World Bank team to draft Systematic Country Diagnostic for Guyana
A team of specialists from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group, earlier today, met with Minister of Public Health, Volda...
GRA hurries to prepare for oil auditing but still to get tax administration right...
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is yet to fix some of the fundamental issues related to tax administration. Yet, this very entity is racing...
Cocaine user gets 13 years for attempting to murder man he begged for money
33-year-old Quincy Henry was this morning jailed for 13 years for attempting to kill a man he begged for money at Bourda Market, Georgetown.
The...
Teen confesses to murdering best friend for sleeping with wife
A teenager has admitted to murdering his best friend this morning after the young man confessed to sleeping with his wife.
Detectives revisited the crime...
Two suspects in custody over killing of Corentyne man
The body of a 21-year-old Corentyne, Berbice man was found around 06:00hrs this morning with multiple stab wounds.
The deceased has been identified as Mahendra...
‘White boy’ sells ganja to police, offer to bribe Sergeant 150,000 to release him
A man who allegedly sold a quantity of marijuana to a police officer, and later offered to pay a Police Sergeant $150,000 to not...
22-year-old found dead near Lethem night club
The lifeless body of a 22-year-old Guyanese was found in a pool of blood—just a stone's throw from a night clubat Tabatinga, Lethem. The body...
Prosecution close case in murder of school teacher, Kescia Branche
Police Prosecutor, Shallon Daniels, this morning close the case in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of school teacher, kescia Branche, whose battered...
Guyana could pay dearly for relying on oil companies to self-regulate- Oil Expert
By Suraj Narine
Countries across the world have paid the price for leaving it up to oil operators to exercise their “good” conscience and honour...
Finance Ministry engages World Bank Mission on Natural Resource Fund, other matters
The Ministry of Finance is hosting a Joint World Bank Mission comprising the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association...
