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A Philadelphia East Bank Essequibo family has been plunged into deep mourning following the drowning of four family members late on Monday afternoon. The incident took place at the Philadelphia koker while the family was performing a one year “puja” for their grandmother who passed away in March 2014. The family members were performing the […]
A writ was filed in the High Court on Monday challenging the two term limit for the Presidency in Guyana. The action was filed by Attorney Shawn Allicock on behalf of Georgetown resident, Cedric Richardson. The Attorney General of Guyana and the Speaker of the National Assembly have been named as the respondents. In the […]
Home Affair Minister Clement Rohee has defended government’s corruption fighting efforts while at the same time disagreeing with recent comments by outgoing British High Commissioner Andrew Ayre on the subject. High Commissioner Ayre in a recent interview said the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government was not doing enough to fight corruption and as […]
A Guyanese man and his pregnant Canadian wife were remanded to prison on Monday after they were both slapped with drug trafficking charges. The charges resulted from a cocaine bust that took place at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Friday. The two, Mahendra Ramsuchit and Rohbina Basdeoram, were not required to enter a plea […]
Well known Georgetown businessman and promoter Colin Mack walked out of the High Court a free man on Monday afternoon after a 12 member jury unanimously found him not guilty on rape, assault and abduction charges. The jury which was made up of six men and six women took over four hours to come up […]
Two young men were killed early on Sunday morning while walking home after they were struck down by a drunk driver at Richmond on the Essequibo Coast. Dead are 23-year-old Adrian Osborne and 20 year old Colin John. According to a police report, the two young men were walking along the roadway just around 3 […]
Even as it awaits the liberalization of the telecommunications sector in Guyana, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph company is getting ready to roll out a faster and cheaper broadband internet service within the next few months. The announcement was made on Saturday evening by GT&T Chief Executive Officer, RK Sharma. He was at the time […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority is expected on Monday to withdraw tax evasion charges against Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall, his wife Bhena Lall and the re-migrant couple, Narootandeo and Gharbassi Brijnanan. The four were charged back in October in connection with the importation of two luxury lexus Sports Utility vehicles by the Brijnanans. The couple used […]
The Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday distanced itself from its former Protocol Officer and Personal Assistant to the Junior Agriculture Minister who is now wanted by the police in connection with Friday’s VIP drug bust at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. While the police and airport officials gave the wanted man’s name as Kenneth Jones, […]
The General Council of the People’s National Congress Reform on Saturday passed a resolution supporting the party’s Leader David Granger as the Presidential Candidate for A Partnership for National Unity at the upcoming elections. The PNC Reform makes up the largest part of the opposition coalition group, A Partnership for National Unity. The party held […]
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