Daily Archives: January 16, 2019
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$219M for Republic Day celebrations 2020
As Guyanese gear up for the much anticipated celebrations to commemorate the country’s 50th Republic Day, the Ministry of Social Cohesion is eyeing a...
Parent, teacher charged over Winfer Gardens school attack
Another teacher and parent were on Wednesday morning charged at the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts in relation to a fight at the Winfer Gardens Primary...
68-Y-O shop owner attacked, robbed
A 68-year-old businessman was on Tuesday evening attacked and robbed by two armed bandits who stormed his shop while he was in the process...
4 nabbed with ganja in separate raids
Four persons have been arrested following the discovery of 4876 grams of marijuana, which were found during separate raids in Police Division Nine (Lethem).
Based...
CANU, FIU sign MoU to tackle drug trafficking, money laundering
Guyana's Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to tackle issues such as drug...
Opposition concerned over Finance Minister meeting with Canadian company printing ballot papers
The Opposition – People’s Progressive Party/Civic – has raised concerns over a scheduled meeting between Finance Minister Winston Jordan and the Canadian company that...
GECOM Commissioners in Canada to oversee ballot printing
As the Guyana Elections Commissions continues to prepare for the March 2 polls, two Commissioners are currently in Canada to oversee the printing of...
Shuman, others banned from contesting elections over dual citizenship
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Tuesday made a decision to bar three presidential candidates from contesting the upcoming elections, owing to their dual citizenship...
Over 90,000 changes being made to Revised List of Electors
Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) dropped a bombshell on both its Opposition and Government-nominated Commissioners on Tuesday, when the Secretariat informed them that over 91,000...
Fraud unearthed at CH&PA
A former staff attached to the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), as well as several civilians are currently being grilled by the Police...