Teen accused of $10M extortion with ex granted, $100,000 bail
Georgetown: A woman who admitted to attempting to extort $10 million from her boyfriend by threatening to tell the police that he raped her, changed her plea. Princess Williams, 19,…
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$383.1 billion budget passed in National Assembly
Georgetown: The National Assembly Thursday approved the Government’s $383.1 billion 2021 National Budget, setting in motion the PPP/C Administration’s economic development plan for all Guyanese. The national financial plan was…
Come clean to your supporters and let’s move forward -President to Opposition Leader
Georgetown: President Dr. Irfaan Ali said that the Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon, needs to own up to his error, come clean to his supporters and stop spreading falsehood…
President says Police Force must be restructured, rebranded to focus on service
Georgetown: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency, Dr Irfaan Ali, Thursday charged the Guyana Police Force (GPF) members to give their best in service to the Guyanese people while…
Finance Minister says opposition disruption in National Assembly intended to obstruct passage of Budget
Georgetown: Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh says any delay in the enactment of the National Budget, is a delay in…
Local Government Elections: $1.1B allocated for holding elections this year
Georgetown: The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has been allocated some $1.1 billion for the holding of Local Government Elections (LGE) later this year. Of that amount, $237.7 million will go…
Guyana Issues Protest Note to Venezuela in Response to Fighter Jets over Eteringbang
Georgetown: Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, on Wednesday summoned the Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency Luis Edgardo Diaz Monclus to hand over a protest note…
Scotiabank’s announcement of sale premature and inappropriate – Finance Minister
Georgetown: Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh said that the announcement of Scotiabank’s sale is both premature and inappropriate at this…
Election fiasco, poor management delayed proper response to COVID-19—PM
Georgetown: Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, during a virtual panel discussion organised by the Yale Caribbean Students’ Organization, on the “Caribbean’s response to COVID-19”, said that Guyana’s initial reaction…
Scotiabank sells operations in Guyana
Georgetown: Scotiabank announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement for the sale of its banking operations in Guyana to First Citizens Bank Limited (“First Citizens”). The agreement is subject…
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