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The high-level Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the highly controversial 2020 General and Regional Elections opened on Thursday with the Chairman, Retired Justice of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago, Stanley John promising that it will be conducted in a fair, impartial, objective and professional manner. “This inquiry has no ‘case’ to prove; it is interested […]
Describing the number of fatal accidents on the country’s roadways as unacceptable, Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn, said heftier fines and stiffer penalties for errant road users are in the works and it is hoped that those measures will at least shift the thinking of some of the country’s road users. With more than 600 […]
Traffic Chief, Senior Superintendent Dennis Stephen has painted a grim picture of the state of the country’s roadways. Guyana has long had a bad record when it comes to traffic accidents and deaths on the roadways. During the launch of the road safety month on Wednesday, the Traffic Chief said the country has recorded more […]
Yeachon Architect and Association, a South Korean company based in Seoul, today presented a comprehensive development plan for Guyana’s first smart city – Silica City – to President Irfaan Ali, Senior Members of his Government including Prime Minister Mark Phillips and Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, and representatives of the Private Sector. In presenting its […]
The World Bank has singled out Guyana as having one of the highest poverty rates in the Latin America and Caribbean region despite it having one of the fastest growing economies in the region. In its updated fact sheet on Guyana, the institution said almost half of the country’s population live below US$5.5 per day […]
The Jamaican Bar Association and the Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations, became the latest bodies to heap scorn and condemn the Guyana Police Force for arresting Attorney-at-Law Tamieka Clarke, for discharging per professional duties. The Jamaica Bar Association said the arrest of the Attorney is an attack on the fundamental principle of the rule […]
Three days after he was swept away by the strong current of a raging Orinduik waterfalls, the body of Guyanese NYPD Officer, Gladstone Haynes was discovered this morning. Senior military officials confirmed that the man’s lifeless body was discovered by the teams including the Special Forces Unit, that were conducting searches since Monday. The body […]
The Guyanese man who went missing at the Orinduik Falls on Sunday during a visit when he was swept away by the water has been identified as a member of the New York Police Department. The NYPD has confirmed to the New York Post newspaper that Officer Gladstone Haynes who is a Guyanese national, went […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today said the government has no excuse for not raising the salaries of Public Sector workers and put measures in place for all Guyanese to benefit. During a press conference, the Opposition Leader said the price of food and other commodities is once again on the rise and the government appear […]
Over 350 companies have been issued with Local Content Certificates to operate in Guyana’s oil and gas sector, the Local Content Secretariat has disclosed. The Secretariat indicated that based on preliminary assessments, local content earnings for 2022 have already surpassed G$129 Billion. A Local Content Certificate issued to a Guyanese national or Guyanese company paves […]
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