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Buoyed by a 15 percent reduction in serious crimes last year due attributed to a Social Crime Prevention Programme, the Guyana Police Force on Saturday widened the involvement of the religious community in helping to building trust between police and the public. Police Commissioner said since the engagement of a church and mosque in Albouystown about two years ago and ...

Presidential Advisor on National Security, Brigadier Edward Collins on Friday kicked off a four-day outreach to law enforcement agencies in Berbice, the Ministry of the Presidency said in a statement. This is the first of a series of such outreaches to be carried out across the country with the aim of interacting with police officers; giving them the opportunity to ...

Reproduced from El Universal In the Summit of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) on Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that a special meeting will be held within the framework of the regional body to address a border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela. “I would like to thank you all for agreeing to call a special meeting of ...

Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) on Friday highlighted that it was not responsible for the crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan that killed a Canadian pilot and a Guyanese cargo loader, but announced that steps in line with several other findings have been put in place to cushion the impact of any crash of its cargo flights on those aboard. ...

by Zena Henry Chief Justice Ian Chang has granted an injunction preventing the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) from issuing and publishing promotions for this year 2015. The matter was brought to the High Court last week by Attorney-at-law Roysdale Forde who is representing the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU). Citing several irregularities in the promotional procedures of Principals, Deputy Principals, Heads ...

Recently-appointed Town Clerk Royston King has set his sights on recovering billions of dollars lost to what is well-known as the ‘cash-strapped’ Mayor and City Council (M&CC) in a political tug-o-war. King is adamant that the Council will take a proactive approach in conducting building evaluations and recovering fees from businesses that use City spaces without compensating for inconveniencing others. ...

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Friday announced that it was scrapping the 15-year old Berbice Anti Smuggling Squad (BASS) because it has been raking in little reveenue in recent times. The tax agency said the decision was taken after careful consideration and that sacked workers would receive full benefits. “An examination of the effectiveness of BASS revealed that the unit ...

Head of the Head E-Governance Project, Alexei Ramotar was Friday July 17 sent on administrative leave to facilitate an investigation into the financial aspects into ailing project. The announcement was made by the Ministry of State which said that the state agency, “has decided to conduct an investigation into the financial arrangements of the E-Government Project. As a direct result, ...

Reproduced from Financial Timesby Andres Schipani High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article.  Legend has it that before the Spanish conquest there was an Indian chief in Colombia who, in an annual ritual, smeared himself with gold dust and then bathed in Lake Guatavita. The ...

Reproduced from Caribbean Lifeby Tangerine Clarke Guyana’s award-winning billion-dollar XM Rum company has eluded the Guyanese community in New York for way too long due to stringent U.S. laws and regulations. But thanks to persistent requests from consumers for the alcohol, Banks DIH Limited recently partnered with New Jersey Royal Wine Incorporated, to distribute the popular liquor. Fans savored the ...