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The Alliance for Change has called on the government to reveal all the awardees of billion-dollar contracts in the wake of recent accusations of corruption between high-ranking PPP officials and businessmen levelled by former party executive Ralph Ramkarran. Party Chairman Nigel Hughes told reporters on Thursday that the ruling PPP had been touting Ramkarran as a paragon of integrity when ...

Western Nations, spearheaded by Canada, on Thursday cautioned that investors would not rush to Guyana unless the South American country addresses corruption, protects intellectual property, inks investment accords and revamps some of its laws. Addressing the opening of the two-day Guyana Investment Conference, Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana David Devine said just promoting the country as an investment-destination was insufficient. ...

The two men convicted for burning down the Ministry of Health in 2009 were Thursday each sentenced to 60 months imprisonment. City Magistrate, Judy Latchman imposed the custodial sentence on Colin Jones and Clayton Westford. Westford’s lawyer, Michael Somersaull intends to appeal the decision. She on June 17 found the duo guilty of committing the offence after an extensive trial. ...

As the international battle continues over the United States’ (US) desire to capture and prosecute American intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar on Thursday said his country does not read citizens’ correspondence. Though the Guyanese leader made no reference to Snowden, he told the opening of an Investment Conference whose audience included US Ambassador Brent Hardt that his ...

A four year old girl on Tuesday became Guyana’s latest reported road fatality when she was struck down by a car on the West Coast Berbice public road. She has been identified as Trechel Williams of Plantation Foulis, West Coast Berbice. Investigators were told that the driver was allegedly speeding when he collided with the pedestrian around 8:10 AM. She ...

The impact of bribery and corruption on investment will be among several areas to be addressed at a two-day investment conference being organised by Western diplomatic missions and the private sector. President Donald Ramotar is expected to declare open the Guyana Investment Conference on Thursday at the Guyana International Conference Centre. Slated for June 27-28, the conference will be held ...

Three persons were Wednesday arrested during three drug raids in two south Georgetown neighbourhoods, police said. Guyana Police Force spokesman, Ivelaw Whittaker said anti-narcotics police raided three houses and unearthed a quantity of cocaine and marijuana. Whittaker said the raids were conducted on two houses in North East La Penitence and one at Albouystown, Georgetown, during which a total of ...

(ASSOCIATED PRESS).-A judge set bail Wednesday at nearly $1.6 million for a demolition contractor charged in a fatal building collapse despite a prosecutor’s contention that the South American defendant is a flight risk. Sean Benschop, 42, has used several aliases, had numerous run-ins with law enforcement and is not a U.S. citizen, according to Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Selber. Benschop, ...

Guyanese travelling with large sums of US dollars, declared before departure, are being fined in Trinidad and Tobago- a concern that Foreign Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett plans to again raise with her counterpart. Addressing the House’s Foreign Relations Committee, she said that although Guyanese would have declared US$10,000 in keeping with local laws, they are being fined by Trinidad and Tobago ...

Key Western Nations and several civil society organisations on Wednesday urged the passage of new and improved local laws and pledged their support to hold local government elections before year-end. “Building on our established record of constructive engagement and support for effective and responsive democratic institutions, we look forward to supporting the Guyana Elections Commission, the Government of Guyana and ...