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Acting Chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty, this morning refused to revoke the bail of Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, over concerns that he was making an attempt to cross over into neighbouring Brazil from Lethem two weeks ago. SOCU eventually withdrew the bail revocation request this morning as the Magistrate denied the request. According to […]
The Board of Directors at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) has given final approval of a US$526 million loan to Guyana to support a gas-to-energy project. The financing will support the construction of a state of the art natural gas separation plant, a 300 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant, and services related to […]
Almost two months since the Director of Public Prosecutions advised criminal charges be filed against two serving members of the Police Force for the abduction and robbery of a man at the Giftland Parking lot, the charges are still to be filed. When contacted, the Public Relations Department of the Police Force only promised that […]
The second Power Ship, which is being rented by the Government to assist the Guyana Power and Light Company, has been connected to the national grid and is now supplying an additional 60 megawatts to the grid. The Guyana Power and Light Company announced the successful connection yesterday. The ship is anchored in the Demerara […]
Crime Chief and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Wendell Blanhum, has hailed detectives of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Police Force for an “outstanding year in crime fighting” and the dismantling of several criminal networks in the country. Speaking at the CID Annual Christmas Luncheon and Award Ceremony, the Crime Chief said although many challenges […]
Hundreds of teachers in Georgetown received the $100,000 Government cash grant today, but many of them called for the process to be better organised as it got off to a chaotic start. On Sunday evening, the Minister of Education in a video message on Facebook, asked teachers in the Georgetown area to uplift their cheques […]
More than 6,000 children and adults from across the town of Linden got some early Christmas cheer over the weekend as the Caring For Others non-governmental organization handed out gifts and household items. The initiative represented one of the largest holiday gift distribution drive to ever take place in Linden. Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira, […]
Prime Minister Mark Phillips has assured that there will be no power outages for Christmas now that the second power ship is being connected to the national grid. The Prime Minister together with officials from the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) visited the ship’s terminal at Ruimveldt where work was ongoing to connect the power […]
Guyana has officially registered its discomfort following Venezuela’s completion of a bridge on Ankoko Island. Venezuela seized Guyana’s side of the island in 1966. Over the weekend, Foreign Minister Hugh Todd summoned Venezuela’s Ambassador to Guyana Carlos Amador Perez Silva, to formally protest the move. A release from the Foreign Ministry said Guyana is protesting […]
Three weeks after Bladen Hall businessman, Pooran Singh, shot and killed a vagrant outside his East Coast Demerara premises, the Director of Public Prosecutions is still to offer final advice on the case. The incident took place on the 1st December, and according to Police sources, the DPP’s office initially offered advice for the businessman […]
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