Last Updated on Monday, 3 January 2022, 12:52 by Writer Two Essequibo Coast youths were Saturday – New Year’s Day – arrested and $4.8 million and other items recovered, hours after they robbed and injured a businessman and his wife at Charity Waterfront, the Guyana Police Force said. Those in custody are 21 and 25 years old, police added. Police ...
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GDF announces 2022 list of promotions
Last Updated on Saturday, 1 January 2022, 20:19 by Denis Chabrol In accordance with Part III Section 16 of the Defence Act 15:01 of 1977, the Chief of Staff Brigadier Godfrey Bess, MSS, is pleased to announce the promotion of One Thousand Twenty-One (1021) other ranks of the Guyana Defence Force. Heading the list of promotions is 17176 Acting Warrant ...
Read More »Natural Resource Fund board to be “non-political” – President Ali
Last Updated on Saturday, 1 January 2022, 15:13 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Saturday- New Year’s Day- promised Guyanese that the members of the Natural Resource Fund Board of Directors would not be politically-aligned persons, even as assailed the opposition for last Wednesday’s ruckus in the National Assembly. “We have created a governance and operational structure that is ...
Read More »OPINION: Natural Resource Fund- Improve the Board Appointment Process
Last Updated on Saturday, 1 January 2022, 12:58 by Denis Chabrol by Surendra Dhanpaul In his most recent statement, President Ali is right, “The bill makes it very clear; the minimum qualifications of board members are stipulated in the law and the membership of the board is required to be published in the Gazette.” There may be a pool of ...
Read More »OPINION: Natural Resource Fund – Conduct hearings to appoint Board
Last Updated on Saturday, 1 January 2022, 12:54 by Denis Chabrol by Surendra Dhanpaul The Official Gazette 280/2021 was published on Wednesday December 15th, 2021. Its content is Bill No. 20 of 2021 which will be introduced in the National Assembly. Within the contents of the Bill, now an Act, is Section 5 which details the Board of Directors of ...
Read More »Evidence of suspected arson at Georgetown Public Hospital’s heart diagnosis facility
Last Updated on Saturday, 1 January 2022, 12:36 by Denis Chabrol The Georgetown Public Hospital’s heart diagnosis facility was Saturday morning- New Year’s- destroyed by fire but none of the patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) was injured by the blaze suspected to be the work of arsonists, a senior official said. Acting ...
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