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Family members have been left in disbelief as a North Road, Lacytown woman battles for her life after being shot by her 72-year-old reputed husband, who also turned the gun on himself and took his own life. The incident took place just after 6:00pm on Wednesday evening at the couple’s 24 North Road, Bourda home. The […]
(MOTP) Cabinet at its meeting on Tuesday, August 9, was briefed by Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton on the matters raised in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly relating to storage of government medicine and medical supplies. President David Granger has appointed a Cabinet Sub-Committee to review, examine and report on […]
Just when you thought you have seen it all with efforts to get cocaine out of Guyana, a Jamaican national was on Wednesday busted with a fresh approach that simply could not stick. The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has arrested a 54-year-old Jamaican man who attempted to ship just over one pound of cocaine in […]
The People’s Progressive Party Parliamentary Opposition is threatening to take Health Minister Dr. George Norton before the Committee of Privileges for misleading the National Assembly on a multi-year agreement to store pharmaceutical drugs. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said on Wednesday that the PPP intends to take the Minister before the Committee “for lying to the […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday responded for the first time in person to the slew of criticism he attracted over comments he made recently while speaking to a crowd of mostly indo Guyanese immigrants in New York. Jagdeo repeated each of those very statements and said he intends to stand by them because they […]
Over 60 public servants were on Wednesday oriented into a five month course entitled “Spanish as a Foreign Language”, at the Foreign Service Institute in Georgetown. Those being tutored include Foreign Service/Trade Officers, Immigration Officers and personnel from several ministries and state agencies. This is the third teaching Spanish as a foreign language course being […]
The State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) will not only investigate past government functionaries but will also carry out probes, where necessary, on serving state officials and Government Ministers. Attorney General Basil Williams volunteered the clarification on Wednesday while casting aside accusations that public officials who served within and under the previous administration were being targeted. […]
A West Coast Demerara man is in police custody after another major drug bust at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Agents of the Police Narcotics Branch on Tuesday evening (August 9), seized over 175 pounds of cocaine in a large quantity of frozen fish and shrimp that was about to be shipped to New York. The […]
One day after 14-year-old, Malika Hamilton, barged out of her Hope, East Coast Demerara home following a telephone argument with her father, her lifeless body was found in the Hope Canal. Persons swimming in the canal made the discovery on Tuesday afternoon and it sent shockwaves throughout the closely knitted community. Scores of persons gathered […]
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has been granted $55.7M in supplementary provisions to further enhance its disaster response mechanism and operations. The approval of the funds came as the National Assembly discussed supplementary provisions for the CDC and other agencies that received funding from the Contingency Fund. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon faced a number […]
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