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One day after Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, muttered “haul ya ass” to a journalist as he dodged an interview, the Guyana Press Association is calling for him to apologise. In a statement, The Guyana Press Association said it condemns “in the strongest possible terms the verbal attacks on its Executive Member Mr Denis […]
The father of Lindo Creek massacre victim, Bonny Harry, appeared before the Commission of Inquiry into the massacre today and broke down in tears as he recalled seeing his son for the last time alive, just a few months before he was killed back in 2008. The 85-year-old man, Winston Harry, told the Commission that […]
To musical tributes of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” and Shah Rukh Khan’s “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud (DSM) brought the curtains down on his 33 years of service to the Guyana Police Force on Wednesday afternoon during a special farewell parade. Persaud will retire in a next few days as Commissioner after serving […]
Outgoing Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud today defended his decision to grant himself a firearm license, pointing out that there is precedence and he is not the first outgoing Commissioner to grant himself a firearm license. “What is it about this Commissioner”, he asked, when questioned about the issue just after his farewell parade. Persaud said […]
Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, has revoked the gun dealership license that outgoing Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud gave to himself. State Minister Joe Harmon, who is on travel duty abroad, when contacted today confirmed that the revocation has been dealt with already by the Public Security Minister. That is all he would say […]
The ExxonMobil company has expressed its satisfaction with the latest oil discovery in Guyana in the Pacora Well. The discovery was announced yesterday by the Government and in a release today, Exxon explained that it encountered approximately 65 feet (20 meters) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoir in the new discovery. According to the company, the […]
President David Granger will be continuing his trips to the bordering regions with Venezuela as the government remains concerned about the instability in the neighbouring country. That concern is being shared by Brazil and Colombia, which also share borders with Venezuela. In a release from the Ministry of the Presidency yesterday, the President said that […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman today announced to the Cabinet that the ExxonMobil oil company has made yet another major oil find in Guyana. This time, the discovery has been made in the Pukura well. In a brief statement, the Government also announced this afternoon that in the coming months, it will establish the Department […]
An Ex-Cop who was recently arrested following a massive investigation into carjacking gangs, made another Court appearance today, this time he was charged for receiving stolen cars. 26-year-old, Jason Harry, of Monument Hill, Kuru Kururu stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and denied all of the allegations made against him. The court heard that between […]
Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes on Tuesday told mining stakeholders that Guyana’s interior regions and mining districts should no longer be seen as the “wild, wild west or the bush” as she urged full support for soon to be published codes of practice. In an effort to improve environmental management and compliance, the […]
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