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An Indian national, who family members described as being mentally ill, took his own life on Tuesday evening after reportedly attacking his sister and her husband. The incident took place just after 8:00pm at the family’s D’Aguiars Park home. The dead man has been identified as Ashook Singh. He reportedly stabbed himself to the head […]
Early morning heavy showers could not dampen the spirits of thousands of Guyanese who gathered at the Independence Arch site on Brickdam and surrounding areas to witness President Granger at his first flag raising ceremony since being sworn into office just over a week ago. Dressed in a black shirt jack with matching pants and […]
Controversial Town Clerk of the City of Georgetown, Carol Sooba was sent on administrative leave on Monday during a heated standoff at the council’s statutory meeting. The move is to facilitate an investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds stemming directly from her office, Mayor Hamilton Green explained. With the aid of a number of officers, Sooba was […]
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Dr Rajendra Singh along with members of GuySuCo’s Industrial Relations Department are proposing a halt in operations consequent to the Corporation’s failure to pay Senior and Junior staffers for the month of May – 2015. Dr Singh has indicated that the Corporation might have […]
President David A. Granger has announced that the government intends to, on an annual basis, grant presidential pardons to prisoners, who were sentenced for minor misdemeanors (non-violent crimes.) During a special interview at the Ministry of the Presidency with a section of the media today, President Granger disclosed that tomorrow, Independence Day, the new administration […]
Former President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo rushed to the Whim Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning and was released on his own recognizance after the charge of making racially divisive statements was read to him. The presiding magistrate also ruled that the former President will have to seek the court’s approval before he leaves the country. […]
A visibly shaken Angelique Williams was on Monday morning charged for the murder of her best friend Renita Thomas. The 18-year-old appeared at the Vreed- en-Hoop Magistrates’ Court to face the murder charge. Friends and family members of both women flocked the courtroom with expressions of grief and disbelief as the charge was read to Williams by […]
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry looking into the death of Founder of the Working People’s Alliance, Dr. Walter Rodney, has been conducting hearings at various sessions over the past year and has seen extensions on a number of occasions. President David Granger believes that it is time for the Commission to wrap up its work […]
(BBC) Cuban diplomats will now have access to banking services in the US, clearing a major hurdle to restore diplomatic ties between the two counties. The US State Department declined to the name the bank, but a senior official expressed optimism ahead of Thursday’s talks between the US and Cuba. This week’s talks in Washington […]
Colombia’s security forces have killed at least five fighters from the Farc rebel group in an air strike in the north-western region of Antioquia. On Thursday, 26 rebels were killed in a similar operation in southern Colombia, prompting the Farc to suspend its unilateral ceasefire. The rebels and the government have been in peace talks […]
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