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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 […]
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 […]
With local government elections just two months away, the Guyana Elections Commission is pushing to have all vacancies filled for Elections Day staff within the next few weeks and have the persons trained in time for the local polls. Training has already commended but at a press briefing on Monday morning, Chief Elections Officer, Keith […]
As Guyana gears up for the hosting of Local Government Elections on March 18, the Government of Canada through the local High Commission has signed an agreement that will see it offering more support to the Guyana Elections Commission. The agreement was signed at GECOM’s office on Monday morning. When Guyanese head to the polls […]
PPP General Secretary and Former Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee on Monday refused to accept President David Granger’s assurance that the war on crime is being won by law enforcement. At his weekly press conference as General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party, Rohee challenged the President’s declaration and in turn said his own […]
Residents in the mining town of Linden are in a state of shock as a result of an early morning murder in the community. Dead is 34-year-old Leolynn Sullivan. She was brutally stabbed to death by her 51-year-old reputed husband, Lawrence Carter. According to Police reports, the man brutally stabbed the woman to death and […]
A Corentyne Berbice man was knifed to death early Sunday morning during a fight at a Williamsburg Corentyne Wedding House. According to a police report, 29-year-old Surendra Nauth died after he was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital nursing stab wounds to his abdomen. He and his brother-in-law got into an argument and fight with […]
In a strongly worded statement on Sunday afternoon, the Office of the Prime Minister has slammed a report in the Sunday edition of the Guyana Times about the Prime Minister losing line responsibilities in the government. The Prime Minister’s office dismissed and rejected “the malicious, wicked and utterly false article” and issued a call on all […]
A new workers’ union, claiming to represent the interest of employees in the mining industry, has been formed and is already promising to take stern action against ill-treatment of all categories of workers in the mining sector, both by their employers and the government. The newly formed National Mine Workers Union of Guyana held an […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger called on the charitable organisation, The Guyana Foundation, and other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to play a greater role in addressing the scourge of suicide, noting the need for all sectors in society to get involved in arresting the root causes of the issue. The First Lady made these comments when […]
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