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Two young brothers died on the spot on Saturday afternoon when their vehicle collided with a truck at Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara. The two have been identified as Jonnel Armstrong and Phillip Armstrong. Their mother is the Regional Health Officer for Region 10, Dr. Pansy Armstrong. Their father is well known dentist […]
University of Guyana students have been pressing the University’s administration to make better use of the electronic and social media, but they may have never expected to learn about an increase in tuition via email. But scores of University students rushed to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter on Friday to complain about a […]
A Former bodyguard for convicted drug lord, Roger Khan, has turned himself into police and three other persons have been arrested as investigators widened their probe into the early Monday morning shooting death of a 19-year-old man outside the Rio Nightclub. The former bodyguard has been identified by law enforcement sources as Lloyd Roberts. He […]
The Guyana Police Force has fired 30 police officers for various offenses, ranging from corrupt transactions to larceny and robbery. Acting Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine, told members of the media on Friday morning that 15 junior ranks, 3 subordinate officers and 12 constables have been let go by the Force. Ramnarine said there are several […]
The Guyana Police Force has received a total of nine reports of license firearm holders losing their weapons to theft and the Acting Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine is not happy about that. At a Friday Morning press conference, the acting Police Commissioner said in all of the cases, carelessness was a factor. He said in […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger has urged the National Grade Six Assessment 2016 top performers from the East Coast of Demerara to ‘be all they can be’ even as she reminded them that they must never forget where they came from or whose shoulders they stood on to achieve their success. The First Lady was […]
The fifth annual Courts Pee-Wee Boys Under-11 Primary Schools football Championship was officially launched on Thursday at the National Library and furniture giant has pledged $4M towards the championship. The championships will kick-off on October 8 and continue until November 19th at the Thirst Park ground. It will feature 24 schools competing in a round-robin format. […]
As local law enforcement agencies are working along with other law enforcement agencies from neighbouring countries, President David Granger is pressing them to do more in locating and apprehending drug convict, Barry Dataram. Dataram was earlier this week sentenced to 5 years in jail in Guyana and fined $164.2 Million after being convicted of being […]
The Ministry of Social Protection has rushed to the aid of Berbice woman who lost all of her belongings in a fire over the weekend, leaving her and her 7 foster children homeless. The woman, Gloria Downer, said she was at a nearby market and noticed black smoke coming from the area where she lived at […]
Relatives of more than 100 prisoners who died during a riot in 1992 in a jail in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo are appealing after a court threw out convictions against 74 police officers. A judge ruled that the case was not strong enough against the officers who put down the riot in the […]
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