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by Gary Eleazar Relocated from Kingston, to the former Customs House Building on Main Street—now rehabilitated at the tune of GYD$160M—the Bureau of Statistics has been called on to evolve from an institution that merely generates information but in fact provides that information in a more readily accessible manner to the citizenry, in addition to foreign investors and other interests. ...

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo indicated Friday afternoon that government was unlikely to roll back the 14 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on private schools this year, but held out hope that action would be taken in 2018. “The 14 percent VAT will be reviewed. I say this- the 14 percent tax will be reviewed- as well as other taxes but whether ...

The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Regional Coordinating Mechanism (RCM) for the current three-year new Global Fund Project has elected Guyana’s Junior Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Nicolette Henry and  Prof. J. Peter Figueroa of The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus as the new Chair and Vice Chair. They were elected during the ...

by Clifton Ross On the eve of the first of three One Day Internationals (ODI’s) between West Indies and Pakistan at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence; visiting skipper Sarfraz Ahmed said keeping the winning momentum would be crucial as they look to clinch another series win against the Caribbean side. In a battle of the two lowly placed teams in ...

Former executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Vincent Alexander disagrees that there should be a separate commission to examine the issue of Amerindian land rights and supports the move to have their and African land rights be dealt with by one commission. “We have to have a holistic and integrated approach to the resolution of sectoral or ...

A construction worker, who allegedly took more than GYD$500,000 from a woman to construct the lower flat of her house but allegedly converted the cash to his own use, was Thursday granted bail when he appeared  before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan. Claudius Peters of 156 First Street, Mocha denied the charges when they were read to him, but said ...

A policeman, who is charged with two counts of fraud, is still on duty and he was released on GYD$30,000 bail. Police Prosecutor, Alvin Moore told did not oppose the granting of bail to 42-year old Constable David Singh who is attached to the Tactical Services Unit (TSU).  He said the policeman was still performing duties at the police force. ...

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, Wednesday said that the 911 emergency telephone line is one step closer to being fixed. The Minister noted that clearance has been given to Digicel (Guyana) Limited to ship the equipment needed to have the 911 system back up and running. “Digicel won the contract for purposes for getting the equipment to be installed ...

by Gary Eleazar and Denis Chabrol Even as Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan on Wednesday expressed partial satisfaction with the work of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) in probing alleged financial crimes committed during the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration, a trial into alleged fraud at the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (NGMC) saw the absence of several witnesses. ...

Police in ‘D’ Division are making stringent efforts to quickly apprehend a male suspect who allegedly strangled his reputed wife, in his Parika, East Bank Essequibo home, about 7:30 Wednesday morning, the Guyana Police Force said.   Investigations have so far revealed that the victim Dhanwantie Ram, 29, after encountering several domestic abuses, four days ago left her reputed husband’s ...