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Education Minister Priya Manickchand announced today that the Education Ministry is working to reopen schools to all classes in September. In a statement, Minister Manickchand a decision has been taken to keep schools closed for the remainder of the school year, except for those classes that are allowed face to face learning. In hinting that […]
Although the country’s COVID-19 cases have been surging in the past two months, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said the government is not considering any lockdown at this time. Guyana currently has recorded more than 2000 new cases of the virus in the past two weeks and the death toll has been rising steadily. During […]
Four more persons including two clerks attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority appeared in Court today to face conspiracy charges in relation to the bogus GRA cheques that were cashed at a city bank to the tune of more than $19 million. Appearing in Court today were Leroy Greene, Ivor Dowridge, Randi Gladstone and Tooqwan […]
Leader of the Alliance for Change and Former Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has condemned the arrest of a number of former Senior Police Officers as well as several serving Police Officers who were charged and placed before the courts on Thursday over allegations of fraud related to a review of the Force’s Standing Orders. […]
A small single-engine aircraft carrying a Brazilian registration number made an emergency landing in Orealla in East Berbice Corentyne this afternoon. On board, a large quantity of cocaine was discovered. There were only two persons aboard the plane along with several large packages of cocaine when the emergency landing was made along a roadway that […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards this afternoon announced that its Legal Metrology Department has finally built the capacity to conduct verification of breathalyzers. The GNBS said as the institution responsible for measurements in Guyana, it has been sought after by the stakeholders to build capacity to provide the verification service. The Bureau recently procured […]
The Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force this morning marched three current senior Police Officers and six retired senior Police Officers before the Court to face fraud charges related to the review of the Police Force’s Standing Orders. Assistant Police Commissioner Royston Andries-Junor, Senior Superintendent of Police Marcelene Washington and Asst. Superintendent […]
Retired Assistant Police Commissioner Clinton Conway and retired Senior Superintendent George Fraser were arrested by the Police today on the orders of the Special Organised Crime Unit as the Unit probes allegations of fraud against a number of senior retired Police Officers. The allegations are related to payments made to the retired Officers by the […]
Traffic Chief, Senior Superintendent Ramesh Ashram has issued a stern warning to his ranks about randomly stopping and harassing motorists on the roadways. Appearing on the “Police and You” radio programme on Voice of Guyana, the Traffic Chief said traffic ranks are fully aware that randomly stopping motorists and checking for documents as well as […]
Former General Secretary and longstanding member of the People’s National Congress Aubrey Norton believes that he is equipped and ready to lead the party. During an appearance on an online talk show “Politics 101” with Professor David Hinds, Mr. Norton confirmed that he will be running for the leadership of the party when the Congress […]
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