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Three police ranks from C’ Division on the East Coast Demerara, were rushed to the hospital this morning after their vehicle veered off the road and slammed into a nearby house. The incident occurred just after 8 o’ clock along the DeHoop, Mahaica Public road. Eyewitnesses claimed that the vehicle was traveling at a fast […]
President David Granger and First Lady, Sandra Granger, have been given a clean bill of health after completing the first round of their annual medical examinations at the Good Health Medical Centre in Trinidad and Tobago. The examinations are being done under a Caribbean medical insurance scheme that the couple have been participating in for […]
Tears flowed in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning when a father of three was sentenced to three years in jail and fined $30,000 after he pleaded guilty to being in possession of eight grams of marijuana. 27-year-old, Carl Mangal, broke down in tears when the sentence was handed down and his mother who was […]
Criminal proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court against former Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and former Head of the NICIL, Winston Brassington have been halted, with a stay granted by the High Court on Monday. Justice Franklin Holder granted the stay on the Magistrates’ Court process, but it will only remain in effect until the substantial fixed […]
When the People’s National Congress Reform meets in August for its Biennial Congress, the party is expected to see one of the most competitive races for Chairmanship of the 60-year-old party. The PNC’s current Chairman, Basil Williams, who serves as Attorney General in the coalition government, will be challenged for the post by party Vice […]
After being on the run from Law Enforcement for almost two weeks, the Linden man who stabbed the new lover of his ex-girlfriend to death has been arrested and charged for the murder. 32-year-old Corwyn Arthur aka Cross-Eye, of Amelia’s Ward Linden, appeared at the Linden Magistrates’ Court this morning and was remanded to jail. […]
Two armed men were shot dead today during a robbery attempt at a grocery store on Durban Street. One of the men was shot dead in the store, while the other was chased and shot by the police as they were engaged in a shoot out. The two dead men have been identified as 26-year-old […]
The Guyana Government disclosed on Friday that it is examining options for the establishment of a National Oil Company here, even as efforts continue to ensure that oil production commences as planned in 2020. Even as Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman prepares to hand responsibility for the sector over to the Ministry of the Presidency, he believes […]
Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman today defended the Government’s move to delay the release of oil blocks given to ExxonMobil in its concession offshore Guyana. Trotman told the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources that the Government decided to keep that concession granted to Exxon in 1999 intact in the interest of national security. According to […]
Angry that his fishing colleague would not stop smoking cocaine in his presence, a 45-year-old fisherman of Rose Hall, grabbed a knife and repeatedly stabbed the colleague to the chest. The dead fisherman has been identified as 38-year-old, Davanand Jailall of Agriculture Road, East Coast Demerara. The name of his assailant has not been released. […]
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