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At least three people were killed and two injured in a shooting as hundreds gathered for an opposition party political rally in Monetego Bay, Jamaica, Sunday night, the Jamaica Labour Party said. The gunfire rang out as former Jamaican prime minister and current JLP leader Andrew Holness was finishing a nearly hour long speech in […]
Impassioned expressions of support and criticism of the 2016 National Budget will commence in the National Assembly from Monday between government and opposition Members of Parliament (MP). Ahead of those heated debates, which will roll on for the entire week, Finance Minister Winston Jordan is appealing for MPs to keep the interest of citizens at […]
The US Embassy will officially open the local office of the Drug Enforcement Agency in Guyana on Wednesday. The office will be based in the US Embassy. The opening comes at a time when Guyana and the US have been stepping up co-operation in drug fighting. A request for the local office was made and […]
Assistant Police Commissioner Balram Persaud remains hospitalised with serious injuries after being involved in an accident on Friday night. He was rushed to a city hospital after losing control of his Police Force issued, Nissan Fuga motor car, and slamming in to an electricity pole close to the Demerara Harbour Bridge. The accident occurred close […]
(BBC) Protesters in Haiti have beaten a man to death in a clash with ex-soldiers, as political uncertainty continues. Witnesses say the crowd in the capital Port-au-Prince attacked the man, thinking that he was from the country’s disbanded military. About 100 former soldiers, some armed, had been parading through the capital in pick-up trucks and […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) announced on Friday that it will not be printing ballots for four Local Authority Areas in the upcoming Local Government Elections and consequently eligible voters will not be required to cast their votes. Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield explained that in these areas only a single individual has indicated […]
Two persons, suspected of money laundering, have been arrested following an early morning operation by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU). According to a police release, ranks of the Special Organised Crime Unit conducted operations at four locations on Friday. During the operation a significant sum of foreign and local currencies was found at two […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seeking an explanation from its counterparts in Suriname after nine Guyanese men were arrested by Surinamese soldiers and taken to the neighbouring country because they were fishing in the Corentyne river. The incident reportedly took place on January 22 while the men from Orealla were fishing close to their […]
The Guyana Water Incorporated continues to take precautions and be concerned about the falling water level in the East Demerara conservancy as the dry weather pattern continues. Today, Chief Executive Officer of GWI, Dr. Richard Van West Charles and other company officials met with various stakeholders including representatives of hotels in Georgetown, the Georgetown Public Hospital […]
A young police officer died tragically on Thursday morning at Whim, Corentyne when he lost his balance after jumping from a truck, while on his way to work. According to a police statement, Constable Ray Simon hitched a ride on his way to work early Thursday morning and when the driver of the open back vehicle […]
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