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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Sasenarine Singh who served as a supernumerary agent for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) during the 2020 Elections, told the Elections Commission of Inquiry (COI) today that hours after the Returning Officer (RO) for Region Four Clairmont Mingo fell ill during the tabulation of […]
The construction of the gas-to-shore project at Wales on the West Bank of Demerara is one step closer as the Cabinet has given its greenlight to contracting firm CH4 Lyndsayca Incorporated President Irfaan Ali announced today. The President said the company was ranked number one to build the combined power plant and natural gas liquid […]
Over $5.5 Billion that was approved by the National Assembly for key developmental projects under the Ministry of Public Works was returned to the Consolidated Fund at the end of 2021 due largely to delays in securing contractors, the Auditor General report has found. Among the affected projects were the East Bank-East Coast Road Linkage […]
Less than a week after the Government passed amendments to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act of 2021, which has removed custodial sentences for the possession and or use of small amounts of marijuana, the Guyana Rastafari Council appears dissatisfied with some of the measures and intends to protest the President’s office to make […]
Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones testified on Wednesday that Opposition Member of Parliament Khemraj Ramjattan was slated to debate the Natural Resource Fund Bill in December 2021 but was never called upon by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, to speak. Jones was on the stand in the case that he has filed […]
The Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM’s) Chief Security Officer Ronald Stewart told the Elections Commission of Inquiry (COI) that he defied the instructions of the Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers to remove persons from the Ashmin’s building after a bomb threat, because he knew it was a hoax. “…Everybody knew it’s a hoax…,” Mr […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC this afternoon said it feels vindicated in its position that the current government has been engaged in massive corruption. Member of Public Accounts Committee, Opposition Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul said the 2021 annual report of the accounts of Guyana, raises several accounting issues. He said the report is replete with cases […]
Canadian-based Guyanese Attorney, Selwyn Pieters today asked High Court Judge Navindra Singh to recuse himself from the case challenging the legality of the Natural Resources Fund Act over what he described as “judicial hostility” on the part of the judge but Justice Singh declined the application. Pieters, who along with Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde, is […]
Republic Bank has announced a US$228.4 million after tax profit for the year ending September 30, 2022, representing an increase of US$32.6 million or 16.7% over the 2021 reported profits. In a statement, the bank noted that the performance reflects the impact of the Group’s expansion, revenue diversification and cost management strategies. The Bank also said that the uptick in […]
The Government of Guyana and the European Union (EU) have signed a Forest Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) paving the way for Guyana to receive an initial €5 million grant to help with the preservation of its forests. For President Irfaan Ali, the Forest Partnership MOU is timely. “The forest partnership between Guyana and the […]
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