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Daily Archives: Friday, 25 October 2024, 23:23

Guyana-backed Ghanaian Foreign Minister is new Commonwealth Secretary-General

Last Updated on Friday, 25 October 2024, 23:25 by Denis Chabrol Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, who travelled to Guyana earlier this year and successfully lobbied foreign ministers and leaders of independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states, was Friday elected the new Commonwealth Secretary-General. “Truly humbled by the overwhelming support of the Commonwealth Heads of Government in selecting me ...

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SOCU Head, Local Govt Minister Persaud file GY$605 million defamation lawsuits against reporter

Last Updated on Friday, 25 October 2024, 20:28 by Denis Chabrol The Head of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), Fazil Karimbaksh and Minister of Local Government, Anand Persaud filed two separate libel suits against reporter and owner of Big Smith News Watch, Leroy Smith for a total of GY$605 million plus aggravated or exemplary damages. ...

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Gov’t clamping down on new ways of violating Local Content Act

Last Updated on Friday, 25 October 2024, 18:50 by Writer Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat on Friday said entrepreneurs have found new ways to ‘smart’ the Local Content Act by having companies controlled on paper by Guyanese but the Local Content Secretariat has been uncovering those new schemes. He credited the Head of the Local Content Secretariat, Dr Martin Pertab ...

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