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The Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Attorney-at-Law, Dela Britton has announced that by July of this year, cell-phone customers will be able to retain their mobile numbers even after switching service providers. She said the Public Utilities Commission is moving to implement Mobile Number Portability. Ms Britton made the announcement during a webinar […]
Prominent Guyanese-Canadian Attorney, Selwyn Pieters has written the Registrar of the Court of Appeal out of concern that statements by the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, may be fueling attacks on the local Judiciary. Pieters’ letter to the Appellate Court comes one day after the Attorney General chastised City Magistrate, Leron Daly after she upheld a […]
Two weeks after Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo announced that the Guyana Government had halted the sale of the Guyana Marriott Hotel because of low bids, the government announced today, that a new round of bidding was opened and saw two new bids, with one of them reaching US$90 million. During the first round of bidding, […]
Oil giant, ExxonMobil Guyana and its partners, including contractors, injected more than $80 billion into the local economy last year, according to ExxonMobil. In a statement, the oil giant said more than 1,500 Guyanese businesses have reaped the benefits. The $80 Billion in investment forms part of the more than $180B or US$900M spent with […]
The American man, Bobby Allen Stark, who was arrested in Guyana last weekend, has been extradited from Guyana after deciding to waive an extradition hearing. Stark was wanted in the US state of Colorado on child sexual abuse claims. The wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest after he missed a Court date a few […]
Former Minister of Finance under the APNU+AFC Government, Winston Jordan, walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning with smiles on his face, after the misconduct case against him was dismissed. The presiding Magistrate Leron Daly, dismissed the matter after upholding the no-case submission that was filed by Mr. Jordan’s Attorneys, Senior Counsel Roysdale […]
Three persons are missing and feared dead following a collision between two speed boats in the Cuyuni river. Th incident took place between the hours of 3:47am and 4:30 am on Monday, according to a statement from Police headquarters. The operator of one of the boats, Lloyd Obermuller of Crane, West Coast Demerara is among […]
Just over a year after he missed a Court date in Colorado and went on the run, US fugitive Bobby Allen Stark has been arrested in Guyana. Stark who is wanted in the US State of Colorado is alleged to have committed a sexual assault of a child in the US and was facing charges […]
US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch is preparing to say her goodbyes as the process has started for the appointment and accreditation of a new US Ambassador. The US embassy in Georgetown has announced that it will be hosting a farewell event in honour of the outgoing Ambassador. Ambassador Lynch, has been the US Government’s […]
The Environmental Protection Agency’s challenge to the High Court ruling against it and the Esso Exploration company will see oral arguments taking place on the 29th May. Last week, the EPA moved to the Court of Appeal after High Court Judge, Justice Sandil Kissoon ruled that Esso Exploration must provide an unlimited Parent Company Guarantee […]
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