The Director of the Materials Management Unit (MMU) of the Ministry of Health Cecil Jacques was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the investigation of theft of drugs from the Ministry’s Diamond East Bank Demerara Drugs Bond. Reliable sources also confirmed that three other employees of the bond were arrested as well. Detectives believe that…
President of Guyana Bar Association, Attorney Pauline Chase is calling on the Government to begin the process that will see the appointment of a Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the confirmation of the country’s highest Judicial Officers, as it remains an embarrassing state of affairs. Speaking at an event hosted by the Bar Association to…
THE renowned Pasha Global Group, headquartered in Suriname, is planning to construct a massive hotel in Guyana. The company’s plan to enter Guyana is timely, since the country is undergoing rapid economic transformation, fuelled by its oil-and-gas sector, and developments in other key productive sectors. It was widely reported that Guyana’s economy is on course…
PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali, is calling on religious bodies to unite under the banner of ‘One Guyana’ for a National Day of Fasting and Prayers on Friday, April 8, 2022. The day of Fasting and Prayers is being called at this time as three significant religious observances are overlapping this month – Muslims are observing…
WITH the aim of supporting the growth of small businesses, the Linden Fund USA (LFU) in collaboration with the Guyana Economic Development Trust (GEDT) under its initiative, ‘Innovate Guyana,’ will be kick starting its ‘Start-up huddle’ programme in Linden on Wednesday. The programme, according to LFU’s Economic Development Programme Manager Onika Stellingburg, aims to lend…
SENIOR Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and staffers on Monday met with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Invest Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Scriven and team to examine the wide range of private sector opportunities in Guyana that the bank can support. According to a release, later in the day, the Finance Minister hosted a roundtable…
The High Commissioner of India in Guyana Dr. K.J. Srinivasa has congratulated Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Major Sven Douglas on successfully completing the United Nations Pre-Deployment Training (UNPDT)- Training of the Trainers for United Nations Deployment Course held in India. Major Douglas graduated with the highest examination score and was awarded the prize for Best…
ONE hundred families can look forward to occupying their houses shortly, as housing construction at Williamsburg/Hampshire, Region Six, nears completion, according to the Ministry of Housing and Water. These are the first 100 homes being built by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) in the region. It is currently being supervised by engineers attached…
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Monday called regional integration a fundamental pillar of Guyana’s economic development while speaking at a virtual panel discussion. The event, organised by the Global Business Leadership Forum, was chaired by the Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency, Deodat Maharaj, and included other organisations from North America. The President…
A SEARCH is on for a missing fisherman who is feared drowned after he failed to resurface after falling overboard in the vicinity of Orealla, Corentyne River, on Sunday. According to information received, Shunny Jagesaar, 42, of Springlands, Corriverton, along with his employer, Rajesh Moses, 50, of Number 79 Village, departed for Orealla at around…
