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Police investigators are probing the shooting death of 29-year-old Kaneville, East Bank Demerara resident, Lakeram Persaud during a hunting trip with a group of friends. Persaud’s friend, 64-year-old Rockie Blackman has been arrested over the fatal shooting incident. A Police statement explained that on Saturday morning, Persaud and Blackman along with two other friends went […]
Two brothers are in custody in South Rupununi, accused of stabbing their sister’s reputed husband to death after the man refused their request to borrow his motorcycle. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon in the village of Maruranau in the South Rupununi. The dead man has been identified as 27-year-old Assis Joel. His wife’s brothers, […]
As the Alliance For Change (AFC) seeks to re-establish itself in the country’s political sphere, the party today turned its attention to the Guyana Elections Commission, and pointed out that the country’s electoral body continues to fail the electorate by refusing to implement critical reforms that will guarantee free and fair elections in Guyana. The […]
The Ministry of Housing, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), this afternoon halted the construction of the Changhong Supermarket on Brickdam, near Brumel Place. In a release this afternoon, the Ministry said an inspection conducted by the CH&PA’s Enforcement and Compliance Department confirmed that construction commenced without seeking approval from CH&PA or the […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall will lead a team from Guyana who will be testifying as witnesses in the arbitration proceedings in the Parking Meter Case, which is scheduled to be heard before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Paris, France from Monday. Back in 2022, Smart City Solutions (SCS) had sued […]
Though it has been building its capacity in the Oil and Gas Sector, the Office of the Auditor General still lacks the capacity to audit offshore activities in the Stabroek Block as oil production continues to rise. The Auditor General’s Office has instead been redirecting its focus to agencies like the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), […]
An operation by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit in the Essequibo Coast community of Charity unearthed just over 32 pounds of cocaine on Thursday. According to a statement from CANU, the operation was conducted based on information that had been gathered about the presence of the cocaine in the area. CANU said its agents were […]
In wake of the many complaints in schools across the country about various public utilities issues, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation are joining forces to address urgent utilities issues facing schools. A rapid-response task force has been formed to tackle the issues, which include water and electricity supply […]
Indicating that the last Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly was hamstrung by an amendment to the Standing Orders which changed the quorum requirement for the PAC to meet, resulting in numerous cancellations due to the lack of a quorum, the Committee after five years was unable to scrutinize the Government’s spending between […]
Striking workers of the BOSAI Bauxite Mining Company in Linden are set to end their strike and return to work tomorrow, following the intervention of the Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning. Chief Labour Officer, Dhaneshwar Deonarine, chaired a meeting today with representatives of the Bauxite company and the union representing the workers, NAACIE. During […]
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