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Social and political activist Mark Benschop has written to the Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force requesting an investigation into the claims made against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo during a sit-down interview with the US news network, Vice. The Vice President has repeatedly denied allegations leveled against him that […]
In response to concerns from some civil society groups that there may be lapses of oversight and transparency in relation to government projects because of the pace at which decisions are being made by the government, President Irfaan Ali on Thursday said his government has no plans to slow down. In a statement that was […]
Police investigators are probing the death of a 26-year-old Dental Surgeon whose lifeless body was found at her Kuru Kuru home with a wire around her neck. The body of Dhanwantie Ramsarup was discovered by her husband who has since been taken into custody for questioning. It was the husband who alerted the Police to […]
A 58-year-old porter from the Pomeroon area lost his life yesterday morning when the motor tractor and trailer that he was riding on toppled and pinned him. A Police statement said the accident occurred at around 7:30 on Wednesday morning along the Ampa trail, East Bank Essequibo. The tractor and trailer were being driven by […]
CARICOM Leaders have agreed to review the issue of local content policies being developed in CARICOM states and whether those policies are in contravention of provisions in the Caricom Single Market and Economy treaty. Guyana recently passed and signed Local Content legislation into law for the oil and gas sector. The move raised concern among […]
Police Corporal Lawrence Carmichael appeared in Court this morning under heavy police guard and was charged for causing the death of mechanic Christopher Bhagwandat and High School student Sheereda Persaud. Carmichael is accused of driving a Guyana Police Force vehicle in a dangerous manner during a high-speed chase of the car being driven by the […]
Two American fugitives who were found hiding out in Guyana have been extradited to the United States, following cooperation between the US Embassy and local law enforcement and the government. The two fugitives Julian Yhip and Kareem Hack were successfully extradited from Guyana to the United States to face charges on separate sexual offenses. Julian […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it will commence the registration of eligible persons from next Monday across the country. The national exercise will conclude at the end of May. Persons who were registered during the 2019 House-to House registration process which was scrapped, must get registered all over again. The Commission did […]
The Government has used its majority on the Parliamentary Committee of Appointments to push through its nominee for the Natural Resource Fund Board, Dunstan Barrow while ignoring the two nominees put forward by the Opposition. The APNU+AFC Opposition coalition today nominated Chartered Accountant and Attorney Christopher Ram and former Head of the Environmental Protection Committee […]
The Ministry of Health has reduced the use of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 as more persons opt for the other brands of vaccines that are available. The Sputnik vaccine is still to receive the approval of the World Health Organisation. Several countries including some in the Caribbean, do not recognize the vaccine for travel […]
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