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Two men were today slapped with drug trafficking charges in relation to the 143 pounds of cocaine found in a cooking gas cylinder. The two accused, 33-year-old, Damion Williams of Better Hope and 30-year-old,Vaughn Anderson of Bhoodhoo Housing Scheme, both stood before Magistrate Leron Daly and denied the allegation of trafficking of Narcotics, as the […]
With a decision up in the air, Guyana is actively considering where is the best place to refine its petroleum as preparations continue towards the March 2020 date for oil production. Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman, said on Friday that the Cabinet is still in consideration on whether to have the petroleum refined at home or abroad, […]
Residents of Linden and nearby communities will soon be able to apply for and uplift their passports without the hassle of having to travel to Georgetown, as a Passport and Immigration Office is slated to be constructed in Region 10. Cabinet has already noted the award of a $30.6 million contract to R. Bassoo and […]
December 2018 is the new completion date for the expansion project at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport which had faced with repeated announcements of delays over the past four years. With confidence, CJIA’s CEO Ramesh Ghir said on Thursday that the project is now slated to finish at the end of next year although it […]
Three days after her son set fire to the bed she was sleeping on, a 73-year-old Annandale woman has died. The son is now likely to face a murder charge. The incident took place on Christmas morning. The woman, Mengree Dahri, was admitted to the hospital with severe burns about her body. Investigators have revealed […]
-by Kurt Campbell- Hours after the government released the contract it shares with the ExxonMobil company, the US oil giant hosted a press engagement to provide its own overview of the agreement with the hope of helping to make public discourse more constructive. Setting the tone ahead of Government’s press engagement slated for Friday, ExxonMobil […]
A shortfall in technical staffing and incapable contractors are being blamed for setbacks in the completion of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s work programme for 2017. Subject Minister David Patterson delivered the feature address at the start of a marathon year end press conference on Thursday and thanked his staff for their hard work during […]
The Government of Guyana on Thursday released the full ExxonMobil petroleum agreement, keeping a promise it made a few weeks ago. At a Ministry of the Presidency briefing session with Government officials, stakeholders and the media, the contract was presented and released simultaneously on the Department of Public Information’s website. Opposition members were invited to […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the state-owned National Communications Network, Lennox Cornette, has tendered his resignation and that resignation has been accepted by the Board of the company. Mr. Cornette’s resignation came on hours after meeting with the Chairman and leading members of the NCN Board. The Board’s Chairman, Enrico Woolford, told News Source that […]
The Ministry of Public Health has announced that the phased implementation of the tobacco control act has started. The Act provides for a ban on smoking in indoor public places, indoor work places and public transportation, and only in specified outdoor places including the premises of schools and health facilities, and places for the commercial […]
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