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  Minister of State, Joseph Harmon Thursday night explained his appearance in a photograph with Chinese company officials aboard a private jet in China, saying that several Chinese companies that intend to invest significantly in Guyana assisted with transportation. Harmon said his meeting with the Chinese companies’ representatives coincided with his visit to China on official government business in March, ...

President David Granger was unaware of all of the appointed honorary ministerial advisors including prominent businessman, Brian “BK” Tiwari who was recommended by General Secretary of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Joseph Harmon. “Mr. Brian Tiwari, upon the recommendation of the General Secretary of the APNU, was one such person identified and issued with an instrument. I was subsequently ...

Following is a statement issued by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on his intervention in the halting of the seizure of Baishan Lin’s vehicles by the Guyana Revenue Authority.   Over the past weeks, several reports in the media conveyed the erroneous impression that I had used my official Government position to interfere in the work of the Guyana Revenue ...

President David Granger on Thursday convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee at the Ministry of the Presidency to discuss recent developments at the Camp Street prison, where only two out of the 15 prison officers scheduled for the day shift, reported for duty this morning. The Ministry of the Presidency said Director of Prisons (Ag), Mr. Carl Graham has ...

The Guyana government Thursday categorically denied that the Ministry of the Presidency had ordered the transfer of a government-owned hangar to BK International but confirmed that the new Board of Directors of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) shelved a previous decision to do so because of expansion works at the airport. “The new Board of Directors would have looked at ...

More than one dozen prison wardens attached to the Georgetown Prison reported sick on Thursday, amid fears of another major prison unrest. Demerara Waves Online News was told that wardens might be worried that inmates at the overcrowded jail might be arming themselves for another round of violence. Earlier this week, a warden opened fire after someone hurled a bag ...

The youth arm of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) says that it stands resolutely behind Minister of State Joseph Harmon  against calls for the Minister to be stripped of some of his responsibilities. The Guyana Youth and student Movement (GYSM) in a press statement said that the political landscape of Guyana has been transformed with the advancement of coalition ...

The Alliance For Change (AFC) appeared to have used the ongoing controversy over Minister of State, Joseph Harmon to address an imbalance in power between the Cabinet and the Presidency, political scientists said Thursday. Political Scientist, Dr. David Hinds observed that the AFC had negotiated the numerical allocation of seats in the Cummingsburg Accord but failed to discuss the assignment ...

A 28-year-old man, who was caught stealing inside an electronic store at the Stabroek Market early Thursday morning, sustained a single gunshot to his left leg after trying to attack Constabulary ranks with a knife, City Hall said in a statement. The man, who identified himself as Delwar Booker of South Sophia Squatting area, is currently under police guard, nursing ...

There needs to be some additional investigation into the deaths of at least two of the 17 inmates that died in the Camp Street Prison Riot on March 3, says Fire Chief Marlon Gentle. The Fire Chief made the statement while testifying for a second day at the Commission of Inquiry into the fire at the prison. Gentle told the Commissioners ...