Body of Miner found in pool of blood at Rockstone Village

The body of a miner was found in a pool of blood at 17 Miles Rockstone Village, Essequibo River, sometime around 19:30hrs yesterday (June 11,...

Impersonation of GRA officials rampant in Berbice

Shop owners in Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) were recently put on high alert following numerous reports of scams being committed by persons posing...

36 Murders in five months – Police Force records   

The Guyana Police Force (GPF), has recorded 36 murders for the period January, to the end of May 2018. Despite this, the force has stated...

Guyana’s draft Local Content policy lacks necessary foundation – Brazilian Expert

A Local Content Policy is one of the documents in the pipeline for Guyana. The document is supposed to ensure Guyana’s services and goods...

Treasury Memoranda highlight rampant abuse of public resources under PPP Govt.

Treasury Memoranda for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 all point to the alarming rate at which excessive waste and abuse of public resources...

AG meets with team of professionals to discuss alternatives to incarceration

In an aim to strengthen the local criminal justice system, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams today (June 8, 2018), met...

Govt. will audit ExxonMobil’s US$460M pre-contract costs-Min. Patterson

The coalition administration has every intention to audit the controversial US$460M pre-contract costs claimed by USA oil giant, ExxonMobil for exploratory works conducted from...

Surinamese jailed 12 years for killing ‘DJ Cheddie’

Omar Williams, formerly of Abanastraat, “K” Flight, Paramaribo, Suriname, was this afternoon handed a 12-year jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to a manslaughter...

GRA Officials shot during operation to capture “known chicken smuggler’

In a bid to capture a “know chicken smuggler” two officials from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), received gunshot wounds to their hands around 21:50 hrs...

Govt. will “eventually” get to what qualifies as Local Content-Minister Harmon

The Government of Guyana is not in a position to say if it agrees or disagrees with ExxonMobil’s interpretation of what qualifies as local...

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