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The Queenstown village in Corriverton, Berbice was sent into shock this morning when a man, known to villagers as someone who is mentally unstabled, stabbed his lover to death. 38-year-old Iranda Frank, did not have a chance of survival as she was brutally stabbed three times to the neck at her Crane Street home. A […]
A new $117M two-storey Police Station at Mackenzie, Linden has been commissioned. It will also serve as the headquarters of ‘E’ Division, Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice. The commissioning took place on Friday and according to the Department of Public Information, it comes at a time when there is a change of Command in the Police Division. […]
The Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union this afternoon announced that they have reached an agreement for salary increases for teachers. Under the new agreement, which covers the years 2016 to 2018, teachers will now see a 12% increase on their salaries for 2016, an 8% increase for 2017 and another 8% increase […]
Miss Guyana Earth, Xamiera Kippins, inched closer towards the Miss Earth crown when she captured the gold medal for South America at the Miss Earth Costume Competition. The competition is taking place in The Philippines. Miss Guyana displayed a Randy Madray illustration of Guyanese folklore – The Ole Higue as part of her competition. Peru and […]
The Guyana Police Force has released its monthly statistics of the crime situation in the country and while the force reports a 22% increase in robberies where no instruments were used, it also notes that there has been a 9% decrease in serious crimes at the end of September when compared to the same period […]
The Government Analyst –Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) is advising consumers to pay closer attention to the expiry date on products sold at local market places. However, the Department has sounded the alarm on those markets and supermarkets along the East Coast, East Bank, and West Coast Demerara areas. In a statement today, the Department […]
A Venezuelan National, who claimed that he fired several gunshots as part of a celebration in an apartment building, will have to celebrate differently behind bars after pleading guilty to a number of gun related charges today. 27-year-old, Jesus Rodriguez told the Court that he came to Guyana to conduct business and upon the successful […]
Officials of Guyana’s Customs Anti Narcotics Unit have been working with their counterparts in Suriname to track down the Guyanese businesswoman who remains on the run from the drug enforcement authorities. Last week, a wanted bulletin was issued for the woman, Rosemary Singh, aka “Rose” of Annandale, East Coast Demerara. Reports in another section of […]
The Guyana Police Force has reported that 90 persons have lost their lives in accidents on the country’s roadways so far for this year. The figure climbed to that number late yesterday when a young woman was hit down by a motor vehicle, while she was crossing the road at Industry along with her boyfriend. […]
The call by the Alliance For Change for there to be public debates between candidates for the upcoming Local Government Elections, has been shot down by PPP General Secretary and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo. Mr. Jagdeo said the call by the AFC is nothing more than a “sham”, since he believes the party currently has […]
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