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Amid growing concerns over the bundling of contracts within the Petroleum Sector, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) have agreed to push for the unbundling of contracts in the interest of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). “…both sides [have] agreed to continue pushing for the unbundling of contracts and […]
Police investigators this morning arrested four hijackers and freed a taxi driver after a daring chase through the city that ended in an armed confrontation and two of the suspects being injured. A Police statement indicated that around 2:59 this morning, Police ranks received information of a robbery along Lamaha Street. Patrols were alerted and […]
The Guyana Police Force continued its push back this evening against the claims made by Police Sergeant Dion Bascom about corruption in the Police Force and the alleged cover-up of the investigations into the murder of biker Ricardo Fagundes. At a press conference at the Police Commissioner’s office, Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken said the […]
Attorney Nigel Hughes who is representing the interests of the Police Sergeant who has made damning claims of a Police cover-up of a major murder investigation believes that the Police Commissioner’s dismissal of his client’s claims in the absence of an investigation proves that the Police Force is incapable of conducting a probe into the […]
Two days since Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes dispatched a letter to President Irfaan Ali requesting witness protection for Police Sergeant Dion Bascom, President Ali today said he is yet to see that letter. Sergeant Bascom last week made a series of public disclosures on social media in relation to the alleged improper conduct of the lead […]
President Irfaan Ali this morning appealed to the European Union to find ways within the shortest possible time to begin the issuance of Schengen visas in Guyana. Currently, Guyanese who wish to visit Schengen countries in Europe are forced to travel to either Suriname or Trinidad for their visa appointment. The President said that situation […]
The High Commission of Canada and the Ministry of Education have launched a Specialist Mathematics Teachers Training Programme at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD). The programme, which will see 30 primary school teachers undergo rigorous training with focus on numbers and operations, is the first initiative under the Canada-CARICOM Expert Deployment Mechanism […]
While there are calls for an independent investigation into the claims made by a police detective that there has been a Police cover-up of a murder investigation, the Acting Police Commissioner last evening dismissed the claims as “unfounded”. In a statement issued on Tuesday night, the Police Commissioner said Police Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom has […]
Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander has tabled a motion at the Commission calling on the electoral body to recommend to the Government that biometric be considered as it takes legislative steps to reform Guyana’s Electoral System. Biometric technology in elections is intended to prevent electoral fraud such as identity theft and multiple voting. In the motion, […]
The Guyana Elections Commission is looking at a timeline of late November or early December to host local government elections. Local government elections were last held in 2018. Chairperson of GECOM, retired Justice Claudette Singh explained today that with the Commission set to begin a claims and objections period soon, the process will continue for […]
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