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The High Court has ruled that the Georgetown Mayor and City Council acted outside of its authority when it introduced a 0.5% increase in the cost for a Certificate of Compliance back in 2019. By way of a Notice in 2019, the City Council informed the public that the cost for a Certificate of Compliance […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Sherod Duncan has been suspended from attending the next four sittings of the National Assembly after he loudly protested a remark by Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall who told a female Opposition MP last evening that she was in need of a “Dildo”, which is a sexual stimulation toy. Dharamlall made […]
As Guyana continues to see more foreign investment interest, the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller believes there should be greater transparency in the tendering process for contracts, as the country develops and attracts international investors. During a press conference today on the heels of a visit by a group of British investors and businessmen, […]
Local fashion photographer and video producer Keron Bruce has filed a $100 Million lawsuit against social media commentator, Mikhail Rodrigues, who is known as the “Guyanese Critic”. Mr. Rodrigues was served with the Court documents this morning. In the lawsuit, Mr. Bruce is claiming that Rodrigues has degraded his character in social media commentaries about […]
The Chinese Embassy in Georgetown has rubbished claims that some Chinese companies have been paying bribes to acquire large contracts in Guyana. During an interview with international media Vice News, the allegation of Chinese companies paying bribes in Guyana was put to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, who the journalist conducting the interview claimed is an […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo continues to deny allegations that he has been accepting bribes from Chinese businessmen in order for them to land big contracts in Guyana. The allegations first surfaced in an interview with the US-based Vice News Agency. A video recording of the Vice News interview was released by the Vice President’s Office […]
The People’s National Congress Reform, which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC Coalition, plans to meet with the Chairperson and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission on the issue of a new voter’s list. The party sees the issue as one that must be addressed ahead of the Local Government elections scheduled for this […]
With Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo denying claims by a Chinese businessman and lobbyist that he has accepted bribes to facilitate Chinese business dealings in Guyana, the Leader of the People’s National Congress, Aubrey Norton has issued a call on the Guyana Police Force to launch a full investigation into the allegations. “I will like to […]
The Government will be spending another $71 million this year to purchase new vehicles for the Presidential fleet and Presidential Guard Service. It is the third time in under two years that millions will be spent on new vehicles for the Presidential fleet. Minister of Governance, Gail Teixeira told the Parliamentary Committee of Supply on […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has denied that he has ever accepted bribes from Chinese companies in exchange for large contracts in Guyana. In a wide-ranging interview, a New-York based correspondent for Vice-News told the Vice-President that a number of Chinese businessmen have related that the only way to get business done in Guyana is to […]
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