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The Guyana Revenue Authority announced today that it has notified US oil giant, ExxonMobil of its intention to commence audits even as the company gears up for oil production in 2020. Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia told reporters this afternoon that the audits will not only be expense audits, but they will also include revenue and asset-based […]
The Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman has directed that the burning of raw gold at the Gold Board’s laboratory, Upper Brickdam, Georgetown will cease as of today. In a statement this afternoon, the Ministry of Natural Resources said miners will receive due notice of the alternative and authorised place or places at which they could […]
As Guyana gears up to becoming a major player in the oil and gas industry in this part of the world, the effective and efficient response to onshore and offshore oil spills is getting attention. A three-day training programme is currently underway looking at the issue and it has brought together members of the National […]
Unlike his first appearance two weeks ago that saw him crying uncontrollably, a more composed Guyana Defence Force Captain, Orwain Sandy, was back in Court today as the murder case against him continued. Sandy is facing the murder charge over the shooting death of his reputed wife, Reona Payne. The woman was shot multiple times […]
The People’s Progressive Party on Monday afternoon said that it is not surprised with the Director of Public Prosecution’s decision to discontinue private criminal charges against Ministers Volda Lawrence and George Norton. The charges were filed in the Magistrate’s Court last week by two PPP Members of Parliament, but a release from the DPP’s Chambers […]
Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels has reminded Prison officers across the country of the Guyanese proverb: “Moon ah run til day ketch um,” as he warned against the continued smuggling of contraband into the jailhouse with a stern promise to prosecute anyone found in the act. In a letter dispatched to prison wardens, the Director […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has discontinued the private criminal charges instituted against Health Minister Volda Lawrence and Social Cohesion Minister, Dr. George Norton. The decision by the DPP which was announced this afternoon comes one day before the two were expected to appear in Court to have the charges read to them. They will […]
Keeping true to a promise made by the Opposition Leader, PPP Member of Parliament Anil Nandlall was back at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning to file more private criminal charges against current government Ministers for alleged misconduct in office. This time, Nandlall with Bishop Juan Edghill of the PPP at his side, filed charges […]
Police investigators have arrested a young driver who was found to be drunk when he slammed into a cyclist, killing the man instantly. According to a Police statement, “the alcohol level of a private motor car driver who was involved in a fatal accident at Pouderoyen, West Coast Demerara, was found to be exceedingly above […]
With well over 60 cases in hand, the State Assets Recovery Agency intends to commence civil proceedings in the Court by the third quarter of this year. The announcement came as SARA kick-started its campaign against corruption titled “Corruption is everybody’s business” with a March through the streets of Georgetown Friday Afternoon. SARA’s Head, Dr. Clive Thomas […]
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