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A former clerk of General Equipment Guyana Limited (Genequip), who alleged stole nearly $30 million from the company, yesterday pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of embezzlement at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Project Management Techniques for Development Professionals on the Harvard-MIT IDB platform.
On Tuesday, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) received two ‘Ground Water Data loggers’ from the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance (REETA) Project which is funded by the Government of Germany through the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).
The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) should aim at promoting the elimination of all forms of discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton told representatives from different organisations at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre yesterday.
Vehicles entering Lethem may soon have to pay a toll, which would be put towards maintenance of sections of the road.
The uncle of alleged hitman Linden ‘Bullet’ Lewis who is accused of murdering Ruby businessman Habiboodean in 2008 is being sought by the police even as five persons including the suspected killer remain in custody.
A Berbice man was on Tuesday charged with fraudulently converting over $500,000 in items entrusted to him.
About 0330h yesterday, the police say that a licensed firearm holder and owner of A and N Electronic Store, Croal Street, Georgetown, responded to his security alarm system and encountered a man who had broken and entered the building.
A teen was remanded to prison for a day after he pleaded guilty to stealing a cell phone.
Regional Executive Officer for Region Six Veerasammy Ramayya yesterday debunked claims made earlier by Region Six Chairman David Armogan that he has been delaying the signing of vouchers and causing contractors to threaten to withhold their services.
Ryan Bobb-Semple, the man accused of murdering nine-year-old Shaquan Gittens on April 1, 2015 was yesterday given the opportunity to lead his defence during the Preliminary Inquiry (PI).
The Ministry of Social Cohesion on Tuesday met residents of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara.
About 2000h. on Monday, the police say that Mohamed Shameer, 57 years, of Jacklow, Upper Pomeroon, was crossing the Pomeroon River in a Ballahoo when his vessel was struck by another boat powered by an outboard engine.
Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix today said that the fees for the application and processing of passports have not been increased, refuting claims that costs have moved from $4,000 to $15,000.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Caribbean Premier League organisers say the initial response to ticket sales for the Florida leg of the Twenty20 tournament have been encouraging and point to a successful hosting of the matches there.
Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan today called for an abolition of current juvenile offences such as wandering and truancy and he urged humane alternatives to incarceration.
Two forest exploratory permits held by controversial logging company Baishan-lin covering 134 316 hectares of forest in Regions Nine and Six have reverted back to the State.
The suspect in the 2012 Anna Catherina triple murder was remanded to prison when he faced charges yesterday at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court.
Rawle Vieira, the driver who ran over now deceased businessman Mahendra Persaud during a robbery last week, was yesterday charged with his murder.
Terrence Madray, 53, was yesterday charged with the murder of his elderly bedridden mother, whom he is accused of beating to death at their Mahaicony home.
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