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Judges, lawyers, and other officers within the legal fraternity weighed in on the effects of social media and related technologies on children in Guyana, even as Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, assured that as the Government moves to craft a framework to regulate the use of social media with a focus on children, it does not […]
An attempt by the State to have the Guyana Election Commission’s (GECOM’s) former Deputy Chief Elections Officer and former IT Manager, Aneal Giddings, testify virtually this morning in the ongoing trial into the allegations of attempted fraud at the 2020 Elections, was met with repeated objections by the Defence, resulting in a premature adjournment. Giddings […]
The driver of a mini-bus and the driver of a truck that were involved in a fatal accident on Saturday that claimed the life of a 36-year-old man, have both been charged and remanded to prison for causing death by dangerous driving. Mini-bus driver, 31-year-old Colin Cumberbatch and truck driver, 55-year-old Kord Sobers, appeared in […]
Citizens Bank Guyana has officially opened its new Bartica Branch, and according to the Bank’s Managing Director, Ethan Chester, the opening of the new branch not only signals confidence in the country’s economy, but will make the life of its customers easier. Chester said the new Branch will replace the Bank’s smaller location in the […]
President Irfaan Ali has challenged local aviation players to come together and set up a regional airline carrier to tap into the Caribbean and wider market, boasting that Guyana is now an attractive destination for travel. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony of Jags Aviation Inc’s Dornier 228 aircraft, the President said Guyana must position itself […]
In clubs, sport bars and even at home, vaping is seen as a modern, socially acceptable alternative to smoking that is “cool” and “trendy”, but Cardiologist, Dr Mahendra Carpen, is warning that vaping is known for causing long-term damage to the lungs, brain and heart, and other organs of the body. Vaping involves the use […]
Guyanese drone and geospatial solutions company, Dragonfly Solutions, has entered into a joint venture partnership with Canadian-based tech company, Altomaxx Offshore to advance drone technology, geospatial innovation and workforce development here in Guyana. The partnership brings together Dragonfly’s local expertise and entrepreneurial vision with Altomaxx’s international experience in drone-enabled inspections, surveying, mapping and data-driven solutions […]
With ExxonMobil Guyana and its subcontractors having spent an estimated US$3.6 Billion with local Guyanese suppliers, the oil giant is now moving to introduce an In-Country Value (ICV) system to better understand how much of that local content earning is remaining in Guyana. ICV is a strategic metric that measures the total economic benefit retained […]
The APNU is demanding an urgent explanation from the Parliament office over what is it described as the “withholding” of information for Opposition Members of Parliament for a scheduled meeting with the visiting Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Validation Team. In a statement today, the party said it condemns the act in the strongest possible term […]
Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, has explained the formula that was used to allocate seats to the parliamentary parties for the various Parliamentary Committees. He said the formula that was used last week is not new. Forward Guyana Leader and Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton- Desir, was excluded from all of the parliamentary […]
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