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President David Granger has issued a call on the servicemen of the country to always be watchful and on their guard. He made the comments on Monday while attending a Guyana Defence Force Christmas social event at Eteringbang, near to the Venezuelan border. Mr. Granger told the soldiers stationed at the border location to always endeavour, […]
A 30-year-old Diamond, East Bank Demerara woman was crushed to death after her bathroom wall collapsed, pinning her to the ground on Sunday. The woman identified as Shoia Melissa Europe was apparently in the house by herself on Sunday night when the wall in the bathroom area, which was under construction, fell apart. Her body […]
(BBC) Brazilian club Chapecoense have been awarded the Copa Sudamericana by South American football confederation Conmebol after most of their team died in a plane crash en route to the final. Seventy-one people, including 19 players and staff, were killed in last Monday’s crash on the way to Colombia for the first leg. Colombian […]
Venezuela is issuing new higher-value notes to help deal with some of the practical problems of soaring inflation. A backpack full of cash is often required to pay bills at a restaurant or supermarket. The central bank said that six new bills ranging from 500 to 20,000 bolivars would come into circulation on 15 December. […]
(BBC) A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ordered one of the country’s most senior politicians, Renan Calheiros, to stand down as president of the Senate. Judge Marco Aurelio Mello issued an injunction saying Mr Calheiros’s position was untenable after the court ruled last week that he must face trial for alleged embezzlement. Mr Calheiros has […]
(NBC) A young off-duty corrections officer was shot and killed as she sat in her car in Brooklyn Sunday night in what authorities described as a “horrific murder.” Alastasia Bryan, 25, was declared dead after being found with gunshot wounds to her head and body in the area of East 73 Street and Avenue L […]
(NY Post) A Guyanese man nearly decapitated his wife on a Queens street corner early Monday — sawing through her neck in front of a witness who mistakenly asked if he needed help before he realized the unfolding horror, authorities and sources said. The 50-year-old man allegedly confronted the woman — identified as being in […]
Police investigators on Monday midday arrested another man in connection with the murder of East Ruimveldt resident, Paul Rodney. Police Assistant Commissioner, Clifton Hicken, confirmed the arrest to News Source and said it was based on intelligence gathering. The arrest took place in the South Ruimveldt. Last week, the Police arrested the main suspect in […]
Member of Parliament for the Opposition, People’s Progressive Party and former Education Minister, Priya Manickchand on Monday told the National Assembly that she cannot recall ever coming across a budget in her lifetime that has received so much pushback from the society. “I cannot recall another budget that receive this much criticism and worry and […]
Prince Harry wrapped up his three day visit to Guyana by meeting with children who have faced difficult circumstances in their lives. With the Sunday morning sun beaming down over Georgetown, Prince Harry arrived at the Joshua House to meet and interact with the Children who live there. The Joshua House is one of Guyana’s […]
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