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Police investigators in the interior region are probing the tragic death of a father and son in the Chinese landing area in the Essequibo river. The dead man has been identified as Michael Dyal while the child who also drowned, has been identified as Randolph Dyal. The man was reportedly taking his three children home […]
Two persons were on Monday charged in connection with the daring America Street robbery which occurred last Tuesday and resulted in several money changers who ply their trade in the area losing a hefty sum of their foreign currency. Forty – year – old Troy Abrams of West Coast Demerara and 30 – year – old […]
With sugar workers and their union aborting another strike action that could further put a strain on the already problem plagued sugar industry, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo believes that sugar workers really have the best interest of the industry at heart. The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), aborted a planned strike on Sunday, […]
The Private Sector Commission has written to the Attorney General Basil Williams, expressing worry about new amendments being added to the Financial Institutions Bill that could pave the way for the Guyana Revenue Authority to request banking information for various persons. In the letter, the PSC said that it recognises that the Financial Institutions (Amendment) […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Monday described as being “Farcical”, the government’s Code of Conduct for Ministers and Members of Parliament, as it pressed the government for full disclosure of the funding for President David Granger’s inauguration. The PPP said the draft code, which was released by government last week, contradicts the explanation offered […]
Guyanese are being warned to be wary of persons involved in “loose talk”, who through their pronouncements are attempting to sink Guyana’s economy and bring the coalition government to its knees. Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Monday placed citizens on notice and said the six month old APNU+AFC administration is aware of these attempts but […]
President David Granger on Sunday doled out a total of $4.8 million to the Guyana Legion as he pledged his government’s commitment to ensuring that every Guyanese veteran is guaranteed a dignified retirement. The President was at the time attending a Remembrance Day Reception at the Legion’s headquarters in Georgetown, to honour those persons killed […]
A 22-year-old vendor lost her life on Sunday morning as she became trapped in a canter truck that reversed over the bridge into the Demerara River. The woman has been identified as Gangaday Persaud. The woman’s husband was the driver and he was attempting to turn around on the bridge while heading to the east […]
A 35-year-old man who was detained at the East Ruimveldt police outpost lock-up on Friday night was found dead early Saturday evening in the detention cell. The dead man has been identified as Shawn Harrinauth of East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme. He was found hanging just before 6:00pm when police officers carried out a check of […]
In wake of threats from the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union that sugar workers could once again go on strike for increased wages, the Government of Guyana is urging the workers to remain on the job and partner with the government in rebuilding and saving the sugar industry. In a statement from Prime Minister […]
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