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Although the Guyana Police Force has reported a more than 15% drop in serious crimes when compared to 2015, the Opposition, People’s Progressive Party is still not impressed with the government’s efforts to tackle the crime problem facing the country. In a Monday morning statement, the PPP highlighted the recent robbery outside the UNDP office […]
One man was shot dead and another is battling for his life after an early morning shooting incident that began inside the Rio nightclub and ended on the outside. Dead is 19-year-old Ryan Sergeant aka Harry. His lifeless body was removed from outside the club and dumped outside the Woodlands Hospital by a group of […]
Guyana’s leading road race champion, Cleveland Forde, maintained his dominance on Sunday as he outfoxed his rivals once more to romp to a fifth title in the six years of the Courts 10K run. Before the race, it seemed it would have been a trilling show down between Forde and nemesis Winston Missingher but Forde proved […]
As the Guyana Elections Commission awaits the outcome of a 2015 audit for general procurement, Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, is making it clear that the millions of dollars spent on the purchase of radio and other equipment for the 2015 elections were all done through the National Tender Board and got the approval of […]
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has announced that he will be offering an assessment of the Guyana/Venezuela border row before he leaves office. The Secretary General leaves office in December. He said his assessment will likely be offered in November. President David Granger met with the UN Secretary General on Saaturday at […]
President David Granger, on Friday, co-chaired a special meeting in New York, which was convened at the request of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon with the aim of engaging Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of States on issues affecting countries in the Region and to bid farewell to them as he is preparing to […]
With the Guyana Government not budging from its 10% to 1% salary increase offer to public servants, the union representing the interest of the nation’s public servants, the GPSU is moving to conciliation and has informed the Chief Labour Officer of the decision. In a statement, the GPSU said the matter has not evolved into […]
On Sunday September 25, the battle will be on between Guyana’s top two male long distance runners Cleveland Forde and Winston Missingher. The two will clash at the sixth annual Courts 10 K road race which begins outside the furniture giant’s Main Street branch. Missingher, who has gripped the attention in the athletics fraternity with his spirited […]
(BBC) Plans to install wi-fi along 8km of Havana’s iconic Malecon seafront have been announced by the Cuban government. The move will make the popular area for tourists and young people into the largest hotspot on the island. Only about 5% of Cubans enjoy web access at home and the government still heavily restricts […]
(BBC) Colombia’s largest rebel group has given its approval to a peace deal agreed with the government after nearly four years of talks. The announcement of the unanimous decision by Farc members was made at the end of their conference. “The was is over,” said the group’s chief negotiator, Ivan Marquez. Colombian President Juan Manuel […]
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