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Gov’t announces February 28 as new deadline for passage of AML Bill

– In a statement issued by the Government of Guyana on Friday (February 14) the administration claims that the country has to file...

20 names submitted for Public Procurement Commission, Gov’t still to submit nominees

By Fareeza Haniff – A total of twenty persons were nominated for the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), while the government is yet to submit...

Cathy Hughes lambaste GPHC following new revelations in Colwyn Harding’s case

By Fareeza Haniff – Alliance For Change (AFC) Parliamentarian, Cathy Hughes has criticized the Georgetown Public Hospital for not aggressively tackling the alleged baton...

Government unaware if implementation of LEAD project has halted; meeting set for next week...

By Kurt Campbell – Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira announced on Thursday (February 13) that a meeting will be held within the coming...

Police, Customs already have power to arrest citizens, seize cash – Ramjattan

By Fareeza Haniff – Attorney – at – Law and Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan has explained that Guyana’s laws...

Gov’t admits to gambit in OAS, CARICOM pleas for speedy passage of AML Bill

By Kurt Campbell –Government’s Chief Whip Gail Teixeira has admitted that there was some overture on the Administration’s part at the level of the...

Narco – Trafficking is scaring away foreign investors, driving up Money – Laundering rate...

By Fareeza Haniff – Leader of the main opposition – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), David Granger has expressed the Party’s alarm at...

Harmon defends Opposition’s move to empower police in Anti – Money Laundering fight

By Kurt Campbell – Opposition Member of Parliament Joseph Harmon on Wednesday (February 12) defended their position to empower members of the Guyana Police...

Caricom urges speedy enactment of Anti-Money Laundering Bill

- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has joined other key stakeholders in expressing concern over the continuing delay in Guyana’s progress towards implementing recommendations...

Gov’t is not “pampazetting” on AML Bill; Rohee questions Opposition’s motive

By Fareeza Haniff   – General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Civic, Clement Rohee has debunked claims that the government does not want...

Recent Articles

1 dead in Mazaruni River mishap

One man is now dead and another is injured following a boat mishap in the Mazaruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on Saturday. Dead is Davenand...

19-Y-O shot in arm outside ECD bar

Police on the East Coast of Demerara are on the hunt for a male who shot and injured a 19-year-old male contractor during an...

Bronto Skylift aided in containing blaze at Fireside Suites – GFS

The Guyana Fire Service has stated that the use of its Bronto Skylift hydraulic platform, which can reach some 120 feet in the air,...

Pedestrian killed on WCD public road

A pedestrian was killed in an early morning accident on the West Coast Demerara public road. Dead is Sherwin Decunaj, a 47-year-old resident of Lot...

GtE Project could pay for itself in 8 years with LNG sales – VP

While the Gas-to-Energy (GtE) Project has a 20 year pay back period to amortise the project at US$55 million per year, Guyana could repay...

2 viciously attacked by jaguar at Guyana-Brazil border

In a harrowing incident near the remote Guyana-Brazil border, two individuals were viciously attacked by a jaguar - one of South America’s most formidable...

Mid-afternoon blaze destroys top flat of Fireside Suites

A fire broke out earlier today at the Fireside Suites on Garnett Street in Georgetown. The mid-afternoon blaze started sometime around 14:50h on the roof...

MoE launches Comprehensive Math Intervention Awareness Campaign

See below for a statement from the Education Ministry:  Empowering Success in Mathematics - The Ministry of Education Launches Comprehensive Math Intervention Awareness Campaign In response to...

Sweeping interventions to enhance vending, shopping at Leonora Market

Vendors plying their trade in the newly constructed Leonora Market on the West Coast Demerara, Region Three will soon see another set of interventions...

Brutus, wife withdrew another High Court action

See below for a statement from the Attorney General's Chamber: On Friday, Calvin Brutus and his wife, Adonika Aulder, withdrew and discontinued yet another High Court...