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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 […]
Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh has called in the Auditor General’s Office to probe allegations of a fuel buying scam at the state-owned Guyana Oil Company. The move came after the resignation of the General Manager, Trevor Bassoo who was appointed just six months ago. In a statement, Bassoo said there were efforts […]
Two Georgetown men were arrested on Tuesday afternoon on drug trafficking allegations during a CANU operation in City. A statement from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit this evening stated that CANU ranks had several targets under surveillance including a Nissan Juke motorcar bearing registration number PVV-6706. CANU said as its ranks closed in on the vehicle, […]
A mini-bus driver from Sophia is in custody after he chased a Police officer with a cutlass during a traffic stop in the city today. In a statement this evening, the Guyana Police Force stated that the Police Constable was on motorcycle patrol along Homestretch Avenue when he noticed the mini-bus bearing license plate number […]
The month of April still has 10 days to go and it has already surpassed March as the month with the highest number of new COVID-19 infections in Guyana since the pandemic started a year ago. Guyana today recorded 71 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of active cases in the country to 1388. […]
A high-level team from the ExxonMobil company is set to meet with the Opposition Leader and an opposition parliamentary team on Thursday to discuss the current compressor problem that continues to affect the oil company’s operations on the Liza Destiny vessel. Over the weekend, Opposition Leader Joe Harmon dispatched a letter to the Exxon Guyana […]
Chief Justice Roxane George this afternoon ruled that the appointment of PPP Candidates at the last elections, Vikash Ramkissoon and Sarah Browne as Parliamentary Secretaries and non-elected Members of the National Assembly was illegal and therefore the two are to be removed from the positions and seats in the National Assembly. In her ruling, the […]
As Guyana continues to support the relief efforts in Volcano ravaged, St. Vincent, Digicel Guyana became the latest local company this morning to join the national relief efforts. Digicel Guyana has donated $2 million to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) as calls continue for relief support for the island of St. Vincent. In a statement, […]
Only 4% of the nearly 25,000 eligible citizens of Region 10 have received the first shot of one of the COVID-19 vaccines, according to information from the Ministry of Health. The bauxite mining region which is home to the town of Linden has the lowest percentage of persons who have been administered with a first […]
Six months after his appointment as the new General Manager of the state-owned Guyana Oil Company, Trevor Bassoo has resigned from the position with immediate effect. Mr. Bassoo tendered his resignation after he was asked to proceed on administrative leave. In a brief statement to News Source, Mr. Bassoo said there appears to be efforts […]
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