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One day after the former Commissioner and CEO of the Lands And Surveys Commission Trevor Benn was questioned about the land deals while he headed the Government agency, the Chief Executive of Cevon’s Waste Management Morse Archer was called in for questioning by the Criminal Investigations Department. Archer’s questioning related to the plot of land […]
The Ministry of Health started administering COVID-19 vaccines to Members of Parliament today. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker along with former Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo were among those vaccinated. A number of Members of Parliament from both sides also received their vaccines, while others including several members of the Opposition said they intend to take […]
The Guyana Public Service Union is seeking the intervention of President Irfaan Ali to address the matter of increases for public servants after none was offered in the past two years. At the press conference today, GPSU President Patrick Yarde emphasized that despite the Union making proposals to the government in the past two years, […]
Guyana continues to experience a spike in new COVID-19 cases. In the past 24 hours, the country recorded 84 new cases with 54 of those new cases being confirmed in Region 4. In the past 15 days, a total of 696 new cases have been recorded across the country. The country also recorded one additional […]
Newly appointed Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Mark Berman on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon. During the hour-long meeting, several issues were raised by the Opposition. Mr. Harmon informed the Canadian envoy that the government, though it occupies a one-seat majority in the parliament, governs as though there […]
Former Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, Trevor Benn was called in again today by the Criminal Investigations Department of the Police Force concerning several transactions he undertook as Head of the Lands and Surveys Commission. Last Friday, Benn was charged for misconduct in public office over the sale […]
As a national COVID-19 vaccination programme continues to be rolled out, Health Officials are becoming worried about the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Since the start of March, the Ministry of Health has recorded 612 new cases of coronavirus in Guyana. Based on the statistics being released by the Health Ministry, the […]
China is making moves to push for more cooperation with Guyana while lifting the bilateral relations between the two countries to a higher level. That announcement came today from Chinese President Xi Jinping following a virtual meeting with President Irfaan Ali and a senior Guyana Government team. Next year, Guyana and China will celebrate 50 […]
Although for most of 2020, Guyana had its borders closed and there was a slowdown in activities across the country as a curfew was instituted, the authorities still found themselves dealing with a large number of trafficking in persons cases. During a training programme for members of the Police Force on trafficking in persons, it […]
Four months after escaping from the Lusignan prison, a 48-year-old murder accused has been recaptured. The Prison Service and the Guyana Police Force today announced that escapee Phillip Jhagroo was recaptured in the village of Ruby on the West Coast of Demerara. The Police statement said he was captured by Police ranks around 7 o’clock […]
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