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Prominent Guyanese-Canadian Attorney, Selwyn Pieters has written the Registrar of the Court of Appeal out of concern that statements by the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, may be fueling attacks on the local Judiciary. Pieters’ letter to the Appellate Court comes one day after the Attorney General chastised City Magistrate, Leron Daly after she upheld a […]
Two weeks after Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo announced that the Guyana Government had halted the sale of the Guyana Marriott Hotel because of low bids, the government announced today, that a new round of bidding was opened and saw two new bids, with one of them reaching US$90 million. During the first round of bidding, […]
Oil giant, ExxonMobil Guyana and its partners, including contractors, injected more than $80 billion into the local economy last year, according to ExxonMobil. In a statement, the oil giant said more than 1,500 Guyanese businesses have reaped the benefits. The $80 Billion in investment forms part of the more than $180B or US$900M spent with […]
Former Minister of Finance under the APNU+AFC Government, Winston Jordan, walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning with smiles on his face, after the misconduct case against him was dismissed. The presiding Magistrate Leron Daly, dismissed the matter after upholding the no-case submission that was filed by Mr. Jordan’s Attorneys, Senior Counsel Roysdale […]
US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch is preparing to say her goodbyes as the process has started for the appointment and accreditation of a new US Ambassador. The US embassy in Georgetown has announced that it will be hosting a farewell event in honour of the outgoing Ambassador. Ambassador Lynch, has been the US Government’s […]
The Environmental Protection Agency’s challenge to the High Court ruling against it and the Esso Exploration company will see oral arguments taking place on the 29th May. Last week, the EPA moved to the Court of Appeal after High Court Judge, Justice Sandil Kissoon ruled that Esso Exploration must provide an unlimited Parent Company Guarantee […]
With a clear mandate from its membership, longtime journalist Nazima Raghubir was on Sunday elected to serve a second term as President of the Guyana Press Association. The Association’s General Members Meeting and Elections took place at the Theatre Guild. Raghubir was able to fend off her only challenger for the position, Neil Marks, by […]
Guyana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Saudi Arabia Fnd for development for the financing of development projects in Guyana. Under the MOU, development works for the Housing Sector and the construction of the Wismar Bridge, will be supported under the fund. The two projects total more than US$150 Million. Finance […]
Police in Linden are probing the early morning gunning down of two members of a Wismar family during a home invasion this morning. The two dead persons have been identified as 87-year-old Johnson Bowen and 58-year-old Manuel Dos Santos Borgesilva. The 58-year-old was a gold miner. According to reports, just after 4 o’ clock this […]
The Acting Chief Justice, Roxane George today threw out a case brought by social media commentator Mikhail Rodrigues also known as “Guyanese Critic”, who sought to stop the Elections of the Guyana Press Association (GPA) until he is granted membership. In handing down her decision this afternoon, the Chief Justice told Rodrigues’ Attorney, Samuel Glasgow […]
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