Sep 28, 2019 Kaieteur News – By Trishan Craig
“I did not breach the court order,” were the words of former Permanent Secretary (PS) of Ministry of the Presidency, Omar Shariff, during the

Omar Shariff and wife Savitri Hardeo
continuation of his trial before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Shariff has been under investigation where over $500M could not be accounted for in payment to the Public Service Ministry. Investigators found several large sums passing through his bank accounts and launched a separate probe.
That investigation was probing how billions of dollars passed through Shariff’s bank accounts from as far back as 2010, following records showing that he and his wife purchased shares in companies which were placed in her name.
There were hundreds of transactions in several bank accounts which were held at different commercial banks.
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Guyana: From Cinderella to Princess – By Adam Harris – commentary
It never fails to amaze me that when people are doing well they suddenly attract so many others. An individual who wins the lottery suddenly has relatives and friends, he never dreamed of. Prior to the lottery, he was left to himself, with hardly anyone giving him a second look.
There was the case of a grass cutter who won $100 million some years ago. While he was a grass cutter, he was ignored by just about everyone. At the time, he worked with the then head of Canadian Bank Note in Guyana, Simon Wall. Continue reading →
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