A MIXED 12-member jury was, on Wednesday, empanelled before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court for the trial of Phillip Suffrein, who is accused of killing two elderly women during a home invasion in 2017. Suffrein, 28, denied that, between October 2 and October 3, 2017, at Lot 243 South Road and Albert…
Guyana is commemorating 56 years as an independent nation and President Dr. Irfaan Ali has invited all citizens to participate in the massive ongoing transformation, which he promised will help each individual achieve much prosperity. Speaking directly to Guyanese on the eve of Guyana’s 56th Independence anniversary, the Head of State said, “Tonight we celebrate…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
– says Minister Benn CHARGES are likely to be instituted against the taxi driver, who was involved in a physical altercation with a traffic policeman at New Amsterdam, which was captured on camera. This is according to Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, who commented on the matter on the sidelines of an event on…
Statement by High Commisioner of India Dr KJ Srinivasa on occasion of 56th Independence anniversary of Guyana: Namaste. On behalf of the people and Government of India, the High Commission of India in Georgetown and my own behalf, I extend my felicitations and heartfelt greetings to the friendly people and the Government of Cooperative Republic…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
PRIME MINISTER, Mark Phillips, on Wednesday, visited Lethem, Tabatinga and other locations in Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) to assess the flooding of several communities. A number of low-lying communities are inundated due to heavy rainfall and water run-off from neighbouring Brazil. PM Phillips was accompanied by Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Director General (ag), Major…
56th Independence anniversary message from the People’s Progressive Party: The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) extends to all Guyanese, at home and abroad, greetings on Guyana’s 56th independence anniversary. On June 5, 1958, founder of the PPP and former president, the late Dr. Cheddi Jagan, posed an important question to the Legislative Council – What do…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
Residents of Region 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam), late Wednesday evening, joined Their Excellencies, President Irfaan Ali, and Mrs Ali in ushering in Guyana’s 56th Independence Anniversary at Damon Square, Anna Regina. Earlier that day, paratroopers from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) put on a demonstration for those in attendance at Cotton Field Ground. Some 18 freefallers in…
