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At age 84, retired Justice James Patterson was sworn in as the new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. His swearing in came on the same day that he was contacted by the President and offered the job to head the election’s body. Moments after being sworn in at an evening ceremony at State House, […]
President David Granger this evening met with Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo and announced to him that he has decided on a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission and it will not be any of the nominees put forward by the Opposition Leader. The President has decided that retired Justice, James Patterson, will be the […]
The Government has announced that it has settled on a final offer for wages and salary increases for 2017 for public servants, despite the rejection of both offers by the Public Service Union. State Minister Joseph Harmon announced today that the government will now be raising the minimum wage for the public service from $55,000 […]
Amid growing public outrage over allegations that a Constable attached to the Georgetown City Constabulary sexually molested a teenage boy who was in custody, two city residents staged a picketing exercise on Thursday calling for the “protectors” of the child molester to be arrested. The two men, Don Singh and Johnathan Yearwood explained that they […]
Forty-four year old, Lavern Newton, is tired of the abuse at the hands of her ex-lover. They were together for 25-years and now she is ready to move on, but the man, David Sardinha, is refusing to let her go in peace. Lavern, who lives in D’ Field, Sophia, has two slash wounds to her […]
In an effort to recognise the dedication and hard work of Police Officers, Teachers and Nurses in Guyana, Ansa McAl Guyana Limited has unveiled its Award Programme for Public Servants. The initiative forms part of the company’s 25th Anniversary celebrations. It will see the associations representing the three category of public servants, submitting 11 nominations […]
A young member of the Guyana Defence Force and its Military Band, passed away this morning at the Lethem Hospital, where he was rushed after a speeding and drunk motorcyclist slammed into him. Dead is 28-year-old, GDF Lance Corporal, Devon Fraser. According to a Police report, Fraser was walking along the Lethem Public Road just […]
President David Granger has charged the Ministry of Communities to encourage the 10 Regional Administrations to work with the Hindu community and other social organisations to host important cultural and religious observances such as Diwali. This, he said, has the potential to break down barriers in communities and promote greater social cohesion and a better […]
A Constable attached to the Georgetown City Constabulary has been fired and handed over to Police after he allegedly sexually assaulted a young man who was in the city constabulary’s custody. The move comes after City Hall conducted its own probe of the matter and decided to call in the police to institute more investigations […]
Two houses in the Newtown Kitty area were gutted by fire last evening as a domestic dispute between a husband and his wife turned into tragedy. According to persons in the area, the husband, Osafa Jarvis, arrived home at the couple’s DaSilva Street house and started a row with his wife, accusing her of infidelity. […]
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