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The first witness in the extradition case against City Billionaires Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed took the stand today, as Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman initiated the committal proceedings. The witness – Sharon Roopchand-Edwards – is the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While being led by Special Prosecutor Hobert McKenzie, Roopchand-Edwards told the Court […]
Tourism Minister, Susan Rodrigues, has found herself again denying that her expansive developing local and overseas assets portfolio has been funded by any corruption or illegal activities. After issuing two statements last week on the construction of a massive house in a private scheme and an apartment complex in Providence, Rodrigues has issued a new […]
President Irfaan Ali commended the leadership of US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a telephone conversation with the US Secretary of State, the Office of the President has reported. In a statement this afternoon, it was noted that the telephone conversation centered around recent developments in Venezuela and other issues […]
One of Guyana’s largest conglomerates, Banks DIH Limited, has recorded an after-tax profit of $9.8 Billion for the year 2025. It is a minimal increase in the after-tax profit of 2.3%. The before tax profit was $13.7 Billion as compared to $13.4 Billion in 2024, thereby increasing by just over 3%. In 2025, the company […]
Attempts by the Attorneys for the businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, to have the Magistrate Court pause its extradition proceedings failed this morning with the Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman ordering the Prosecution to call the first witness. The Mohameds are fighting an extradition request by the US to face money laundering, tax evasion and other […]
Senior Guyana Government officials have confirmed that Guyana is in advanced discussions with the US Government about an agreement that could see Guyana accepting third country deportees and refugees from the United States. Third country deportees and refugees would refer to those persons being deported by the US to a country other than their own […]
The 24-year-old ex-girlfriend of the Linden businessman who was gunned down last Tuesday in Wismar, Linden while waiting to pick up his daughter, has been charged with the man’s murder and remanded to jail. The ex-girlfriend, Shania Benjamin, was not required to enter a plea when she appeared before Magistrate Ruschelle Liverpool this morning charged […]
Director of the Centre for International and Border Studies, Dr Mark Kirton believes that while Guyana has suffered at the hands of Venezuela due to its sustained acts of aggression and baseless claims to the Essequibo, the country must stand on the side of international principle in wake of the capture of the Venezuelan President […]
Less than a week after demanding that all gold miners in Guyana comply with regulations to declare all gold produced for 2025, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission today announced the immediate suspension of the gold mining operations for 107 Brazilian nationals in Guyana. The GGMC said the suspension covers all mining operations, permissions to […]
The Mayor and City Council is currently examining several options to relocate vendors who ply their trade along the city streets. During a Council meeting today, Mayor Alfred Mentore said the Council is looking to create a “Greens market” for Robb Street vendors, who were recently removed from around Yhip’s Bakery at the corner of […]
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