Guyana launches Trade Facilitation Roadmap

After a week-long capacity building workshop, the National Committee on Trade Facilitation yesterday launched the Guyana Trade Facilitation Roadmap 2019 – 2024. During the launch...

“Interim” status limits govt.’s ability to give investigative power to Integrity Commission – Harmon

Investigative powers cannot be granted to the Integrity Commission at this time because the government is in an interim status, says Director-General of the...

No evidence to link Crime Chief to corrupt practices—Police Commissioner

More than a month after Crime Chief, Lyndon Alves was suspended from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) following allegations of corrupt practices, Police Commissioner,...

GECOM Chair in a tight position, but will have to make tough decisions at...

The newly-appointed Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (retired) Claudette Singh, is in a tight spot; but, at some point, she will...

Man gets three months for beating woman with wire cable

A Kitty man was today sentenced to three months imprisonment after pleading guilty to an assault charge. Twenty-nine-year-old Roshawn Gonsalves of David Street, Kitty, pleaded...

Ex GRA employee charged for paying man to forge motor vehicle licence

A former Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Senior Clerk, who is now a taxi driver, was today charged for allegedly paying a man to forge...

Govt. approves Land Titles for several Indigenous villages – Harmon

Cabinet has approved Absolute Grants of Land Titles to several Indigenous communities as recommended by the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, which has responsibility...

Taxi driver gets 10 years jail for illegal guns and ammo

Twenty-seven-year-old Casey Chapman, a taxi driver, of 77 South Sophia was today sentenced to a total of 10 years' imprisonment. He was found guilty on...

$53M La Parfaite Harmonie Police Station commissioned

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, today commissioned the new $53M La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) Police Station. The spanking new facility has...

SARA goes after $2.7B from Queens Atlantic, $274M from GBTI

The State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA) has filed proceedings in the High Court seeking Civil Recovery Orders against Queens Atlantic Investment Inc. (QAII) and...

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