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Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan on Friday said that “operational but remediable deficiencies” exist within Guyana’s main drug fighting agency, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU). Ramjattan confirmed that these deficiencies were unearthed during a recent investigation into the unit’s operations. The government had ordered the investigation after self-confessed drug lord Barry Dataram had made some […]
In keeping with his promise to operationalise the Public Procurement Commission by the end of October, President David Granger on Friday appointed the persons who will serve as the Commissioners on that body. The five persons, nominated by both the government and opposition, took their Oath of Office at the Ministry of the Presidency and […]
The government has announced that it intends to push ahead with criminally investigating several officials of the former People’s Progressive Party government who were involved in the hosting of World Cup Cricket here and the granting and acquisition of lands at Sparendaam, referred to as Pradoville 2. The two forensic audits were recently reviewed by […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Legendary West Indies captain Sir Viv Richards believes the poor run of results in the current series against Pakistan could be a sign that tensions between players and the West Indies Cricket Board may be reaching breaking point. The 64-year-old former batting star, who is covering the series as a […]
(MOTP) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, encouraged several teenage mothers to become the leaders of tomorrow, in her address at an opening ceremony of the Teenage Pregnancy Support Group, held at the Sophia Health Centre. The First Lady said that the group’s initiative provides a place and the opportunity for the young mothers […]
One man is dead and another is seriously injured following a drive by shooting incident in Sophia on Thursday evening. The dead man has been identified as Kevin Innis. According to reports, Innis and another man were standing outside a shop in B Field Sophia when a car pulled up with two masked men and […]
The Government and Opposition clashed on Thursday in the National Assembly as attempts were made to approve budget estimates for 16 Constitutional agencies. People’s Progressive Party Members raised questions relating to why the requested estimate for several agencies was reduced in the proposal put forward by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan. The House had agreed previously […]
A young People’s Progressive Party member and political activist was on Thursday sworn in as the newest Member of Parliament who will occupy a seat on the opposition benches. Vickram Bharrat who hails from Diamond, East Bank Demerara has replaced PPP member Charles Ramson Jr. who recently resigned to take a scholarship in the United […]
The Guyana Government on Wednesday rejected as baseless and false claims by the Opposition People’s Progressive Party’s that the proposed budget estimates for several constitutional agencies in 2017 are a reduction from what was requested and the sums approved in 2016. On Monday, the PPP slighted the government’s push for early presentation of 2017 National […]
American oil giant, ExxonMobil has discovered more oil offshore Guyana as it continues its exploration. According to ExxonMobil’s partner, Hess Corporation, the drillship, Stena Carron drilled the Liza 3 well to a depth of 18,100 feet in 6000 feet of water on a location about 2.7 miles from the Liza 1 discovery. The well hit […]
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