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Firemen were called to the upper High Street, Kingston area early this morning as a fire ripped through the Brahma Kumaris Yoga Centre. The origin of the fire is unknown. There were two women in the building when the blaze started. Both managed to escape unhurt. Reports suggest the Guyana Fire Service was summoned to […]
by Anthony Glasgow Officials from the APNU+AFC coalition met this afternoon with the Chairperson, Chief Elections Officer and the Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission. During the meeting, the Coalition representatives raised a number of issues and concerns with the GECOM officials as citizens prepare for Monday’s elections. Principal APNU+AFC Party Agent Joe Harmon said […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo, has urged the Observer Missions in Guyana for the upcoming elections to meet with the Heads of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force to be given assurances about the security arrangements in place for Monday’s elections. At a press conference at the Opposition […]
A 27-year-old woman of Rainbow City, Linden was shot dead in Amelia’s Ward today during a shooting incident that involved her boyfriend, Teon “Spoil Child” Allen. The dead woman has been identified as Colissa Hunte. Reports out of Linden state that the woman was in a house at Amelia’s Ward with Allen when they came […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised the Police to charge former GDF Chief of Staff Gary Best with causing death by dangerous driving and driving a motor vehicle while breath and alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit. The file was returned to the Police on Wednesday evening after advice was sought from the DPP. […]
With neighbouring Brazil reporting its first case of the new coronavirus, Guyana continues to step up monitoring in the border regions and at the ports of entry. Today Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence said Guyana has all systems in place to deal with any case of the coronavirus, reminding that Guyana remains free from […]
The government’s holding company, NICIL, has announced that Windsor Estates, which has developed a housing community at Providence on the East Bank of Demerara, will be moving to the East Coast to develop a similar housing community. In a statement today, NICIL announced that the sod for the project will be turned on Thursday. The […]
The two men who were arrested on Saturday in the Parika Backdam with more than 60 pounds of cocaine in their possession have been charged and remanded to jail. 35-year-old mechanic, Latchman Sankar of Unity, East Bank Demerara and 48-year-old, boat captain Muneshwar Dusrajh of Ruby, East Bank Essequibo appeared before Magistrate Christel Lambert today […]
As Guyanese prepare to head to the polls on Monday, the People’s Progressive Party is pushing a message of job creation and education as it winds down its campaign. At a public meeting in Parika last evening, the PPP’s Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali told supporters that once his party gets into power, it will work on […]
After more than an hour of deliberations, the Guyana Elections Commission has decided to increase the number of polling places in a number of areas following a request by the People’s Progressive Party. At least twelve new polling places could be added to the existing amount. The PPP made the request at a two-hour meeting […]
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