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The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has announced that it managed to dispose of 221 cases last year. Of that amount, the DPP chambers said ,153 of the cases received attention in the High Courts in Demerara, Berbice and Essequibo, while 58 matters were not prosecuted by the DPP. Of the 153 […]
Despite its many troubles over the year, the sugar industry managed to record a 28% increase in sugar production last year, when compared to the 2022 figures. However, production still remains lower than the production figures of 2020. At a weekend press conference, the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha said the industry is performing better, […]
The Ministry of Public Works has revealed that there were no major breaches to the country’s sea and river defenses last year. Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill is crediting increased monitoring and maintenance of structures across the shore lines as the reason for no major breaches taking place. During last year, Mr. Edghill said 5.5 […]
With another withdrawal of $31.6 billion in December from the country’s Natural Resource Fund, the government has taken its total withdrawal from the oil fund to $208.4 Billion for 2023, the Ministry of Finance has said. The Finance Ministry said the withdrawals are in keeping with the Parliamentary approval given to access the fund last […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced that the Government will make available five hundred (500) new lots on the Linden Soesdyke Highway, to address the question of squatting there. This was among several announcements made by the President in a brief video release on his social media pages on Tuesday night. “Importantly today, we also finalized […]
There are 1,735 Co-Op Societies spread across Guyana, but according to the Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, the majority of those Co-ops are dysfunctional, and many have failed to utilize government lands that were given to them over the years. He said the Government is considering a move to repossess those lands that are not […]
Police and Prison officials arrested a Corentyne man on Tuesday morning after he attempted to smuggle two grams of marijuana into the New Amsterdam prison in his underwear. In a statement, the Prison Service said 29-year-old Safraaz Hoossein, was at the Prison on Tuesday to deliver personal items for his brother, who is an inmate […]
A massive late night fire which ripped through two houses at Managers’ Quarters in Port Mourant, Berbice, has claimed the life of a 43-year-old man. Investigators have identified the man who perished in the fire as Tookant Deokaarran, who lived in the house where the blaze started. In a statement this morning, the Guyana Fire […]
The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for three men in connection with the attempted murder of businessman and contractor, Safraz Khan. The businessman survived an execution attempt on the 6th July, 2023, just outside his Campbellville home. Those wanted for the attempted murder have been listed as Lennin Messiah of North Ruimveldt, Shannon […]
Guyana officially became a member of the United Nations Security Council today, and will serve one of the most important UN organs for the next two years as a non-permanent member. During the flag installation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York this afternoon, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carloyn Rodrigues-Birkett, […]
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