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The man who was charged with the burning down of the Ministry of Health building seven years ago had his case dismissed in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Keith Ferrier was caught back in March after he returned from neighbouring Venezuela where he had been hiding. It is alleged that between July 16 and […]
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure on Tuesday announced that the Fuel Marking Division of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has performed admirably for the first half of 2016. For the period January to June 2016, the Marking Section of the Division has marked 107 shipments of fuel legally imported. The Marking Division was made a […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has responded to the government’s scathing criticism of comments he made recently while speaking to a crowd of Guyanese immigrants in New York. Jagdeo has not only defended his statements which the government has described as “race baiting” among other things, but continues to stand by it. “And I find it […]
Fourteen Venezuelan nationals who came to Guyana to seek employment were on Monday ordered deported from the country when they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The nine men and five women were charged with entering Guyana illegally by sea on July 20 at Eteringbang, Cuyuni River; and disembarking without presenting themselves to an immigration […]
The Government of Guyana has chosen former UNICEF Education Specialist, Barbara Atherly as the next Guyana Consul General in New York. Ms. Atherly will replace Brentnol Evans who served in the post for over 10 years under the previous government and for the first year of the coalition government. Evans has been off of the […]
President David Granger has defended the recent appointment of several new Heads of Mission by his government as being meritorious and professional. While addressing several Ambassadors and High Commissioners at the close of a one week orientation session on Monday, Mr. Granger said the appointments were based on merit and not for party supporters. “I […]
The Government has expressed disappointment and is condemning “the irresponsible, hateful race baiting and malicious fabrications and falsehoods uttered by Opposition Leader Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo at an event in New York recently.” During that event on Saturday in New York, Jagdeo told a mostly indo-Guyanese crowd that Guyanese of indian origin are under attack in […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources will soon be relieved of its responsibility for management of Guyana’s environment. President David Granger announced on Monday that he intends to create a new Department of the Environment, while addressing newly appointed Heads of Missions. Mr. Granger said he has already been having discussions but did not give a […]
Members of several state agencies that are tasked with intelligence gathering and investigating and prosecuting financial crimes recently participated in a Financial Intelligence Training course. As part of the ongoing exercises by the Guyana Police Force to enhance capacity and skills of its members, it conducted the Financial Intelligence Training course at its Training Academy […]
Opposition Leader and Former President Bharrat Jagdeo, attempted to drum up support for his party during a Guyana family fun day event in Queens, New York over the weekend. During a short speech at the open air event, Mr. Jagdeo told the crowd of mostly Indo-Guyanese migrants, that there is currently an assault on Guyanese of […]
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