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…Defence lawyer says in relation to SOCU filing charges against Brassington, Dr Singh The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has instituted legal proceedings against Former Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington for what it says is “misconduct in public office: contrary to common law” as it pertains to the sale of three plots of state land. Scheduled to appear at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday, the three charges advanced by SOCU were not…

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…as US sanctions on Russia bite deeper Although the Russian Government has announced plans to provide Rusal with short-term liquidity and other assistance owing to the US sanctions it is now faced with, several international financial groups have distanced themselves from the shares, bonds and metal of the aluminium giant. Reuters has reported that shares of the company will be deleted from global equity and debt indexes while its metal will not be allowed on the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the CME Group. The company will also be deleted…

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…in effort to build world-class industry Government will be moving to hire overseas experts in the oil and gas industry to staff the department of energy, which falls under the Ministry of the Presidency, President David Granger has revealed. While admitting that there might be some challenges in getting the right skillset of people, he thinks if Guyana attracts the best, then it stands to benefit tremendously from this sector. “It is bound to be a challenge because this is an international industry and we are aiming at a world-class…

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Left-arm seamer Sohail Tanveer has been retained by the Guyana Amazon Warriors for this year’s He-ro Caribbean Premier League (CPL). This will be the Pakistan all-rounder’s third season with the fran-chise after he was selected in the US$160,000 salary bracket. Tanveer, also an explosive batsman, says he is looking forward to his third year with the team. “I played the last two seasons with them and I enjoyed my time with them,” he said. “We have got good communication and good relationships with the management and the owner. We don’t…

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Guyana, in its application filed with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Venezuela is requesting, among other things, that Venezuela refrain from threatening or using force against any person and/or company licenced by Guyana or engaged in economic or commercial activity in Guyanese territory. Guyana is seeking that Venezuela “refrain from threatening or using force against any person and/or company licensed by Guyana or engage in economic or commercial activity in Guyanese territory as determined by the 1899 Award and 1905 Agreement, or in any maritime areas appurtenant to…

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The wife and her friend who killed the woman’s husband were last Thursday handed the death penalty by Justice Sandil Kissoon in the Berbice Assizes. Moments after the sentence was passed, the wife fainted and had to be resuscitated while her friend seemed helpless on hearing her destiny. On March 13, 2018, the two were found guilty and the court postponed sentencing until Thursday, when a probation report on the two was to be presented to the court. The women, Hemwattie Abdulla, also known as “Annie” and her friend, Seerojini…

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In 2017, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) fielded a work programme in Guyana for a three year period – commencing 2018- in which financial and technical assistance to the tune of US$900M will be directed into this country’s key development areas, including economic infrastructure, rural development, human development and trade and competitiveness. This is according to the Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan during his speech at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the IsDB Group in Tunisia. At the gathering, which included H.E Dr. Bandar .M. H. Hajjar, President of the…

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First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Tuesday, received a courtesy call from officials of the Medgar Evers College, a senior college of The City University of New York (CUNY); Director of International Education, Prof. Eugene Pursoo and Interim Director for the Caribbean Research Centre, Dr. Maria DeLongoria. The pair shared, during the meeting, the scope of work to be covered under the USA-Caribbean International Education Consortium (UCIEC) project and used the opportunity to discuss possible areas of collaboration with the Office of the First Lady, the Ministry of the Presidency…

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The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers have arrested “271 aliens as part of an enforcement action targeting immigration violators and those who pose a threat to public safety.” On Wednesday, ICE said that the enforcement action ran from March 18 – 22. ERO officers made the arrests across the state of Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands (USVI). The Enforcement agency in a released statement posited that the immigrants who were arrested came from 36 countries: Afghanistan,…

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Guyana, on Thursday, field its Application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) requesting the Court to confirm the legal validity and binding effect of the 1899 Arbitral Award regarding the boundary between Guyana and Venezuela. This is according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. The Application follows the decision by UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, in choosing the ICJ as the next means of resolving the controversy that arose as a result of the Venezuelan contention that the Arbitral Award of 1899 regarding…

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