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The carnage on Guyana’s roadways continued late last night when 42-year-old motorcyclist, Kwesi Griffith, lost his life after being involved in an accident at the corners of Sheriff Street and the Rupert Craig Highway in Georgetown. The accident involved a car that was being driven by a 25-year-old man from Linden. According to a Police […]
By Svetlana Marshall In a fiery contribution to the National Budget Debates this morning, Opposition Member of Parliament, Juretha Fernandes accused the Government of doing a poor job at handling of the economy, and on the issues of indebtedness, poverty, and the perceived disregard for the working class. Telling the Assembly that Governments are nothing […]
Thousands of Guyanese who live in Co-op schemes with no formal documentation to show ownership will be issued with titles and transport, Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton announced today. Contributing to the 2024, Budget Debates, Minister Hamilton said the Labour Ministry in collaboration with the Ministries of Housing and Legal Affairs have embarked on a project […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Roysdale Forde today broadsided the Government’s $1.146 trillion budget as “lopsided” and “uninspiring”. In Opening the 2024 Budget Debates, MP Forde said this year’s Budget has fallen short in many areas, and it lacks an inclusive approach on conceptualization, and the equal and equitable allocation of resources. “More of the same […]
A number of security and other staffers at the Cheddi Jagan Airport are under investigation after a passenger who traveled from Guyana to New York, was held in New York with 40 pounds of cocaine in his suitcases, senior Drug Enforcement officials have told News Source. The 22-year-old passenger has since been charged and is […]
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Mahdia School Dorm fire, which claimed the lives of 20 children in May 2023, has roasted Fire Chief Gregory Wickham for “dereliction of duty” in responding to the fire prevention needs of both the Mahdia School Dorms and the Mahdia Fire Station. In its report, which was released […]
Opposition Leader and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton, believes it is time that actions be taken against the Guyana Government for the current cost of living problem that continues to plague the country, and those Government policies that are failing the wider population while enriching a few. At an APNU+AFC Cost […]
A 22-year-old man who traveled from Guyana to New York on Friday was busted at the JFK Airport in Queens with 40 pounds of cocaine stashed in packages of frozen jumbo shrimp. US Authorities have identified the man as Zacharie Scott. He has been described as a US resident who has been residing in Guyana. […]
By Svetana Marshall The Commission of Inquiry (CoI), which spent more than two months investigating the circumstances surrounding the Mahdia School Dormitory Fire, handed over its report to President Irfaan Ali this afternoon. The COI’s Chairman, Major General (Ret’d) Joe Singh said the devastating fire which claimed the lives of 20 children last May, was […]
Despite a commitment by the Government a year ago to appoint the Board of Directors at the Linden Enterprise Network, the financial institution is still without a Board. And according to the Budget Estimates, LEN will again receive just $50M to cover operational expenses. Today, Region 10 Regional Officials, including its Regional Members of Parliament […]
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