By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2016
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by Kurt Campbell The government has responded to the objections of the opposition People’s Progressive Party over its announced decision to close the Wales Sugar Estate. The administration is insisting that the decision is sound and is in the best interest of Guyana. The Government said while the closure may not have been specifically recommended […]
By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2016
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Low levels of water in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC), which provides an average of 60% of water to residents in the capital city, has forced the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) to immediately seek out measures to control the demand and wastage of water. At an emergency press conference on Wednesday, GWI’s Chief Executive […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2016
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The Guyana Defence Force on Tuesday issued a warning against persons flying their aerial “drone” gadgets near to military bases and in airspace allocated to low flying aircraft. The warning comes after a remote controlled “drone” missed a collision with an army helicopter and followed the helicopter as it approached landing at the GDF headquarters. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2016
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The Guyana Police Force has rubbished an article appearing on the Guyana Times’ owned, I-News website, which claimed that the 19-year-old son of Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority was chased by a police officer on Saturday. The Guyana Police Force in a statement this afternoon said that last Saturday, a Police Sergeant who […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2016
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The Government of Guyana intends to lead the charge in the fight against the growing number of suicide cases in the country. For this year already, there have been over five cases of suicide. Last year, the country recorded 89 cases. On Sunday, the Public Health Ministry met with various government ministries and departments and […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2016
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Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, travelled to the West Bank Demerara community of Wales on Tuesday afternoon to make his support for the sugar workers known, following government’s announcement that it will be moving to close down the operations at the Wales estate. The estate has been operating at a loss for several years. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2016
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Police Investigators were summoned to the North Sophia Squatting area on Tuesday morning after the partly decomposed body of a male was discovered. The man has been identified as 23-year-old Akeem Culley who resides in the same area, a few houses from where the body was found. He was last seen on December 31, 2015 […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2016
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There is worrying concern among health care officials in Guyana about the number of new leprosy cases being discovered annually. Although Guyana has been named as a country which has eliminated leprosy because of its control of the diseases, there have been at least 5o new cases per year over the past few years. The […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2016
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Two women, one who experienced a still birth at the Georgetown Public Hospital in November 2015, have filed lawsuits in excess of $10 million each against the state. Both women are being represented by former Attorney General Anil Nandlall. In the first case, Sumarie Balwant is claiming damages in excess of $10 million and claims […]
By News Source Guyana on January 18, 2016
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The Government on Monday formally announced its intention close operations at the Wales Sugar Estate. The administration said there will be no further land preparation and planting at the estate with immediate effect. To this end, it has clarified that workers at Wales will be absorbed by Uitvlugt, up to the extent of suitable vacancies […]