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Daily Archives: Sunday, 3 January 2021, 15:19

Auditor General recommends police probe into GYD$170 million lawyers’ fees for political court cases

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 January 2021, 18:20 by Writer Auditor General Deodat Sharma says procurement procedures were not followed by the then A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration to hire local and foreign lawyers to fight a series of political court cases from December, 2018 to July, 2020. Other cases for a number of government agencies ...

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University of Guyana rejects claims of politicisation, always works with sitting gov’t

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 January 2021, 18:32 by Writer The University of Guyana (UG) has rejected persistent claims that its Vice Chancellor Professor Paloma Mohammed-Martin’s appointment was not above board and that two of her deputies were elevated to professors. In clear reference to a letter published in the pro-government Guyana Times, the university chided the media for failing ...

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Small business owner’s house destroyed by fire

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 January 2021, 9:39 by Denis Chabrol A 25-year old woman, who owns a very small business, on Saturday lost her house and other possessions to fire while she was about to order bread and pastries to sell, police said. She is Anneve Knights who resided at North Haslington, East Coast Demerara. Police said she and ...

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Two dead in collision at Corentyne

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 January 2021, 9:25 by Denis Chabrol Two persons have died in a head-on collision on the Skeldon Line Path Public Road, Corentyne. They are 26-year old Thurman Megnat and 36-year old Nimrod Persaud, both of Line Path. At the time of the accident 6:30 PM Saturday, Megnat was the driver of one of the cars ...

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