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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Thursday said it has noted with tremendous concern the escalating crime situation occurring in the country. While reporting a 29.8% decrease in serious crimes for the year when compared to the same period last year, the Guyana Police Force stated that it plans to tackle the […]
A 25-year-old Charlestown resident was gunned down on Wednesday evening in his yard and investigators believe his killer was known to him. Dead is Odingo Anthony Haywood of Drysdale Street, Charlestown. Persons in the area said moments before Haywood was shot dead, he was overheard having an argument with a man in his yard. The […]
For the second time within the past month, a traveler from Guyana has been busted with finches in hair curlers at New York’s JFK Airport. According to the US Customs and Border Protection Agency, a 36-year-old passenger from Guyana was held on Saturday with 40 of the whistling birds concealed in hair curlers inside his […]
The ExxonMobil company announced this evening that it has ramped up production to between 100,000 to 110,000 barrels of oil per day even as it continues to address the problem with a damaged compressor on the Liza Destiny oil production vessel. According to the company, the current production levels were defined after careful consideration of […]
As the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) continues to investigate several allegations of fraud within the Guyana Police Force, three Senior Police officers were slapped with fraud charges today. One of the Officers is already facing fraud charges in the Court. Police Finance Officer, Woman Senior Superintendent Marcelene Washington, former Deputy Finance Officer, Deputy Superintendent Frank Jackman […]
Days after sugar workers at the Albion, Blairmont and Uitvlugt estates picketed the Guyana Sugar Corporation over stalled talks between the company and the workers union, Guysuco’s Chief Executive Officer Sasenarine Singh is making it clear that the company is doing its best, but is still faced with challenges. In a video recording released by […]
With the Finance Minister calling in the Auditor General’s office to probe the allegations of a fuel purchase scam at the state-owned Guyana Oil company, the fuel import company that triggered the probe has now written to GUYOIL, demanding that the company comes clean on the agreement between the two, within the next 48hrs. In […]
While reporting a 29.8% decrease in serious crimes for the year when compared to the same period last year, the Guyana Police Force stated that it plans to tackle the spate of robberies being conducted by motorcycle riding robbers. A number of the robberies have been caught on camera, but its unclear how many of […]
Director of Public Prosecutions, (DPP) Senior Counsel Shalimar Ali-Hack is not taking kindly to statements on a social media blog that accuses her Chambers of taking political instructions. The rare statement from the DPP was in direct response to a social media post that accused her of being forced by the Government to institute bogus […]
Former Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, Trevor Benn was back at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today where he was charged with an additional count of misconduct in public office. The new charge is related to the sale of land on Mandela Avenue and Aubrey Barker Road, South, Ruimveldt […]
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