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Ship that hit Demerara Harbour Bridge was not required to lodge cash before departure -Attorneys

The operators of the fuel tanker, MV Tradewind Passion, that slammed into the Demerara Habour Bridge causing more than $1B in damages last October, were not required to deposit $250 Million in cash before the ship departed Guyana, according to the attorneys representing the ship company. Earlier this week, local authorities suspended three employees of […]

Multiple injuries listed as cause of death for murdered Essequibo woman; Granddaughter admitted to Psychiatric care

A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of 75-year-old Agatha Gamell who was found murdered in her Charity, Essequibo home has listed her cause of death as multiple injuries. Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh reported that the woman’s body bore multiple injuries and wounds. The grand daughter of the elderly woman was arrested for the […]

Government and Opposition clash over work of Public Accounts Committee; Chairman calls out Government for boycotting committee meetings

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Jermaine Figueira of the APNU+AFC complained to the National Assembly that the Government has been stalling the work of the PAC, in an attempt to prevent scrutiny of its management of the country’s resources. MP Figueira, at the time, was moving a motion for the adoption of the […]

New Chief Education Officer takes over from Dr. Marcel Hudson

For the second time in less than five years, long time educator Dr. Marcel Hudson has found himself handing over the position of Chief Education Officer. The Ministry of Education announced the appointment of well known educator, Mohammed Saddam Hussein as the new Chief Education Officer. The Ministry said Mr. Hussain has served as a […]

Digicel launches e-SIM in Guyana

Mobile telecommunications company, DIGICEL has announced the launch of Electronic Sims in Guyana. The move is to support E-sim enabled devices like the new Iphone 14. An eSIM is a digital version of the physical SIM card that customers now use to connect to the Digicel network via smartphones, tablets, or other IoT devices. With […]

Government returns to National Assembly for additional $44.4 Billion in supplementary funds

The PPP Civic Administration, through Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, today approached the National Assembly for another $44.443B in supplementary funding, and clearance for some $2.9B in advances taken from the Contingency Fund. The request comes approximately three months after the National Assembly approved an additional $44.8 Billion  for ‘major transformational’ work in the housing, […]