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The Government of Guyana is of the view that the Guyana Elections Commission must be allowed to function independently and given the space needed to get the job done as it prepares for early elections. At a press conference this morning, Director-General in the Ministry of the Presidency, Joe Harmon told reporters that GECOM should […]
Two construction workers found themselves being forced to build a defence of their own today as they appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse and were slapped with a number of forgery charges. The two men, Benvolio Valenski aka Roy Anthony Sewnarine of Betterhope and Ganesh Singh of Herstelling, were charged with forging a Guyana driver’s license […]
A 49-year-old Guyanese man who was visiting the US and lived freely in the home of a disabled Guyanese woman has been charged with the woman’s murder in New York. 63-year-old Bebe Jaomin who was restricted to the use of a wheelchair, died in a fire in her Queens home that investigators believe was deliberately […]
The Guyana Power and Light Company is advising customers in Demerara and Berbice that they could experience periods of service disruptions as the company faces a deficit of 23 megawatts of power in its system. In a statement, GPL explained that due to a defective transformer at its Onverwagt, Berbice substation, it is unable to […]
A 46-year-old North Essequibo man was today sentenced to 23 years in jail after being found guilty of the 2012 rape of 6-year-old boy. The convict, Leonard Albert called ‘Lenny’ stood quietly before Justice Simone Ramall as the sentence was handed down. Justice Ramlall told the convict that he will only become eligible for parole […]
Veteran Trade unionist and General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress, Lincoln Lewis, believes that persons seeking employment with local contractors in the oil and gas sector and those already employed, need to seriously look at becoming unionized. Over the past few weeks, there have been complaints from many workers attached to companies that […]
Repair works are still ongoing at the Demerara Harbour Bridge following that Monday morning accident involving a barge and tug. The bridge remains open to light vehicular traffic. In an update today, the management of the bridge indicated that laden and unladen trucks are still being prevented from crossing the bridge, as the repair works […]
The Guyana Government through the country’s Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has activated its response mechanism to facilitate assistance and support for The Bahamas, which has suffered devastating effects from Hurricane Dorian. In a statement from the Department of Public Information, Director General of the CDC, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, is quoted as saying that he […]
More than 100 persons have completed training in emergency response for the oil and gas sector. The training was organized by ExxonMobil Guyana as part of its effort to prepare in the unlikely event of an oil spill. According to a statement from the company, the two-day activity followed extensive training in the Incident Command […]
Guyana’s oil production vessel, the Liza Destiny, has received certification from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority to operate its helideck. With that clearance being given, helicopters transporting crew, staff, and supplies will be able to land on the vessel. Director of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Egbert Field explained today that the helideck was first […]
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