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Police investigators are probing an accident that has claimed the life of a 20-year-old, East Bank Demerara man. The accident occurred at around 5:30 on Monday morning along the Diamond Public Road on the East Bank of Demerara. The dead youth has been identified as Mark Ramachand. In their report, Police investigators said based on […]
30-year-old Essequibo Coast fisherman, Avinash Singh, was stabbed to death on Sunday in the Charity Squatting area by another fisherman, who suspected Singh of being involved with the mother of his child. According to a Police report, Singh and the suspect were both at a shop with two different groups of friends on Sunday, when […]
A 6-year-old child from Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara has been admitted to the Georgetown Hospital in a critical condition after reportedly being shot while she was asleep. A Police report of the incident stated that the child’s mother woke up at around 5:30 this morning and while on her way to […]
27-year-old Port Kaituma gold miner, Silos France, was charged and remanded today for the murder of his reputed wife. He appeared in Court today in Port Kaituma, and was not required to enter a plea to the charge that he murdered 23-year-old Paulette Edwards. The woman’s headless body was discovered in a swamp in the […]
The U.S Government’s Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins, wrapped up her two day visit to Guyana today, and stated that the US will continue to work with Guyana to tackle the illegal import and sale of arms and other security challenges. “In my meetings with the […]
The APNU+AFC Opposition today said the US sanctions against Permanent Secretary Mae Thomas and PPP Local Government Representative, Nazar Mohamed and his son, directly link the Government to high-level corruption, that possibly includes high ranking officials of the current administration. At the Opposition’s weekly press conference, Economic Advisor to the Opposition Leader, Elson Lowe, said […]
The US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole D. Theriot, has revealed that the recently announced sanctions by the US Treasury Department against billionaire Guyanese businessman, Nazar Mohamed, his son Azruddin and Permanent Secretary Mae Thomas, followed a two and a half year investigation by the US Treasury Department, which led the corruption probe. Speaking to reporters […]
THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has handed over a US$500 million loan proposal to the Government of Guyana. President Irfaan Ali received the proposal on Thursday during the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum in The Bahamas. Guyana had approached the bank for support for a number of ongoing infrastructure project. The proposal by the African […]
Customers paying for fuel and accessories at select GUYOIL gas stations can now do so electronically using their Visa or Master Cards, with the launch of the company’s point-of-sale payment service. The new payment option is being facilitated through Republic Bank’s Point-of-Sale (POS) payment, and it will enable customers to use their credit or debit […]
As the race for the leadership of the Alliance For Change (AFC) begins, the party’s General Secretary, Sherod Duncan, announced that he will be accepting the nomination for the position of Leader of the AFC. At the close of nominations on Wednesday, Mr. Duncan secured a total of 15 nominations for the position of Leader, […]
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