Daily Archives: February 8, 2022
No sordid affair: Jagdeo tells Norton assets known by Integrity Commission
Recent allegations made in an interview by an ‘anti-China media outfit’ with Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has prompted Leader...
‘We believe in friends everywhere’ – Jagdeo says Guyana not getting caught between US/China tensions
Guyana will not be caught in the middle of any “cold-war-like” tensions between the two global superpowers: the United States...
Robbery accused wanted for murder of pawnshop owner
Police have issued a wanted bulletin for Akeem Rajkumar called ‘Barney’ who is wanted in connection with the murder of...
Saddled by $200M in annual rent for UN House, gov’t considers affordable housing
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Tuesday signalled the government’s intention to construct an energy-efficient and cost-effective campus to...
Man found not guilty of fatally stabbing friend during argument
A 12-member jury on Tuesday found 29-year-old Levoy LaCruz called ‘Jagan’ not guilty of a manslaughter charge. LaCruz, of Lower...
Auditing oil blocks, setting up Local Content Secretariat part of big allocations approved
As Guyana continues to develop its nascent oil and gas sector, massive allocations were approved during the Budget Estimates on...
Pan-Am challenges Guyana to host Mixed Martial Arts Regional/Int’l event
Jason Fraser, who is President of the Pan American Mixed Martial Arts Federation, is challenging his Guyanese counterparts to host...
Three men die from COVID, 118 new cases recorded
Three men from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) have been recorded as Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatalities, the Ministry of Health...
Nothing found: Commander Watts, group of Police in tussle with motorcyclist
Region Three Police Commander, Senior Superintendent Errol Watts and a group of Police officers on Tuesday engaged in a tense...
Orderly development of hemp industry ‘without abuse’ by mid-year – Jagdeo
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo last week reiterated the government’s commitment to facilitating the planting and production of industrial hemp...
Guyanese passports, citizenship suddenly enormously valuable – Jagdeo
“We have to be careful”, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo cautioned during a recent press conference as he related how...
More money for brackish water shrimp project as $55M approved for fisheries support
As part of targeted interventions to boost local fish production – particularly through the new brackish water shrimp project –...
