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Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has put to rest speculations that the country might be going to early General and Regional Elections. At his recent press conference on Thursday, Mr. Jagdeo said the 2025 national elections will take place in the last quarter of 2025. Elections are constitutionally due here next year, but opposition political parties […]
The Guyana Human Rights Association has issued a call for a full independent investigation into the operations of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission in wake of the recent gold smuggling scandals and other issues plaguing the gold mining sector. In a statement, the GHRA accused both the Government and the GGMC of dragging their […]
Amid increasing allegations of corruption in the Guyana Police Force, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today urged the Guyana Police Force to focus on integrity and to strive for greater improvements, as he addressed the Force’s 185th Anniversary Awards Ceremony. Speaking to scores of Police officers this morning, Minister Benn challenged the Force to […]
Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Nigel Hughes, today called for a full, thorough and impartial investigation into the top brass of the Guyana Police Force, particularly Assistant Commissioner Calvin Brutus and Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken. During a press conference today, Hughes said recent allegations against Assistant Commissioner Brutus warrants a full […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, today said he is concerned about allegations of financial impropriety that have been leveled against Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus. On Thursday, the Guyana Police Force announced that Mr. Brutus requested and was granted vacation leave to allow for an investigation into the allegations made against him. […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has denied that he was questioned or interrogated by US Authorities upon arrival in New York on Thursday evening. However, he has stated that courtesies were extended to him when he arrived in New York and he chatted with the agents “about Guyana’s development”. Contacted via WhatsApp, the Minister […]
A livid Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today made it clear that he still believes a conflict of interest exist in the relationship between the Exxon Mobil company and the Hughes, Fields and Stoby Law Firm, which has AFC Leader and Prominent Attorney, Nigel Hughes as a managing partner. Nigel Hughes was recently elected as Leader […]
In wake of serious allegations of financial impropriety, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, has requested and granted vacation leave to allow an investigation into the claims against him. Reports have been surfacing about questions being raised about the Senior Police Officer’s finances, his acquisition of properties and his alleged involvement in other businesses. […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), through its Product Compliance Department, has seized and destroyed more than 11,500 pieces of substandard electrical fittings and equipment, as part of its continued effort to tackle the sale and distribution of substandard electrical fittings and equipment. In a press statement, the GNBS said the seized items include […]
The Guyana Tourism Authority has announced that the country continues to see an increase in visitor arrivals when compared to same period last year, crediting the development to the recently held T20 Cricket World Cup as well as the re-branding of several of the country’s tourism products. In its half-year sector update report, the Tourism […]
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