Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 10:23 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister, Winston Jordan has scolded the top brass of the Bank of Guyana for its lax monitoring and oversight of the country’s foreign exchange market and anti-money laundering regime. Jordan last week made his views known to the Central Bank’s board of directors against the background of the recent ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 0:31 by Denis Chabrol A debate on a motion piloted by the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) was cut short today (May 8, 2017) when government using its superiority in the House opted not to go beyond the scheduled 10 PM close of the day much to the chagrin of the political opposition. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 May 2017, 18:28 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Government this past year spent close to GYD$2 billion under questionable circumstances, including without a public tender or on an emergency basis. The revelation was made today (May 8, 2017) in the National Assembly when Government Ministers supplied responses to a slew of questions posed by Peoples ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 May 2017, 16:21 by Denis Chabrol Thirty-five year old Marsha Reece stood in the Georgetown magistrates’ court before chief magistrate Ann McLennan where an indictable drug trafficking charge was read to her. The charge alleges that on May 4, 2017  in Linden, she had in her possession 197.6 grammes of cocaine in her possession for ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 22:03 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Government has decided to reduce the amounts of sugar it produces on an annual basis, retain only three factories and take over health  and drainage and irrigation services offered by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)- all aimed at producing a targeted 147,000 tonnes of the sweetener annually at ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 May 2017, 16:21 by Denis Chabrol Two youths were Monday remanded to prison after appearing in the Georgetown Magistrates’ court for the murder of 16-year old Brian Charles Yearwood. Seventeen year old Andy Peters and 21-year old Shannon Cox appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan where the charge was read that on April 29, 2017 ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 May 2017, 11:48 by Denis Chabrol High Court Judge, Franklyn Holder on Monday, citing perceptions of bias, recused himself from a now “politicized” case in which Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams has been accused of disrespectful conduct. “I find that it will be prudent, judicious and in the interest of the ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 May 2017, 21:05 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister, Winston Jordan on Sunday said government would be prepared to offer concessions and tax holidays to private sector investors in value-added agricultural production, even as his ministerial colleague lamented that Lindeners have failed to take advantage of multi-million dollar opportunities to improve their livelihoods through the Linden ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 May 2017, 15:56 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister, Winston Jordan on Sunday announced that alcohol and cigarette imports would be stamped, as government moves to stamp out smuggling and rake in more taxes to help bridge a GUD$38 billion deficit. Addressing a community outreach meeting at Amelia’s Ward, Linden, he said “this year we are ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 May 2017, 0:14 by Denis Chabrol Former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall Saturday night called on the judiciary not to bow to political pressure by assigning a case to another judge because Attorney General, Basil Williams does not want to apologise to High Court Judge, Franklin Holder. “In short, they now want ...