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(BBC) Colombia’s largest rebel group has given its approval to a peace deal agreed with the government after nearly four years of talks. The announcement of the unanimous decision by Farc members was made at the end of their conference. “The was is over,” said the group’s chief negotiator, Ivan Marquez. Colombian President Juan Manuel […]
(GINA) The solution to the overcrowding at the Georgetown Prisons, Camp Street, Georgetown, lies in the ability to expand the Mazaruni prisons, according to Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan. The Minister, speaking on the issue of overpopulation in the prisons, said there isn’t much the Ministry can do at this stage because more space […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger said that global solidarity is a prerequisite to ensure the stamping out of gender inequalities in keeping with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal Three, which speaks to the empowerment of women and girls. She made these remarks during a panel discussion at the Annual General Meeting of the […]
The Guyana Defence Force has announced that it has found no evidence that any of its ranks were involved in any beating or torture of anyone at Yupukari as a probe continues into the discovery of an illegal aircraft in the interior area. With no evidence or an actual report, PPP Member of Parliament Nigel […]
The mother of a student of the St. Margaret’s Primary School is coming under fire and could face charges after she barged into the school yard and slapped an 8-year-old boy who was reportedly involved in a fight with her son. Teachers were left stunned on Wednesday afternoon when the woman decided to take matters […]
The Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council, Glenroy Cumberbatch, believes that there may be a need to ensure the teaching and training being offered to the region’s children coincides with the needs of the region. Speaking at the accreditation ceremony to award Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQs) in Guyana, Mr. Cumberbatch complained that the education and […]
44-year-old Berbice woman, Tricia Elisabeth Loo, was today slapped with a $25.6 million fine and sentenced to three years in jail after she enter a guilty plea to the charge of trafficking more than 20 pounds of cocaine. Loo appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after she was nabbed […]
30-year-old Bahamas national, Alister Williams, was on Tuesday, charged for the brutal murder of Guyanese teacher, Marisha Bowen. The woman, who was pregnant, was found lifeless with a slit throat in her Bahamas apartment last week. The accused, Alister Williams was told that he would not be allowed to enter a plea to the charge […]
Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men who carried out an armed robbery at the Sleep In Hotel on Church Street, Georgetown on Tuesday night. One of the men was armed with a handgun. It was around 7:45pm that the men barged into the hotel and held the Front Desk Attendant […]
After a thorough tendering process, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in the presence of FIFA officials, has brought the country’s Goal Project closer to reality with the inking of a deal with construction firm Dwain Ferdinand Home Designs and Engineering Associates earlier today (Tuesday) to begin the preparatory work for the project. The construction company, […]
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