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The recently formed Civil Society Forum, which has brought together a number of religious and non-governmental organisations is calling on the President and the Opposition Leader to recognise their responsibilities to honour the Constitution and uphold the law. The statement comes against the backdrop of the two leaders not being able to reach any agreement […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, is encouraging more persons to speak out against all forms of violence, specifically domestic violence. The First Lady made the call last evening as she delivered the feature address at the International Women’s Day Concert and exposition, which was hosted by the Ministry of Social Protection and the Canadian High […]
The Guyana Press Association in a two-page statement issued yesterday is making it clear that it will hold the Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, accountable for any harm against any media worker, in wake of the resurgence of his attacks on the media. In its statement, the Guyana Press Association said it has documented the attacks […]
Overshadowing his own Presidential Candidate, Opposition Leader and PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, waded into the coalition administration over its governance in the past four years, as he once again urged an early election date. Mr. Jagdeo was at the time speaking at the death anniversary observances for founder of the PPP and former President […]
Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman, on Saturday, urged the Rusal Bauxite Company and the Labour Department to find a way forward, as he visited the striking workers of the Russian managed bauxite company in the Upper Berbice river area. Production at the bauxite company has been suspended as the workers continue to block the river […]
Police investigators are probing three fatal accidents that occurred over the past two days in three different parts of the country. Early this morning, a young man who was in the tray of a truck became the latest road accident victim, when during his attempt to jump from the truck, he fell onto the roadway […]
Former Attorney General of Guyana under the Dr. Cheddi Jagan PPP Civic administration, Senior Counsel Bernard DeSantos, passed away last evening at a city hospital after complaining of feeling unwell. The 80-year-old was well known and well respected in the legal circles during his decades at the bar. He was made a Senior Counsel during […]
Three prisoners who posed with improvised weapons and video recorded themselves inside the Lusignan jailhouse, will now face new charges, according to the Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels. The video of the prisoners surfaced on social media earlier this week after one of them reportedly sent it out to someone. In the video, the prisoners […]
Two probes into the deaths of three children who were cancer patients at the Georgetown Hospital, have found that the deaths were caused by the incorrect mode of administration of one the cancer treatment drugs, administered to the children. One of the investigations was conducted by the Georgetown Hospital itself while the other probe was […]
The new US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann Lynch, has arrived in Guyana and is expected to present her credentials soon to President David Granger. Having gained the approval of the US Congress, the new Ambassador was recently sworn in at the State Department in Washington. She arrived in Guyana on Thursday evening. In an […]
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