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British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn believes that corruption and money laundering are still problems in Guyana that ought not to be ignored. He made the comments this morning at a seminar on Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery, which was organized by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU). The High Commissioner reasoned that […]
While saying that it is “neither supportive nor against the implementation of paid metered parking in Georgetown”, the Alliance For Change wants the City Council to suspend the implementation of the Parking Meter system. In a statement this afternoon, the party which makes up the coalition government and sits as the coalition majority on the […]
First Lady, Sandra Granger, today, urged officers of the Guyana Defence Force’s Women’s Army Corps to continue to be competent in the execution of their duties. Mrs. Granger was at the time speaking at the 50th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service for the Women’s Army Corps. She said the formation of the Women’s Army Corps 50 years ago […]
Two of the leading organisations that represent the interests of the majority of the business community in Guyana, have issued a call for the Government of Guyana to jump into the fray over the implementation of the parking meter system by the Georgetown City Council. The Georgetown City Council has been coming in for criticism […]
The Deputy Solicitor General, Pritima Kissoon, has been asked to proceed on 72 days of leave by the Public Service Commission for there to be a full review of how she handled cases. The move comes even as criticism has been dumped on the Attorney General for his public statements about the Deputy Solicitor General […]
Over three hundred persons braved the midday sun and staged a large protest outside City Hall on Friday against the Council’s introduction of parking meters. But the protesters against the parking meters, found themselves being protested against by a smaller group that supported the meters. Although they did not clash, chants for and against the […]
The Bank of Guyana has issued a warning to a money transfer service that operates under a Trinidadian group of companies about its foreign currency financial transactions in Guyana. The move came after it was discovered by the Central Bank that the company may not have been following local foreign exchange and banking laws in […]
The long awaited meeting between Attorney General, Basil Williams and the Opposition Leader’s legal representative, Anil Nandlall, is set to take place next Wednesday to address the interpretation of the Constitution when it comes to the appointment of the Chairman of the Elections Commission. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, today confirmed that the meeting is set […]
The Linden Mayor and Town Council has filed a complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency and intends to pursue charges against the Cevon’s Waste Disposal company, after a truck belonging to the company was caught dumping human waste in the mining town. The truck was caught dumping the sewage in the “Millies Hideout” area which […]
With a large build up of scrap metal in the country following the suspension of its export several months ago, the Government of Guyana has now decided to allow a temporary restart of the export of scrap metal. Minister of State, Joe Harmon, at his post cabinet press briefing this morning, announced that scrap metal […]
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