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Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty today ruled that the Elections Fraud Case would have to be tried “de novo” meaning it will have to start “afresh”. The ruling has nullified the previous trial, which was initiated by City Magistrate Leron Daly, but ended abruptly after she fell sick. The Acting Chief Magistrate said now that the […]
Reflecting on the country’s economic performance as a new year beckons, President Irfaan Ali noted on Sunday that while a lot of attention has been focused on the oil and gas sector, the country’s non-oil economy has grown by 41% since 2019. He said while the booming Oil and Gas Industry is fueling the country’s […]
Police investigators in Linden are probing an early morning shooting incident that has left five persons nursing injuries and a search for a number of suspects. According to a statement from the Police, a violent altercation took place just after 6 o’ clock this morning at the Five Corner junction at Mackenzie, Linden. The Police […]
With the second power ship now connected to the national power grid, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today boasted that the Guyana Power and Light company now has more electricity than is needed. He said the company now has a big reserve. While still placing the blame on the country’s power woes at the feet of […]
Five oil tankers that are owned by a Syrian conglomerate that were found to be using Guyana’s flag fraudulently have been sanctioned by the US Government. The vessels were not registered in Guyana and therefore should not have been carrying Guyana’s flag as the country of registration. In a statement, the Ministry of Public Works […]
With a number of persons taking to social media alleging that their dead relatives have been found to be registered for the Government’s one-off $100,000 cash grant, the Ministry of Finance has said such an occurrence is unlikely. In a release, the Ministry called the claims ‘baseless’ and said that the grant system was designed […]
Acting Chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty, this morning refused to revoke the bail of Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, over concerns that he was making an attempt to cross over into neighbouring Brazil from Lethem two weeks ago. SOCU eventually withdrew the bail revocation request this morning as the Magistrate denied the request. According to […]
The Board of Directors at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) has given final approval of a US$526 million loan to Guyana to support a gas-to-energy project. The financing will support the construction of a state of the art natural gas separation plant, a 300 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant, and services related to […]
Almost two months since the Director of Public Prosecutions advised criminal charges be filed against two serving members of the Police Force for the abduction and robbery of a man at the Giftland Parking lot, the charges are still to be filed. When contacted, the Public Relations Department of the Police Force only promised that […]
The second Power Ship, which is being rented by the Government to assist the Guyana Power and Light Company, has been connected to the national grid and is now supplying an additional 60 megawatts to the grid. The Guyana Power and Light Company announced the successful connection yesterday. The ship is anchored in the Demerara […]
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