Last Updated on Saturday, 26 October 2024, 16:49 by Writer 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 The Big Smith News Watch, Leroy Smith for a total of GY$605 million plus aggravated or exemplary damages. ...

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 ...

Last Updated on Friday, 25 October 2024, 18:44 by Writer Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said overseas-based Guyanese, who are 18 years and older as of January 1, 2024, could also receive the GY$100,000 cash grant per person if they are in Guyana and properly registered. He said once they are in Guyana, they would have to register as ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 24 October 2024, 21:57 by Writer Guyana Police Force Assistant Police Commissioner, Calvin Brutus was Thursday slapped with 30 financial crime charges for transactions totalling GY$376.2 million ranging from money laundering, conspiracy to defraud, larceny, misconduct in public office and liability of public officers. He is represented by a battery of lawyers including Eusi Anderson and ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 24 October 2024, 19:34 by Writer By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Sound policy agendas and effective communication of those policies are the backbone of successful political parties in competitive political systems. This is especially true in countries where the values of democracy undergird political conduct. Yet, many never seem to get this basic lesson. In ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 24 October 2024, 19:26 by Writer By GHK Lall Get this straight everyone: I am no friend of assistant commissioner of police, Mr. Calvin Brutus. Never could be. Perhaps, it will never be. But the man is a citizen and a brother, one under siege from all points of the compass. A code adhered to is ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 24 October 2024, 18:53 by Writer One hour after heavily armed detachments from the Guyana Police Force’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit and the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) departed outside the residence of Assistant Police Commissioner, Calvin Brutus, emerged from his residence and told the media that he and his wife committed no financial ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 22:23 by Writer Heavily armed Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) police and investigators from the Special Organised Crime Unit on Wednesday night surrounded the residence of Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus at Eve Leary. He has been cited for an estimated 240 charges in a probe conducted by SOCU and the Financial ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 22:20 by Writer In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, First Lady Arya Ali has partnered with the Dr. Balwant Singh Hospital to provide sponsorship of 1,000 mammograms for women across Guyana, her office said in a statement on Wednesday. The initiative aims to raise awareness about the importance of early detection in ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 22:16 by Writer —16-year-old Lindener to represent Guyana in Panama As UNICEF prepares to observe the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on November 20, it has collaborated with the Committee on the Rights of the Child to host national and regional consultations with children/adolescents and stakeholders ...