Year: 2017

Sawak Maraj, the 33-year-old Trinidadian, who, along with others, reportedly faked his kidnapping was on Monday hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. With his father present in the courtroom, Maraj appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan where he denied the charge of faking his own kidnapping. He denied that on October 27, 2017 at Madewini Resort, Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD), he gave false information to the Police that he had been kidnapped and US$700,000 demanded for his release after which Police carried out an investigation and prove the claim…

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…one year later The man who reportedly drove his motor lorry in a dangerous manner causing the death of the sons of Regional Health Officer of Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), Dr Pansy Armstrong last year has now been brought before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Twenty-seven-year-old Ghansham Dass, of Lot 2233 Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and denied the charges read to him. The charges stated that on October 16, 2016, at Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD), he drove motor lorry…

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Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) has again ended another financial year on a high note with outstanding performance recorded in all areas of the Bank during its financial year ended September 30, 2017. The Bank’s profit before taxation is GY$2.4 billion, an increase of 19 per cent over the previous year, while Net Profit rose by 20.6 per cent. DBL, being the only Indigenous Guyanese Bank and the youngest bank among all the commercial banks in Guyana, continues to excel despite the challenges of the banking environment. According to the bank,…

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…Minister Gaskin to meet organisers  of Fish Festival In light of the recent drowning of two persons at the Rockstone Fish Festival on Sunday, Minister with the responsibility for tourism, Dominic Gaskin said that he called a meeting with the various organising bodies to address the issue of safety to ensure that such an incident did not recur. On Sunday, 50-year-old Gavin Moses and his niece, 13-year-old Kimeanda “Yasha” Prince drowned after going for a swim at the Golden Beach. Moses’s body was recovered in the Essequibo River on Monday…

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The World Bank has highlighted a decline for conducting business in Guyana. The report for World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking for 2018 showed that Guyana slipped two places – from 124 in 2017 to 126 for soon approaching 2018. Doing Business, measures regulations that affect various areas regarding the life of a business or in setting up new businesses. Some of the categories considered to determine ‘the ease of doing businesses were “starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors,…

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With the aim of sustaining Guyana’s wildlife resources and to curb hunting activities, the Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission held a one-day consultation with stakeholders to highlight regulations within the industry. This comes 14 months after the passage of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act and issues surrounding the hunting and illegal exportation of birds and other exotic and endangered animals, which still plague the wildlife sector in Guyana. The consultation exercise at the Everest Cricket Club sought to examine regulations on hunting, trapping, protection, conservation, management and the sustainable…

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The Government is redesigning the services being offered by post offices to increase its revenue stream. Public Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes shared how this would be done at the Guyana Postal and Telecommunication Workers’ Union 21 Delegates (second triennial) Conference at the Union’s East Street headquarters on Sunday. The Minister has committed to ensuring there was an increase in agency fees. “These services have been totally not looked at, not supported…and it’s about time we changed it,” Minister Hughes said. According to the Department of Public Information (DPI), the Government…

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Murder-accused Rudolph Singh appeared before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall on allegations that he caused the death of Kevin Harrison at Ideal Road, along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. When arraigned at the High Court in Georgetown, the accused denied the July 12, 2013 stabbing to death of Harrison, by way of entering a plea of not guilty. A jury of 12 members was subsequently empanelled to hear the case in which a total of seven witnesses are expected to testify. In the opening addresses, State Prosecutor Narissa Leander implored the jury to keenly…

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…Jagdeo says in response to Jordan’s ‘no new taxes’ statement A promise made by Finance Minister Winston Jordan that there will be no new taxes in Budget 2018 has received heavy criticism by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, who said the tax measures imposed in almost every productive sector by the coalition Government in 2015 is enough reasons not to introduce new taxes. Jordan told the media in early October that support will instead be provided to small businesses, including miners and according to him, due consideration will be given to…

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