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New Amsterdam Town Council, police shut down illegal funeral parlour

The New Amsterdam Municipality and police on Thursday said they were forced to stop all operations at a building located at Savannah Park, New Amsterdam, which they said was being used to store dead bodies. According to an environmental official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the investigation came days after the Municipality’s Health Department had received numerous complaints by ...

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Opposition willing to support a govt-sponsored motion for renegotiating ExxonMobil contract

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo says if government sponsors a parliamentary motion for the renegotiation of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), his People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) will support such a proposal. “If the government comes with a motion of that nature, once the motion is in defence of Guyanese…ExxonMobil has to do what’s best for its shareholders and anything that ...

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GTT boasts readiness to support oil and gas boom

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) has assured investors in the oil and gas sector that the country is unlikely to experience disruptions to international connectivity with the rest of the world because the submarine fibre-optic cable has a back-up system. Delivering a presentation at the recently concluded GIPEX 2018 Oil and Gas conference and exhibition, GTT’s, Chief Executive Officer Mr. ...

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City Hall’s actions on playground bad for local, general elections- Councillor warns

As several grave questions remain unanswered about the City administration’s plans to use a playground in the upscale Bel Air Park to build town houses for top city officials,  a vocal A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Councillor, Alfred Mentore is warning about the political implications ahead of local government and general elections. He noted that the playground is owned ...

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City workers to strike over non-payment of NIS, income tax, union dues

Hundreds of  municipal workers are Tuesday expected to take strike action to pressure City Hall to pay almost GY$300 million in deductions from their salaries to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Guyana Labour Union and a credit union. Chairman of City Council’s Finance Committee, Oscar Clarke acceded to Councillor, Akeem Peter’s request that a report on ...

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LIAT partners with Guyana for OAS Tourism Congress

ST. JOHN’S ANTIGUA, February 12, 2018 – LIAT, The Caribbean Airline, on Monday announced that it has partnered with the Department of Tourism, Guyana and the Guyana Tourism Authority as Guyana hosts the 24th Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism. The Congress will take place from March 21-22 under the theme “Connecting the Americas through Sustainable Tourism”. ...

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Barbados trade mission on outreach to Guyana

Ten new Barbadian manufacturers and service exporters are exploring trade and market opportunities in Guyana, the Barbados Investment & Development Corporation’s (BIDC) said Sunday. The group participating in this exploratory mission, are all recent graduates of the Barbados Investment & Development Corporation’s (BIDC) Export Readiness Training Programme, an initiative designed to equip new and potential exporters with the knowledge, tools ...

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BREAKING: Ex-policeman among several arrested; stolen cars, car parts seized in major crackdown

Several cars and numerous vehicle parts have been seized as Guyanese police widen their net to crackdown on a massive trade in stolen vehicles and parts. Police said they Friday night swooped down on a property located at Monument Hill, Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway and conducted a search during which a quantity of vehicle parts and several vehicles suspected to ...

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Guyana to get oil refinery; site identified at Linden

Plans are moving ahead to build a modular oil refinery to produce fuels for the Guyanese and northern Brazilian markets, with the major sources of crude expected to be from ExxonMobil or any other supplier at competitive prices, officials said Friday. “The plan is to basically start construction at the end of this year and through next year so that ...

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Female pensioner knifes GPL disconnection crew member, policewoman

  A 64 year-old pensioner yesterday violently attacked and wounded an employee of the Guyana Power & Light Inc. who was a member of a disconnection crew that went to the Lot 128 Sophia resident’s home to disconnect her electricity, police said, “Minutes later, a police patrol responded and during the process of arresting the female suspect, who was still ...

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