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Some oil companies are employing foreign employees and rotating them in order to evade paying taxes and bypass local content requirements here, the government said and plans are on stream to implement legislation to stop this.

The Auditor General’s report for 2023 has strongly criticized the Ministry of Public Works over its handling of a Vlissengen Road contract worth $475m where it found that the contractor was delinquent from the very start.

In response to public concern about transparency in the disbursement of oil wealth, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Wednesday that no legislation would be enacted to regulate the distribution of cash grants to Guyanese.

Even as repairs are ongoing at the Paruima Airstrip in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) after defects were found following its April commissioning, residents of the area are at odds with the contractor over a gentleman’s agreement regarding the use of the community’s boat.

The Ministry of Public Works announced by way of a Public Traffic Advisory that starting October 30, the intersection at Vlissengen Road and Lamaha Street will prohibit right turns.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is still awaiting a formal response from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) regarding the contentious contract awarded to Tepui Inc for the Belle Vue Pump Station, which has raised significant concerns over potential irregularities in the procurement process.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has engaged in discussions with an America, Britain, Canada, and the European Union (ABCEU) delegation over the past few weeks as it prepares for next year’s general and regional elections.

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania state judge said on Thursday he would not immediately move forward with a lawsuit that seeks to stop Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway ahead of the Nov.

A man accused of stabbing 26-year-old Mashabo resident Rayandra Abrams aka Bruce to death on Monday in an ongoing row over $15,000, has been arrested by the police after hiding out for a few days.

Two residents of Red Village, Onder-neeming, Essequibo Coast are currently hospitalised at the Suddie Public Hospital after they were injured during a shooting incident in their village on Wednesday night.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States has received information that indicates that “right now” there are 8,000 North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk region, deputy U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the U.S. election days away, Vice President Kamala Harris is struggling to secure the support of male volunteers in some labour unions whose phone calls and house visits are needed to get Democratic supporters out to vote, senior labor officials said.

Road conditions at two busy intersections: Lamaha and Middleton streets and Duncan Street and Bel Air Road have become a point of concern for drivers.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha earlier this week revealed that the internal audits at the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) have been completed and the ministry was awaiting an update from the Office of the Auditor General regarding further verification.

(Trinidad Guardian) Amid continuing tension about foreign exchange availability, Scotiabank T&T announced yesterday that effective December 1, 2024, it would reduce the maximum US dollar spending limit per calendar month on its credit cards until further notice.

he Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) observed World Internal Medicine Day 2024 on October 28 with specialists and heads of department together holding a mini expo and blood drive.

CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 30 Palestinians were killed in Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, mostly in the north where one attack hit a hospital, torching medical supplies and disrupting operations, the enclave’s health officials said.

The soon-to-be-completed Lima Regional Hospital, a project spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and expected to be completed by April/May 2025, will redefine healthcare accessibility in Region Two, according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – In the Mexican state of Sinaloa, authorities have ordered residents not to don masks or costumes on Thursday night for Halloween to avoid being confused with criminals amid a worsening cycle of cartel violence.

VALENCIA/GODELLETA, Spain (Reuters) – Rescue teams discovered the bodies of eight people on Thursday who had been trapped in a garage after devastating flash floods hit eastern Spain, as the death toll in the Valencia region alone climbed to 155.