which is looking into the 1980 death of Guyanese historian and politician, Dr. Walter Rodney. In a statement, Ramotar said history will show that it was the government under his watch that launched […]
After turning himself into local law enforcement, self-confessed member of the former death squad, Sean Hinds is not cooperating with the police and has taken a decision not to answer any questions being posed to him by investigators. Just after 12 noon on Monday, the former murder accused turned himself into police in the company […]
Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has made a personal appeal for self confessed Death Squad member and former murder accused Sean Hinds to come out of hiding and submit himself to the police where he can be thoroughly interviewed on recent revelations he made during a television interview. The Minister believes that this will be […]
Head of the National Frequency Management Unit, Mr. Valmiki Singh has advised that the Region 10 Broadcasting Inc (RBI) could be assigned a channel for use as a regional television channel. Mr. Singh gave the technical recommendations during talks yesterday with Mr. Sharma Solomon, one of the directors of the new company representing the people […]
Minister of Finance Winston Jordan today met with members of the opposition People’s Progressive Party and discussed the 2015 Budget. The consultation has gone down as the first official face to face engagement between the new APNU+AFC government and the opposition, People’s Progressive Party which had been in government for just over 22 years. The […]
The former Attorney General of Guyana, Anil Nandlall is having “serious introspection” about whether he should continue serving the Guyanese public through political office. Mr. Nandlall was forced to call a press conference yesterday to clear his name after his former bodyguard was arrested in connection with the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing. He […]
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