“Anything could have happened” – Fire Chief recalls possibility of major prison breakout
Fire Chief Marlon Gentle Fire Chief Marlon Gentle has testified that anything could have happened during the Camp Street Prison ...
Month: April 2016
Harmon’s powers need to be looked at in a “sensible” way – Dr Henry Jeffrey
Political Analyst, Dr. Henry Jeffrey. Political analyst, Dr. Henry Jeffrey is urging that State Minister Joseph Harmon's powers be looked ...
Public Security Minister expresses confidence in Police Commissioner
Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan on Wednesday dismissed stakeholder concerns pertaining to "strange" administrative recommendations made by Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud- ...
The Netherlands to map Georgetown’s drainage system
FLASH BACK: Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson (at left) with members of the Dutch Risk Reduction team in November, ...
Multi-million dollar sea and river defence project launched
Participants at the Guyana government- Caribbean Development Bank Sea and River Defence Resilience Project Launch Workshop. Guyana and the Caribbean ...
No Cabinet decision on stripping Harmon’s powers; APNU, AFC may discuss issue
Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. Guyana’s ministerial cabinet on Tuesday ...
DDL, GRA settle billion dollar Consumption Tax dispute
The headquarters of the Guyana Revenue Authority Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) on Tuesday (April 14, 2016) announced that an amicable settlement has ...
Tobacco Bill “draconian”- Demtoco
Demtoco’s Managing Director, Maurlain Kirton Demerara Tobacco Company (Demtoco) fears that if the Tobacco Bill becomes law in its current ...
Ministerial Code of Conduct, Integrity Commission Act to be merged
The Guyana government is exploring the possibility of twinning the proposed ministerial Code of Conduct with the Integrity Commission Act, ...
IPED hopes funding for creative industries will push copyright law
Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Private Enterprise Development, Ramesh Persaud. Despite the absence of modern copyright and intellectual ...
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