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Local company, B.K International Incorporated, is among three companies that have submitted bids for the salvaging of the MV Barima ferry, which sank on the 18th July claiming the lives of more than 100 persons. The bids range from approximately $1 billion to more than $2 billion. According to the bid documents opened on Tuesday […]
Defence attorneys for three of the accused in the October 2025 gas station bombing case made no-case submissions today, when the matter resumed before Principal Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Through their attorneys, the accused, Jhonny Boodram, Krystal La Cruz and Alexander Bettencourt, asked the court to find that the prosecution, […]
Discussions have begun between the Ministry of Housing and squatters in the Riverview, Ruimveldt area over their eventual relocation. A number of living structures have been built along the shore of the river. On Tuesday, Minister of Housing, Collin Croal, visited the area along with the Director of Community Development, Gladwin Charles, and other technical […]
The suspect in the gas station robbery in Linden, who bolted from the gas station after an alert cashier grabbed the weapon he had placed on the counter, has been arrested. 35-year-old Alex Pickering aka “Small Man” and “Awoahh” was arrested last evening at a boat landing in the town. Police investigators have been looking […]
The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) today opened bids submitted by companies interested in salvaging the MV Barima, a source close to the process told News Source. Salvage firms were invited to submit Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to retrieve the vessel, which sank off the Essequibo Coast on July 18, 2026, claiming the […]
Indigenous Rights Activist, Laura George, has criticised the composition of the Presidential Commission established to inquire into the tragic sinking of the MV Barima ferry, arguing that while it includes experts in maritime law, operations and security, the Government has failed to consult widely before establishing the Commission and did not include experts in Indigenous […]
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has joined the calls for the Government to immediately publish the agreement reached with the United States for Guyana to accept third-country deportees from the US. In a statement, the human-rights organisation criticised the Government’s decision to participate in the US arrangement, arguing that the policy raises serious constitutional […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has warned Permanent Secretaries, Regional Executive Officers and other accounting officers of consequences for breaches and violations of procurement and other procedures. The Vice President convened a meeting with a number of Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Regional Executive Officers, accounting officers of key semi-autonomous agencies, and other officials at the Arthur Chung […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has started enforcement action against the unauthorised placement and storage of shipping containers on a residential property at Herstelling on the East Bank Demerara. In a release this morning, the CH&PA said its Enforcement Officers visited the property over the weekend and observed more than 45 shipping containers […]
Former Public Infrastructure Minister under the APNU+AFC Government, David Patterson has strongly criticised the Government’s management of Guyana’s electricity sector, arguing that persistent power outages and delays in major energy projects represent a failure of policy, planning and execution. In a statement today, Mr. Patterson accused the government of being “completely clueless and wholly incompetent” […]
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