The Ministry of Home Affairs Immigration Support Services department on Monday held a meaningful certificate-issuing ceremony, officially welcoming 34 new citizens from various countries who have gained Guyanese citizenship through registration and naturalization. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, Permanent Secretary Andre Ally, Head of…
Guyana’s criminal justice system is poised for greater efficiency with the passage of the Criminal Law Procedure (Paper Committal) Bill 2024, which abolishes preliminary inquiries. The bill was given the green light on Monday as the National Assembly got underway at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal. Attorney General and…
In a move to bolster national and regional efforts against organised and transnational crime, the National Assembly on Monday approved amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Act (Cap. 10:04). The bill seeks to amend section 24 of the Principal Act, expanding the types of documents admissible as evidence in extradition proceedings….
Traffic management will receive a significant boost with the passage of the amendments to the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, which took place Monday evening in the National Assembly. The amendments, which bring the utilisation of 24-hour surveillance cameras on major roadways into law, aims to help police identify…
See the full statement issued below: Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh, in keeping with the PPP/C Government’s continued transparent and accountable management of the oil and gas sector, today presented the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Annual…
See below the full release from GOGEC: Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo hinted that CGX Energy Inc. stands to lose the Corentyne block should the company fail to demonstrate its financial capability to move towards a production license and specific terms of commercial development. The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy…
The prime suspect in the murder of Evelyn Alfonzo Alves, the Venezuelan woman who was fatally shot to her head on Sunday, has been arrested by the Police. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum on Monday night confirmed that the prime suspect is presently in custody assisting with the investigation. He will…
Evelyn Alfonzo Alves, the Venezuelan woman who was fatally shot to her head on Sunday, was reportedly threatened in the past by two men and was just recently intimidated. “She (Evelyn) only tell me them two men did threatened she and things like that. “And then she seh she went…
The bodies of Navin Seenauth, age 20, and Daniel Boodram, age 17, were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast Unity Beach, East Coast Demerara Monday afternoon. The two youngsters were reported missing a day earlier, on Sunday, after they went to the beach for a swimming trip….
A two-storey wooden and concrete house in Cumberland, Berbice that was occupied by Jamaludeen Mohamed has been destroyed by an early Monday morning fire. Mohamed, 48, occupied the house for the past four years. His cousin, who resides overseas, owns the property. The News Room understands that Mohamed was not…
