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As Friday’s above normal high tides slammed and breached parts of the West Coast Demerara sea defence, the Hydromet office is reporting that the spring tide phenomenon could remain until Tuesday with more above normal high tides expected. The Leonora Cottage Hospital had to be closed down and patients moved as flood waters rushed into […]
Two bandits, who Police say had been terrorizing residents in the Berbice area, were shot dead during a shoot-out with Police on Friday morning. The two men have been identified as 37-year-old Indarjit Sham aka Danny and 21-year-old Amar Bissoon aka Punk. According to a Police statement late Friday night, at around 05:00h Friday morning, six […]
Just hours after the Guyana Press Association issued a call for an apology, the Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan issued one this afternoon to the Press Association, journalist Denis Chabrol and other media workers. He issued the apology to all who were offended by his hostile statement to Mr. Chabrol yesterday as Chabrol attempted […]
On Wednesday, President David Granger, reassured residents of Baramita, in the Barima-Waini region that the Government is working to ensure the security of their community and region against threats to Guyana’s territorial integrity as a result of claims to the nation’s territory by neighbouring Venezuela. Speaking at the Baramita Primary School, the President declared that […]
After failing to present himself to an Immigration Officer, a Venezuelan Miner, who has been conducting mining activities in Guyana illegally, found himself before a Georgetown Magistrate today facing illegal entry charges. 33-year-old, Alexander Betencourt stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and through an interpreter, admitted to the offence. The court heard that on the […]
After failing to present himself to an Immigration Officer, a Venezuelan Miner, who has been conducting mining activities in Guyana illegally, found himself before a Georgetown Magistrate today facing illegal entry charges. 33-year-old, Alexander Betencourt stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and through an interpreter, admitted to the offence. The court heard that on the […]
After failing to present himself to an Immigration Officer, a Venezuelan Miner, who has been conducting mining activities in Guyana illegally, found himself before a Georgetown Magistrate today facing illegal entry charges. 33-year-old, Alexander Betencourt stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and through an interpreter, admitted to the offence. The court heard that on the […]
In a bid to tackle inequality and exclusion and restore functionality to local democratic organs, the Government of Guyana along with its development partner, the Caribbean Development Bank on Thursday inked a grant agreement to the tune of US$218,000. The two-year project was launched immediately after the signing, with a vision of creating empowered cohesive communities, where […]
One day after Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, muttered “haul ya ass” to a journalist as he dodged an interview, the Guyana Press Association is calling for him to apologise. In a statement, The Guyana Press Association said it condemns “in the strongest possible terms the verbal attacks on its Executive Member Mr Denis […]
The father of Lindo Creek massacre victim, Bonny Harry, appeared before the Commission of Inquiry into the massacre today and broke down in tears as he recalled seeing his son for the last time alive, just a few months before he was killed back in 2008. The 85-year-old man, Winston Harry, told the Commission that […]
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