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The Guyana Gold Board’s (GGB) Bartica office, which was closed in 2014 under the former administration after allegations of gold tampering surfaced, will be re-opened later this month, the Ministry of the Presidency announced late Friday night. The announcement that Minister of Governance with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman would be re-opening the office comes even ...

The Tourism and Hositality Association of Guyana (THAG) wants government to slash the Value Added Tax (VAT) to eight percent and grant duty free concessions on vehicles and construction materials for the sector, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. But Finance Minister, Winston Jordan said granting of the concessions would depend on precise data on the impact of the ...

CHIEF Justice Ian Chang Friday granted bail to ex-policeman Shawn Maltus Fordyce, who allegedly went berserk back in 2013 and chopped several members of his family. Fordyce had been on the run from police ever since the incident until recently when he was arrested in commercial Georgetown. Fordyce was released on GUY$300,000 bail after he was further remanded to prison ...

Minister of Social Cohesion Hon. Amna Ally Friday rejected People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Clement Rohee questioning the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) about the racial composition of the staff of that elections management authority. Coming one day after GECOM Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally rubbished Rohee’s questions about race and the political persuasion of about 50 of the estimated 12,000 ...

By Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO, Suriname; Romano Meriba (31), fosterson of Suriname’s president Desi Bouterse, has been arrested Friday in Paramaribo after he reported himself to a police station.  The Public Relations Department of the Suriname Police Force released a statement confirming the arrest. According the police Meriba has been arrested by officers of the Capital Offenses’ Department, the police unit ...

Even as the Ogle Airport Inc. fended off claims that a clique is behaving anti-competitively to the detriment of most domestically-owned operators, the company signaled it was open to the facility being governed by law instead of a contentious draft agreement. Chief Executive Officer of Ogle Airport Inc; Anthony Mekdeci , however, explained that putting the agreement in place would ...

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Security, Angela Johnson died Friday afternoon after a brief illness, sources said. She passed away at a city hospital. Staff members of the Ministry of Public Security are said to be shocked at her death. She had been away from duty for about two weeks. Johnson served as Permanent Secretary since about ...

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has affirmed that crime is not spiraling out of control, but is in fact projected to decrease. Blanhum made the disclosure at a presentation on Friday morning where the police force is currently revealing its plans to prevent crime in the festive season. According to the Crime Chief, since he took Office in June, crime has ...

Brazil has donated an estimated GUY$26 million worth of equipment to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), as part of an ongoing cooperation between the two countries. The equipment was handed over Thursday by Brazilian Ambassador, Lineu Pupo De Paula to GDF Chief Of Staff, Brigadier Mark Phillips, at Base Camp Stephenson.  The military aid package, consists of eight ARUA 600 ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Monday confirmed five case of Zika virus in a territory of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CARPHA did not name the country but other news reports, including statements by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have identified Suriname as the country. On 2 November ...