 |        |  |  |
(Reuters) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said impeachment proceedings launched against her in Congress amount to a coup attempt. In a speech to pro-government lawyers, Ms Rousseff said Brazilian democracy was under attack. “I have committed no irregularity. I will never resign,” she said. Opposition lawmakers are seeking to remove her over allegations that she […]
Aided by a strong afternoon wind, fire completely gutted the former Sheriff nightclub building on Sheriff Street in Georgetown. The Fire Service was summoned to the blaze just after 3:00pm on Wednesday afternoon after receiving several calls from persons who reported seeing smoke bellowing from the building. When the firemen arrived on the scene and […]
The crime rate across the Berbice region continues to climb even as the Guyana Police Force has been stepping up its presence in several Berbice communities. Police investigators are now in the Crabwood Creek, Corentyne area, probing the murder of 78-year-old farmer, Khublall Gomes. The body of the elderly man was found on Tuesday night […]
As Guyanese celebrate the festival of Holi, President David Granger, joined members of the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangha for a Chowtal session on the lawns of State House on Tuesday evening. Chowtal is a genre of folk music originated from the Bhojpuri Region, Northern India and has been preserved for over 178 years in Guyana. In […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority has launched a massive investigation into an alleged revenue leakage racket at the Cheddi Jagan Airport involving GRA Customs Officers. In a statement, the GRA said several Customs Officers are under probe for their alleged role in a scheme to defraud the Authority of millions of state revenues. “Investigations into the […]
The charred remains of an inmate was found inside the burnt Capital ‘A’ Division in the Camp Street Prison with the head completely removed from the torso, according to one of the prisoners who went in to the area to offer assistance after the fire. The evidence emerged during the public hearings of the Commission […]
Town Clerk of the City of Georgetown, Royston King, has completely dismissed as “completely false” a report by another news outlet that the City Council intended to charge kite flyers for use of the council’s open spaces for their Easter Monday activities. In an interview at his City Hall office, Mr. King explained that City […]
For the first time since the start of the Commission Of Inquiry into the March 3 unrest, an inmate who was not housed in the now burnt out Capital ‘A’ Division appeared before the tribunal on Tuesday. Inmate Steve Bacchus took the stand at the CoI and recounted his own experience as a ‘helper’ during […]
As the government continues with its appointments to overseas missions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Agrément was received from the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil for the appointment of career Guyanese diplomat, Ambassador George Wilfred Talbot to serve as the next resident Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil. In […]
Three men, including a teenager, were on Tuesday morning charged and remanded to prison for the murder of Guyanese Agriculturist, Anthony Breedy. Eighteen year old Keimo Corbin called ‘Trini’, 21 – year – old Donnel Trapp called ‘Short Man’ and 28 – year – old Paul Coriah called ‘Jun Jun’ were jointly charged for the […]
 |  |
