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Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, has dismissed the assurances from the Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan that there is no foreign currency shortage in Guyana. One day after the Finance Minister appeared on the JumpStart morning show on 94.1 FM to assure the nation that the foreign reserves were intact and there is no […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan is assuring that the foreign exchange reserves in the country remain stable. Appearing on 94.1 FM on Monday morning, Minister Jordan said there is no shortage of foreign exchange in the country but there appears to be some factors that may be affecting the flow in some sectors. He said the […]
As thousands of Guyanese celebrated the spring festival of Phagwah on Monday, President David Granger said that while the celebration has strengthened the bond among Hindus in Guyana, it has also extended that bond to other religious and ethnic groups. He said the celebration is even more joyful, this year as the nation commemorates the […]
Two years after the brutal murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing at the height of the run up to the 2015 general elections, his father Eustace Harcourt is calling for justice to be served. Crum-Ewing, who was a fierce critic of the former PPP government, was gunned down in the Diamond community as he used […]
The Government of Guyana has appointed Dr. Jan Mangal, an expert in offshore and civil engineering, as Petroleum Advisor in the Ministry of the Presidency. A Guyanese by birth, Dr. Mangal brings with him a wealth of technical expertise and experiences in the area of oil and gas development. This announcement was made this afternoon […]
Presidential Advisor and former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, retired Rear Admiral Gary Best was today questioned by investigators of the Special Organised Crime Unit who are probing the Pradoville Two land acquisition scandal. Best was the Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force when he said he was offered and […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger joined the Luminous Women’s Group, today, as they began the first leg of their school’s outreach programme, named after the International Women’s Day theme, #BeBoldForChangeGuyana at the St. Joseph High School, in Woolford Avenue. The First Lady spoke at the event and encouraged the students to be confident and to […]
The British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn is making it clear that the British Financial Crimes Expert, Dr. Sam Sittlington, is at the local Special Organised Crime Unit in an advisory and training capacity and not in an operational role. The High Commissioner’s comments come in wake of Opposition claims that Sittlington is involved […]
President David Granger and Opposition Leader, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, today met for the second time in just over a week to discuss the appointment of a new chairperson for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). In a brief comment after the meeting, Minister Harmon disclosed Mr. Jagdeo requested clarification with respect to the qualities of the […]
The British Financial Crimes expert who is advising the Special Organised Crime Unit has defended the unit’s decision to arrest a number of former PPP former government officials and question them about the Pradoville Two land acquisition scandal. The Financial Crimes expert, Dr. Sam Sittlington, told journalists today that the Police Force, under which SOCU […]
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