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As the Berbice Bridge company continues to press for an increase of more than 300% in tolls for vehicles to cross the Bridge, the Government of Guyana is holding firm to its position that there will be no such increases. In the National Assembly on Wednesday, Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, said the Government […]
The National Assembly has approved funding that will cater for sugar workers receiving the rest of their severance package. The sum of $2.4 billion dollars was approved in the supplementary budget for the laid off sugar workers on Wednesday night. Over 4500 sugar workers will benefit and the Agriculture Minister has indicated that with the […]
Businessman and socialite, Imran Khan, has been remanded to jail after being slapped with an attempted murder charge related to the beating of a disabled man outside the Palm Court nightspot. The 32-year-old man appeared in Court before the Chief Magistrate this morning and was not allowed to enter a plea to the indictable charge. […]
37-year-old Safraz Khan of Campbellville was today charged and released on $50,000 bail for discharging a loaded firearm outside the Palm Court nightspot. Video surveillance footage allegedly showed the man firing several gunshots into the air while a number of persons were hanging out in front of the business place. Safraz Khan is the brother […]
A defiant Minister of Finance Winston Jordan, today brushed aside a request from the Private Sector Commission for him to provide the Commission with evidence that would show that the Guyanese economy was partly fueled by drugs money under the last government. At a press briefing today, Mr. Jordan said there were two studies presented […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan called a press conference this afternoon to remind the public that when it comes to Constitutional agencies and their budgets, those agencies are independent and therefore would face the same fate as budget agencies. He said whenever the budget for Constitutional agencies come up in the National Assembly, there would be […]
Georgetown Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green was back on the stand at the Commission of Inquiry examining the operations of the Georgetown City Council, this morning. She faced questions about the failed no confidence motion against Town Clerk, Royston King. The motion was presented to the Council back in March of this year. Responding to suggestions from […]
Guyanese American, Marcus Bisram, is now likely to be extradited to Guyana soon to face a murder charge related to the death of a Berbice carpenter. A Judge in New York has thrown out Bisram’s challenge to fight his extradition to Guyana. In a ruling yesterday, United States District Judge, Kiyo A. Matsumoto ruled that […]
The Guyana Police Force is probing the discovery of the skeletal remains of an unidentified male in the Diamond Backlands area. According to a Police statement, which was issued late last night, the remains were found on Tuesday. The remains were discovered clad in a blue jersey, blue jeans, a pair of blue and white […]
A 25-year-old man who was charged last year with causing the death of his common-law wife in a motorcycle accident was found guilty and sentenced to two years in jail today by Magistrate Fabayo Azore. The young man, Laurent McGarrell, appeared shocked by the verdict and sentence. The accident occurred on the the 23rd July, 2017 […]
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