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Permanent Secretary of Public Health Ministry fired following drug procurement probe
Then Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, Trevor Thomas talking with Finance Minister, Winston Jordan at the last...
Read moreDetailsCourt fines Kwame McCoy $20,000 for assaulting Mark Benschop, other charges dismissed
Kwame McCoy on the Magistrates' Court steps this afternoon. Former presidential liaison officer and well-known People's Progressive Party (PPP) activist,...
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Cash-strapped Guyana govt embarks on cost-cutting measures; hopes public sector investment prog will kick-start economy
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon debating the 2017 National Budget. The Guyana government is strapped for cash and would be...
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VAT to remain on private school fees ; parents, schools must find creative ways around tax- Finance Minister
by Gary Eleazar The Guyana Government has decided it will not be removing the application of the 14 per cent...
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Transgender assault victim barred from entering court as Magistrate dismisses case
Petronella (in blue) stands at the door of Magistrate Bess's court before the door was closed. City Magistrate Dylon Bess,...
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Jagdeo weighs in on Granger’s failure to appoint JSC-recommended judges
President David Granger greets Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on his arrival at State House for consultations on the appointment of...
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Acting Chancellor, Chief Justice appointed following Granger-Jagdeo consultations
Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards (right) and Acting Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire (left) President David Granger, Wednesday evening,...
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Venezuelan gets three years prison after guilty plea for marijuana possession
Waldimir Guetrero A Venezuelan national was today sentenced to three years prison and fined $120,000 by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan...
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Court rules Canadian teen charged with cocaine possession unfit for trial
Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan today granted $200,000 bail to a Canadian teen charged recently for possession of a large quantity...
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DeAbreu St businessman charged for misusing money for Tacoma truck, motorbike gear
Businessman, Nyron Maraj A DeAbreu Street businessman was today charged with three counts of fraudulent conversion by Chief Magistrate Ann...
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