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The Guyana Police Force reported today that since the start of this year, there have been 205 road accidents involving trucks, representing a more than 30% increase over last year’s figures. The information from the Police came in response to a query from News Source. Of the 205 accidents involving trucks, 18 of them resulted […]
Twenty days after he was shot just outside his Norton Street apartment, 70-year-old, Raymond Knipe, passed away at the Georgetown Hospital on Friday, without making a full recovery. While he regained consciousness and was alert at times, his condition worsened on Friday morning, and he died later the same day. Family members said a post-mortem […]
One day after President Irfaan Ali announced plans to construct a new Berbice River Bridge, opposition party, the Alliance For Change (AFC) has expressed concern regarding the proposed construction of a new Berbice River Bridge. President Irfaan Ali has said the new Berbice Bridge will be modeled after the New Demerara River Bridge, which is […]
The University of Guyana is set to begin the new academic year with a week-long series of orientation sessions which will end with a formal opening this Friday. In a release, the University’s administrators said although many programmes are at capacity, students who have applied and not yet heard from the University or who wish […]
An all black party on Durban Street ended on Saturday morning tragically as gunmen opened fire on a group of persons standing outside the venue of the event, moments after the music was turned off and persons were heading home. At least six persons were shot and two of them have since died from their […]
By Rennie Parris Welcome back to Talking Dollars & Making Sense. If you’re thinking about starting a business or already have one, understanding your financials is one of the most important things you can do. I consistently tell business owners, “if you don’t know your numbers, you don’t know your business.” Unfortunately, I know Guyanese […]
A 34-year-old woman from Roxanne Burnham Gardens in Georgetown, lost her life early this morning in an accident in Corentyne, Berbice. The dead woman has been identified as Melena Stephen. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said Stephen was driving her motor car along the #43 village public road at around 4 o’ clock […]
United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, has expressed her country’s disappointment over the majority of CARICOM nations not supporting a joint statement in support of democracy in neighbouring Venezuela, following that country’s elections over a month ago where both government and Opposition have claimed victory. Speaking on the sidelines on an event recently, the […]
Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton today blasted the Government over the signed agreement for teachers, which will see teachers receiving a 10% increase on their salaries this year, along with an 8% increase next year and a 9% increase in 2026. Mr. Norton said the Government has offered teachers less, when it has more money at […]
Opposition Member of Parliament and former Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan has issued a call for the top brass of the Guyana Police Force, including acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken, to appear before the Parliamentary Security Committee to face questions on the operations of the Guyana Police Force amid several allegations of corruption that have […]
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