SARA recovers over $40M for two land cases, eight other matters pending
The State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) has been accused on several occasions of being unable to reclaim properties and money which were stolen through...
Ramotar maintains award of oil blocks aboveboard, but still welcomes probe
Former President Donald Ramotar is maintaining that the award of the Kaieteur and Canje oil blocks to Ratio Guyana and Mid-Atlantic, respectively, a few...
29 matters completed at April session of Demerara Criminal Assizes
The April session of the Demerara Criminal assizes concluded today (May 31) at the High Court in Demerara and, according to a statement, from...
Mangal sets record straight on who’s to blame for GGMC’s inability to review data...
In previous Guyana Standard articles, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman and former Presidential Advisor Dr Jan Mangal provided their views on the inability...
Jamaican gets one year for sharing nude video of girlfriend
A Jamaican man who pleaded guilty to posting a pornographic video of his girlfriend on WhatsApp was today sentenced to one year in prison...
CXC says no resit for any 2019 CSEC exam
The Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) today issued a statement regarding its investigation into possible examination breaches. The statement reads as follows:
After...
Ex-soldier who boiled ganja to treat prostate cancer jailed 18 months
A former member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who told the court he boils ganja with lemon juice and olive oil to treat...
“Gangster Rass” gets two years for illegal gun, ammo
A man who told the court he had an unlicensed gun along with matching rounds in his possession to protect his family was today...
Harmon justifies transfer of US$18M signing bonus to Consolidated Fund over two years later
After keeping the controversial US$18M signing bonus at a special account in Central Bank for over two years, the Guyana Standard understands that the...
Labour Dept. announces plans for new private sector minimum wage
Minimum wage in the private sector is set to receive another boost as consultations for an increase progress. The Ministry of Social Protection’s Labour...
