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The Guyana Revenue Authority announced today that it has notified US oil giant, ExxonMobil of its intention to commence audits even as the company gears up for oil production in 2020. Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia told reporters this afternoon that the audits will not only be expense audits, but they will also include revenue and asset-based […]
As Guyana gears up to becoming a major player in the oil and gas industry in this part of the world, the effective and efficient response to onshore and offshore oil spills is getting attention. A three-day training programme is currently underway looking at the issue and it has brought together members of the National […]
The People’s Progressive Party on Monday afternoon said that it is not surprised with the Director of Public Prosecution’s decision to discontinue private criminal charges against Ministers Volda Lawrence and George Norton. The charges were filed in the Magistrate’s Court last week by two PPP Members of Parliament, but a release from the DPP’s Chambers […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has discontinued the private criminal charges instituted against Health Minister Volda Lawrence and Social Cohesion Minister, Dr. George Norton. The decision by the DPP which was announced this afternoon comes one day before the two were expected to appear in Court to have the charges read to them. They will […]
With well over 60 cases in hand, the State Assets Recovery Agency intends to commence civil proceedings in the Court by the third quarter of this year. The announcement came as SARA kick-started its campaign against corruption titled “Corruption is everybody’s business” with a March through the streets of Georgetown Friday Afternoon. SARA’s Head, Dr. Clive Thomas […]
Although they have been getting assurances from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Commission itself, workers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission downed tools and walked off the job today over the high levels of mercury in their compound. The GGMC is housed in the same compound with the Guyana Gold Board and […]
Police outnumbered protesters who braved the midday sun today to picket outside City Hall in a bid to block the return of paid parking in the city under a renegotiated contract with Smart City Solutions. A handful of protesters from the Movement Against Parking Meters, numbering no more than ten, held placards and demanded that […]
Hours after the PPP through two of its Members of Parliament filed charges against two government minister for alleged misconduct in office, the Minister of State has fired back at the PPP and says the move is not more than an attempt by the PPP to draw attention away from the malfeasance charges that have […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning, PPP Member of Parliament and former Attorney General Anil Nandlall filed charges of misconduct in public office against Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence and Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton, who is also the former Minister of Public Health. The private charges are related to the […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has turned down an invitation from the State Asset Recovery Agency to participate in an Anti-Corruption Awareness Campaign and walk. In response to the invitation, the Opposition Leader called on the Agency to take action against serving members of the current government. Jagdeo and the opposition People’s Progressive Party were written […]
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