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Concerned about the growing crime problem in the country, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants the Police to adjust its “laxed” posture on crime. In a statement the Chamber of Commerce said it has noted with intense concern, the level of crime being perpetrated in Guyana, more particularly, in recent times. According to […]
An 18-year-old man from Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara has been charged in connection with the murder of his 20-year-old brother. The dead brother has been identified as fisherman, Henry Sam Bowin. Investigators have not released the identity of the brother who is likely to face murder charges. According to a Police […]
The Guyana Police Force is stepping up its monitoring of motor lorries and sand trucks traversing the East Bank Demerara corridor, in wake of a number of accidents involving the large trucks and growing complaints. This morning the Police conducted a traffic enforcement exercise at Friendship Public Road on the East Bank Demerara and a […]
The National Assembly passed the Electronic Communications and Transactions Bill late on Thursday night, with the Opposition underscoring the importance of the legislation, while expressing a number of concerns relating to the process of authenticating signatures in digital transactions. The legislation is intended to fast track the implementation of e-Government services, while significantly improving the […]
Following revelations earlier this week by the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority that the agency is running “thin” on auditors to probe the accounts of the oil companies, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo believes that the government may have to turn to outside help if the situation persists. During his weekly press conference yesterday, […]
The Vice President has announced that by next Wednesday, the President will appoint all of the persons to serve on the Commission of Inquiry that will examine the Mahdia School dorm fire which claimed 20 lives. While not offering details on the likely Commissioners, Mr. Jagdeo said the full Commission will be named and will […]
Education Specialist in the Ministry of Education and former Chief Education Officer Dr. Olato Sam was shot dead early this morning while in the company of a group of friends at the Plaisance Line Top hangout on the East Coast of Demerara. According to reports, gunshots were heard in the area and moments later, the […]
Despite repeated objections from the main opposition – A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), the Government today defended its move to increase the country’s debt ceiling by some $250B. In defending his motion to the House, Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh said the increase in the domestic public debt ceiling […]
Less than two weeks since the National Assembly approved $31B in supplementary funding for the Government, another request was made by the administration today for an additional $61 Billion in supplementary funds. Minister responsible for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh presented the Financial Paper, No. 3 of 2023, to the National Assembly as it met today […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit discovered more than 134 pounds of marijuana stashed in several parcels in a clump of bushes in the Canje, Berbice village of Palmyra on Wednesday. While CANU agents were working on a tip-off, it appeared as though the owner of the large quantity of marijuana might have also been tipped […]
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