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Police investigators were called to the home of a 75-year-old North Ruimveldt woman who was found murdered on Wednesday morning. The dead woman has been identified as Joyce Lewis. She reportedly lived alone in the two-storey house in Christiani Street, North Ruimveldt. The gruesome discovery was made by the woman’s sister who decided to visit […]
The commitment of the Health sector and Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) in Guyana in the battle against the HIV/AIDS epidemic is being credited for the drastic reduction in reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the country. This was revealed on Monday at the Regency Hotel during a discussion meeting on the 2013 Guyana Country Progress Report on HIV/AIDS. Chief Medical […]
Police investigators have travelled to the Region Seven community of Puruni to investigate the murder of yet another miner at a mining camp. According to reports gunmen on Monday invaded a mining camp at Puruni and shot and killed 32-year-old Eldon Gaime of Essequibo. The man has been working in the mining community for a […]
Faced with an almost out of control garbage problem in the nation’s capital and in several parts of the country, the Government has announced its intention to launched an ambitious clean up campaign programme which will mainly focus on Georgetown and coastal areas. Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Monday announced the allocation of $1 […]
A biker lost one of his arms in a gruesome Norton Street accident on Monday night and Doctors at the Georgetown Hospital were busy trying to save his life. The accident occurred just after 10 pm. The biker who was identified as 24-year-old Kevin Griffith of North Ruimveldt, reportedly lost control of his black CBR […]
Former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and APNU Member of Parliament Deborah Backer will be laid to rest on Friday 28th March, 2014. The funeral service will take place from 3 pm at the St. Andrew’s Kirk. The Speaker of the National Assembly has asked the Backer family for the remains of the late […]
Leader of the Opposition, David Granger after sitting through the nearly 3 hour budget presentation in the National Assembly, said there is nothing in the budget that will improve the life of Guyanese. A disappointed Granger told reporters that the budget is “basically a repair and maintenance budget”. He said it is not a development […]
It took the Minister of Finance just over 2 hours and 50 minutes to announce his $220 Billion budget which offers no new taxes, no increase in the income tax threshold and a $625 increase in the old age pension. Decked in a grey suit and repeatedly sipping on water, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh […]
The Opposition party, Alliance For Change on Monday walked out of the presentation of the National Budget by the Minister of Finance. The AFC seven Members of the National Assembly left the National Assembly just after tributes were paid to late former Speaker Deborah Backer. In a statement to the media, the AFC said its […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee on Monday declared that the party remains commitment and firmly in support of President Donald Ramotar. His statement came in response to questions about a Guyana Chronicle front page story that claimed that a number of polls have indicated that former President Bharrat Jagdeo is the […]
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