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Showing no emotions, an 18-year-old young man walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court a free man today after the relatives of the 41-year-old woman he crashed into and killed, agreed to accept compensation and no longer evidence against him. The teen, Dwayne Griffith, was charged back in May 2016 with causing the death of […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority is warning citizens to be on the look out for a group of persons going around the country pretending to be GRA customs officers and demanding on the spot payment for alleged breaches. The revenue collection agency says it has received a number of reports from taxpayers within Regions 3, 4, […]
As the Government of Guyana presses the Georgetown City Council to suspend the parking meter contract, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure is making it clear that it has not entered any agreement with the City Council or the company for the parking meters, that would allow the installation of parking meters on roads that are […]
Venezuela’s national newspapers, El Nacional, is reporting that the country’s Energy and Petroleum Commission of its National Assembly has approved an agreement rejecting the oil operations in the Essequibo region by the Government of Guyana. The Commission is convinced that the ongoing oil exploration violates the Geneva agreement of 1966 and Article 10 of The […]
A formal report has been filed by members of the PPP to Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine against Rights Activist and Executive Director of the African Cultural Development Association, Eric Phillips for comments he made on social media recently. The report was filed through attorney Anil Nandlall, who, in his letter, explained to the Commissioner […]
The first phase of the feasibility for the new Demerara River Crossing has been completed and will be opened for consultations by the second week in April. This is according to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. The feasibility study is being conducted by Lievense CSO – a Dutch company. The company led a presentation today […]
(GINA) Seven hundred and sixty eight (768) families are expected to be housed in the first phase of the implementation of government’s’ new housing programme. Members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are among those targeted to benefit. Minister within the Ministry of Communities, with responsibility for housing, Valerie Adams-Patterson and a team from the […]
Police investigators probing the attack and beating of two Georgetown men at Canal #1 Polder on the West Bank of Demerara, have questioned a number of persons as part of their investigations, but no arrests have been made. Senior Police sources close to the investigation have reported to News Source that the investigators are conducting […]
A 23-year-old woman from Charlestown will spend the next 2 years and 11 months behind bars after she was found guilty of being in possession of 106 grammes of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. She was also fined $159,000. Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan handed down the sentence to a shocked Tiffany Sultan of Broad […]
Guyanese, Tricia Teekah, has been named Commonwealth Caribbean Young Person of the Year. Tricia co-founded the Guyana National Youth Council with the aim of enhancing youth empowerment, engagement, inclusion and participation. She led the ‘Vote Like a Boss’ campaign, a youth voter education initiative which used private sector partnerships to educate young voters. The campaign […]
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