Last Updated on Saturday, 4 June 2016, 9:42 by Denis Chabrol A well-known Lindener was killed late Friday night when the CBR bike that he was riding collided with a car in the bauxite town, residents said. Dead is 22-year old Michael Fox of Central Amelia’s Ward. Eyewitnesses said the collision occurred at about 10:30 PM at the Amelia’s Ward ...
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NCN paid GYD$28 million to fake workers
Last Updated on Friday, 3 June 2016, 21:09 by Denis Chabrol The then People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-led administration paid out GYD$28 million to 35 persons over a four-year period from the National Communications Network (NCN) to perform duties on instructions from the Office of the President. The auditor, Parmessar Chartered Accountants, recommended that action be taken to recover the ...
Read More »NCN did not invoice PPPC for millions of dollars in political advertisements
Last Updated on Friday, 3 June 2016, 19:09 by Denis Chabrol The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) was not invoiced for more than GYD$22 million in political advertisements for the 2011 and 2015 general elections on the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN), according to a forensic audit report released Friday by the Finance Ministry. That figure includes almost $13 million in ...
Read More »Five suspected pirates charged with murder
Last Updated on Friday, 3 June 2016, 12:45 by Denis Chabrol Five men, who attacked several fishermen aboard a vessel in Nickerie, Suriname, were Friday charged with the murder of one of the victims. The Guyana Police Force said the Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali-Hack advised that the men be charged for the offence. “The act was allegedly committed ...
Read More »Russia holds talks with Guyana on supplying defense equipment
Last Updated on Friday, 3 June 2016, 12:29 by Denis Chabrol MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has held talks on supplying Russian defense systems to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana with the country’s leadership, the corporation said Friday. Talks between the Rosoboronexport delegation, headed by deputy chief executive Sergei Goreslavsky, and the political and military leadership of the Co-operative ...
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