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An elderly homeowner and businessman perished in an early morning fire that completely destroyed a building along Main Street, Georgetown. 77-year-old, Yussuf Sankar, was in the building along with a female relative when the fire broke out just before 6:00am. While the woman managed to escape, Sankar could not be accounted for as firefighters battled […]
Mashramani 2018 was launched on Saturday in Linden, Region Ten under the theme “Let’s Cooperate and Celebrate Republic 48”. The launch brought together hundreds of Lindeners and visitors, embracing the Guyanese culture in form of dance, drumming, singing, dress and more. Minster of Social Cohesion with responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. George Norton […]
Two Men from the town of Lethem were today remanded to prison after being charged with conspiring with a businessman to build an illegal Airstrip. 21-year-old, Nathan Hamilton, and 37-year-old Wazim King, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and were not required to plea to the charge. The Charge stated that the two conspired with businessman, […]
President David Granger has promised the construction of more schools and the recruitment of more teachers as he pushes ahead with the government’s educational reform initiatives geared towards ensuring that every child has access to quality education. He made the pledge on Friday while addressing an Education Rally to mark Education Day as part of Education Month […]
Three weeks after the Opposition Leader submitted his latest list of nominees for the GECOM Chairperson job, President David Ganger today said he is no closure to selecting the next Chairperson, but noted that the latest list is still being examined. He noted that although the list was submitted to him weeks ago, the Opposition […]
A national of Peru was today remanded to prison, after he was charged for overstaying his time time in Guyana. 52-year-old, Manuel Fernandez, made his first appearance before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The charge stated that Fernandez was granted a stay in Guyana from March 4th to June 3rd, but […]
President David Granger on Thursday pledged more support and assistance for President’s College, while attending an event to mark the school’s 32nd anniversary. As patron of the College, the Head of State said he intends to continue offering support, especially in the areas of science, technology and mathematics. He said the support will not only be financial, […]
The Roraima Airways aircraft, which crashed on approach at Eteringbang in July, had completed 19 shuttle flights within hours between Eteringbang and Ekereku in the interior region, just before the fatal accident. All of the flights were carried out by Captain Colin Martin, who died in the crash. The revelation was made today by Director […]
President David Granger has distanced himself from the use of a racial slur by his Press Officer. The slur was used in a private Facebook conversation that the Press Officer, Lloyda Garrett was having with her friends. Parts of the conversation have been leaked. A screenshot of the private conversation was made public earlier this […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday lashed out at the President David Granger and the government in the face of a report, which recommends a shake up in the Guyana Police Force. The recommendation for Police reform was made in the recent Commission of Inquiry Report into a plot to assassinate President David Granger. The […]
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