Govt presents amended Barbados money laundering law to select committee
Parliament BuildingGovernment has presented a fine-tuned Barbados model Anti Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism legislation that seeks to...
Chief Elections Officer to push for consensus
Chief Elections Officer, Keith LowenfieldNewly-appointed Chief Elections Officer and Commissioner of National Registration, Keith Lowenfield on Thursday pledged to strive...
Former cop accused of selling document with forged Chief Justice signature
A former Special Constable was Thursday arraigned on charges of forging Chief Justice, Ian Chang’s signature and obtaining money by...
Auditor General collecting evidence in probe into Town Clerk’s use of funds
Town Clerk Carol SoobaAuditor General, Deodat Sharma on Thursday confirmed that a probe has begun into the Town Clerk, Carol...
Private Sector Commission wants Barbados-model money laundering law; President insists on govt amendments
PSC Chairman Ronald WebsterThe Private Sector Commission's (PSC) proposal that Guyana should adopt the Barbados model for establishing an oversight...
US embassy honours Guyanese Woman of Courage
Zenita Nicholson receives US Embassy's International Woman of Courage Award from Charge d' Affaires, Bryan Hunt Guyanese civil society activist,...
Guyanese dies aboard cargo ship, one ill; St. Lucia quarantines eight others
A Guyanese has died aboard a St. Vincent and the Grenadines-registered cargo ship and the other eight Guyanese crew members...
Caricom warns about fall-out from non-passage of Anti Money Laundering amendments
Caricom leaders ,at their just concluded summit in St. Vincent, called on Guyana to pass amendments to the Anti Money...
Caricom to set up commission to examine legalizing marijuana trade, use
A marijuana field in Guyana (file photo)Leaders of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) have decided to establish a commission to...
Suspected bogus gold declaration for duty free concession lands miner in court
A miner, who allegedly presented a forged document to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment to obtain a...
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