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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. […]
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) on Tuesday announced an increase in paddy prices paid to farmers for the 2017 second crop. This increase, it said, comes in wake of farmers’ decrying the high production cost of plying their trade. GRDB’s General Manager (ag), Allison Peters has credited the increase to the availability of new […]
A 26-Year-Old, Kitty resident, who had already served time in prison for armed robbery, was today remanded to prison for the murder of popular businessman, Godfrey Scipio aka “Saga”. The accused, Aubrey Bobb stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan and was not required to plea to the capital offence of murder. The charge stated that […]
As Guyana observes and celebrates Agriculture month, the government is pushing for agriculture to remain a mainstay of the Guyanese economy. President David Granger believes that the country still has the potential to guarantee local and regional food security, but there must be more investment and innovation in the sector. Speaking at Monday’s World Food […]
The Government of Guyana has started salary negotiations with the Guyana Public Service Union and the GPSU has already rejected the government’s initial offer. On Monday, Union representatives met with officials of the Public Service Department to start looking at salary increases for 2017. The government made an offer similar to last year’s offer. Last […]
A serving member of the Guyana Police Force was today remanded to prison after he was caught with a 9mm firearm and ammunition without being the holder of a firearm license. The bust was made on the route 44 bus park recently, while the policeman was off-duty. The policeman, Kwasi Moloney, made his first appearance […]
A Prison Officer found himself on the wrong side of the law and was today charged and remanded to prison over the alleged assault of a Police constable. 40-year-old, George Selman stood before Magistrate Leron Dale and entered a plea of not guilty after the charge was read to him. The Court was told that […]
President David Granger said that as Guyana strives for national unity and social cohesion, there are many important lessons to be learnt from Diwali, an important national Hindu festival, which symbolises love and togetherness. “I do believe that there are lots of lessons that all Guyanese can learn from the festival of lights, Guyana is […]
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