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Guyana gov’t paying Republic Bank debt for owner of Marriott-branded hotel
The special purpose government-owned company, Atlantic Hotel Inc; which owns the Marriott-branded hotel cannot afford to pay its debt to...
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Bank of Guyana can close foreign exchange retention accounts to stem Guyana dollar decline
Junior Finance Minister, Jaipaul Sharma; Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr. Gobind Ganga and Finance Minister, Winston Jordan meeting...
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Looming ‘used-tyre’ ban will leave 5000 jobless ; no evidence used tyres cause accidents —GUTA
(Left to right) GUTA Public Relations Coordinator, Nazim Hussain ; Vice President, Mustaak Mohamed; MAPM activist Michael Rodrigues and President...
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High Court rules it can hear Red House lease revocation case
FILE PHOTO: After President David Granger announced the revocation of the lease of Red House to the Cheddi Jagan Research...
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Displaced Marudi miners likely to get new mining lands
Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman Gold miners, who were displaced from the Marudi area in Rupununi, are likely to benefit...
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UG Council to discuss salaries next week; unions demand negotiations
Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Ivelaw Griffith The University of Guyana’s (UG) Council is next week (March...
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Four ‘refugees’ charged with presenting forged documents to Guyana officials
Accused Pakistani, Arshad Mughal at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court. For the month of March thus far, four men, who reportedly...
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Central Bank blames exporters’ “hoarding” of foreign currency for slide in Guyana dollar
The Bank of Guyana. The Bank of Guyana (BOG) on Thursday accused exporters of causing a slide in the Guyana...
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Communities Minister sacks Linden Town Clerk with immediate effect
by Gary Eleazar Sacked Linden Town Clerk Jonellor Bowen. Linden Town Clerk, Jonellor Bowen, was today (March 23, 2017) fired...
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Ivor Bunbury Furniture store manager, two others charged with cocaine possession
Three men today came before city magistrate Leron Daly today, March 23, charged with possession of cocaine at the Cheddi...
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