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Three men were on Thursday charged and remanded to prison for two recent execution style killings in the Community of Charlestown which occurred two days apart. Thirty – year – old Velnon Thorne of Charlestown and 21 – year – old Trifton Parris of Campbellville were jointly charged for the murder of Gladston Taylor on […]
Just hours after a new Mayor and Deputy were sworn in for the Town of Mabaruma, High Court Judge, Diana Insanally, quashed the appointments along with appointments of the Chairmen and Vice chair for five Neighbourhood Democractic Councils. The appointments were challenged by the PPP on the grounds that in the Mabaruma municipality and in […]
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron has said that both the board and players need to “compromise” and have discussions to resolve the longstanding feud that has existed between the two parties ever since he got elected in March 2013. Despite the deep distrust between the two parties, Cameron said that he shared […]
National table tennis player Natalie Cummings has departed Guyana for Brazil where she will undergo a six-month training stint at the Jaceiri Table Tennis Club, Sao Paulo. Cummings gained an intern scholarship opportunity which was provided by Waldemir Jose Silva Jnr, President of Jacarei Table Tennis Club. The scholarship will allow her the opportunity to […]
The Ministry of Education has launched a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the state of the education system to upgrade the Education Strategic Plan. Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine during a press conference today at the National Centre for Education Resource Development (NCERD) said that the objectives of this Inquiry are to, “establish a […]
Already fighting off criticism over his decision to appoint Contractor Brian Tiwarie as a Ministerial Advisor, Minister of State, Joe Harmon has now found himself facing questions over his alleged interference in the work of the Guyana Revenue Authority. According to reports which first surfaced in the Kaieteur News, Harmon recently issued a “stand down” order […]
Newly elected Mayors and Deputy Mayors for the nine municipalities across Guyana on Wednesday received a Presidential charge, urging them to carry out their functions within the framework of unity where is is no favoritism shown to any one ethnic or social group. The nine Mayors and their Deputies took their Oath of Office before […]
The Government of Guyana has announced the appointment of career diplomat, Dr. Riyad Insanally as the new Guyana Ambassador to the United States. Dr. Insanally is currently the Representative of the Organisation of American States in neighbouring Trinidad. Before taking up that appointment in 2006, Insanally served as the Senior Trade Advisor at the Guyana […]
“The time for mourning suicide has passed”, President David Granger declared while addressing a National Stakeholders Conference on Suicide Prevention on Wednesday. The President said it is now time for Guyana to take action to prevent further deaths and reverse its reputation as being the “suicide capital of the world”. Mr. Granger again urged that […]
The Board of Directors of the state-owned Guyana National Newspapers Limited, which publishes the Guyana Chronicle, has made a decision to suspend the newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief, Nigel Williams, for one week over an embarrassing photoshopped front page photograph of the President during the easter celebrations. The photograph was doctored to showcase a racial balance of the […]
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