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An elderly couple perished in a deadly blaze last night after bandits set fire to their Good Hope home on the East Bank of Essequibo. According to the reports of neighbors, bandits reportedly invaded the home of the Essequibo rice farmers around midnight on Sunday. The dead couple has been identified only as Jamila and […]
Two persons were killed in a gruesome early morning accident on Sunday morning at Coverden on the East Bank of Demerara. The accident occurred just after 3:00am. Dead are 16-year-old Hansranie Persaud and her friend, 23 year old Rudolph Bess. The two were on a motorcycle when an approaching SUV slammed into them, killing them […]
A 70 – year – old was died on Sunday morning when fire ravaged her Enmore, East Coast Demerara home. According to the police, just after midnight fire of so far unknown origin completely destroyed the house of the elderly woman. After the blaze was extinguished the remains of Banmattie Persaud was found among the […]
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador has killed scores of people and injured more than 500, Vice-President Jorge Glas says. The quake, Ecuador’s largest since 1979, hit at 18:58 on Saturday (23:58 GMT) near the northern town of Muisne. Widespread severe damage is reported, with a bridge destroyed as far south as Guayaquil about 300km […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, is strongly criticizing the move by the Guyana Revenue Authority to settle a multi billion tax case with the Demerara Distillers Limited. In a statement on Saturday evening, Mr. Jagdeo registered his condemnation of what he called “the scandalous out of court settlement”. Last week, Demerara Distillers Limited announced […]
One of Guyana’s oldest airlines, Air Services Limited, has rolled out its Golden Arrowhead themed helicopter as part of Guyana’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. The airline, which is the largest in Guyana, boasts a fleet of twenty-five aircraft and three helicopters. According to General Manager, Annette Arjoon-Martins, the company is pleased to have grown into a […]
The decision by the Chairman of the National Communications Network to proceed with the appointment of Public Relations Consultant, Lennox Cornette, did not receive the full support of all members of the NCN Board. In a flurry of emails between board members, the Chairman of the Board, Bish Panday, sought to defend the decision to […]
Fire Investigator Andrew Holder has rubbished claims that the use of tear gas might have accelerated the recent fire within the Camp Street Prison which killed 17 prisoners. Supported by his extensive training in fire investigation in the United Kingdom, Japan and across the Caribbean, Holder said he is convinced that it was a phenomenon […]
The state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) on Friday confirmed the appointment of Public Relations, Lennox Cornette, as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The announcement came in the form of a press statement through the private, Guyenterprise Advertising Agency. Cornette will replace Molly Hassan and he will take up his position from May 1, 2016. […]
President David Granger, today, dealt with some matters raised by the executive members of the University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) and pledged to continue to address students’ ongoing concerns, during a meeting at the Ministry of the Presidency. “By the time the next academic year starts most of these problems will be dealt with. […]
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