Former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan was arrested this morning by the Special Organised Crime Unit when he visited the unit’s headquarters following a request by investigators. Jordan said he was arrested once he arrived at the unit’s headquarters, adding that there have been no specific questions put to him and there were no details…
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 998 with the addition of one new fatality – an unvaccinated 32-year-old man of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). The Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that the young man died on December 2; he is the first death for the month thus far. Meanwhile, 77 cases were recorded…
Three members of the Accreditation Committee for the upcoming Delegates Congress and Elections of the People’s National Congress have withdrawn from the Committee after conflict of interest concerns were raised. During a Central Executive Committee meeting of the party, the executive members expressed concern about a conflict of interest existing with the continued involvement of…
The United States Government has invested US$555,000 (G$116.1M) to renovate the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard Training Center, Kingston. The money was also used to construct a concrete boat pad at Coast Guard Headquarters, Hinds. U.S Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch attended a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony and toured the facility on Thursday. Ambassador Lynch with…
Students, Teachers, and other staff members of St. Roses High School are very upset with a sewage problem at the school that is affecting classes. They also have complaints about the ongoing construction in the same compound being done during school hours. With one of the main buildings in the school compound currently under construction,…
FORMER Finance Minister Winston Jordan has found himself yet again in the hot seat as he was reportedly arrested earlier Thursday by agents of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) in connection with lands in Kingston purportedly sold to BK boss, Brian Tiwarie under the former government. The source was not able to confirm to…
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana, arrives in Guyana this weekend for a three-day visit as the two countries deepen relations on the political and economic fronts. “Our engagement is sharing experiences, (Ghana) supporting us in developing the management structure for the spending of oil resources,” Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo told the…
Region 4 is back on top as the region with the highest number of new and active COVID-19 cases. The Minister of Health made the revelation today during his daily COVID-19 update. Minister Anthony said Region Three has seen a reduction in its active numbers as more persons have been recovering from the virus, but…
(BBC) – PEOPLE will be likely to need to have annual Covid vaccinations for many years to come, the head of Pfizer has told the BBC. Dr Albert Bourla said he thought this would be needed to maintain a “very high level of protection”. The UK has now secured an extra 114 million doses of…
Hours after news broke that Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan was arrested by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), the Guyana Police Force released information which details the former government official’s involvement in an $8B fraudulent transaction. It relates to the sale and vesting of the state’s largest wharf facilities located at Kingston, Georgetown to…
