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As excitement heightens around the much-anticipated Caribbean Premier League, founding partner, Digicel, announced that it has re-signed a multi-year contract as official telecommunications sponsor of the League. The deal comes on the heels of Digicel’s new four-year agreement with the WICB and therefore represents a significant investment in and commitment to cricket in the region. […]
A man believed to be of unsound mind, is being monitored this evening as he remains in police custody after attempting to rob the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry, Regent Street branch by claiming that he had a bomb and belonged to the terrorist group, ISIS. According to a senior Law Enforcement official, it […]
A Deputy Superintendent of Police and Divisional Detective in ‘B’ Division has landed in hot water after a female Corporal has come forward with allegations of rape against him. The Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that departmental charges be filed against the leading Police Detective in the Berbice region. Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud confirmed […]
President David Granger is supportive of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council’s fight against illegal vending but he hopes that every legitimate vendor would occupy a sanitary space that allows access to customers. In an address to the City Council on Monday, President Granger called on the Council to consider the construction of new arcades […]
(MOTP) The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) will be partnering with the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (UNFAO) to implement a Sustainable Land Development and Management Project. The proposed project is expected to take effect in January 2017. This is the largest collaboration of its kind in Guyana between the UNFAO and the […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) announced a major shakeup among its top management on Monday. The services of two Heads of Department have been terminated while another woman has been promoted to act in the position of Deputy Commissioner General. GRA Chairman Mr. Rawle Lucas broke the news during a Monday afternoon press conference. He […]
On a day when the City Mayor came dressed in green and the Deputy wore yellow, President David Granger chose black and white to encourage the Georgetown City Councillors to work together and in unity for the development of the nation’s capital city. The President paid his first visit to City Hall since being elected. […]
As the United Kingdom continues to deal with the global concerns over its decision to pull out of the European Union, British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn, is providing assurance that the UK will remain committed to Guyana. There have been concerns expressed locally about the impact that the UK decision could have on […]
One of the two planes which were flown from Guyana without air traffic clearance and in violation of a court order, has been allowed to leave Anguilla. The two small cessna aircraft were detained in Anguilla when they made a fuel stop on Saturday. However, one of the planes was eventually allowed to leave. The […]
The life of a 26-year-old Police constable was snuffed out on Saturday afternoon along the Linden Highway as he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed. The young man, Ishaan Caines of Coverden, East Bank Demerara died almost immediately after losing control the motor car. He was off duty at the time. […]
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