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Court rejects Royston King legal challenge, moves ahead with parking meter case
Justice Brassington Reynolds Justice Brassington Reynolds ruled this afternoon against an application made by Georgetown Town Clerk Royston King disputing...
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GRA targets businesses wrongly charging VAT
-as Finance Minister urges ‘Buyer Beware’ of shady vendors by Gary Eleazar Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue...
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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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