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The Labour Ministry is spearheading an investigation into yet another workplace fatal accident. A Sophia labourer, who has so far been identified only as “Kevin”, lost his life this morning when a concrete beam at the construction site for the Buddy’s Apartment complex on Sheriff Street came crashing down on him. Emergency services were summoned […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has called for the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand; the Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony; and the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill to resign over circumstances surrounding the death of the 19 children in the Mahdia dorm in Region 8. The children found themselves trapped in the […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that members of the Disciplined Forces will cast their votes for the Local Government Elections on June 2. For the wider public, voting will take place on June 12 in the majority of the 80 Local Authority Areas across Guyana. In a notice published on its Facebook page, […]
Local and International help continues to pour in for the families of the nineteen children who perished in the deadly fire at the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory as well as for the survivors and the wider Mahdia community. Cuba and Barbados are the latest countries to offer help. Describing the Mahdia tragedy as one of […]
As many parents and teachers try to find the words to truly understand the tragedy at Mahdia which left 19 students dead, Guyanese American psychologist, Dr. Tricia VanRossum believes it is important during the grieving process to also have frank and open discussions with children about the tragedy. Appearing on 94.1 FM’s Hangout programme this […]
Chief Prison Officer, Patrick Perry, lost his life late on Monday night after crashing into a heap of sand that had been dumped on the roadway in the Melanie area, on the East Coast Demerara. Police investigators have launched a probe. An investigation revealed that at around 11:55pm on Monday, Perry was driving his motorcar […]
A Friendship, East Coast Demerara family has been plunged into mourning with the death of their son, 23-year-old Joel Alexander in a Monday afternoon accident involving a sand truck. A Police report said Alexander was driving his motorcar along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway when he overtook a car and ended up in the path of the […]
The Guyana Police Force has announced that DNA testing will have to be carried out on at least 13 of the 19 victims of the Mahdia dorm fire tragedy as the bodies were burnt beyond recognition. At a press conference in Mahdia, Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken explained that post-mortem examinations have already been conducted […]
With Guyana’s economy on the rise, Ghana is looking to become a major trading partner, with the establishment of a Ghanaian Chamber of Commerce. The Office of the Ghanaian Chamber of Commerce, located on Church Street, was commissioned today by Ghana’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Hammond, and Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill. […]
With help from the US, Guyana has been able to push back against the drug trade, according to President Irfaan Ali The President has credited the outgoing US Ambassador, Sarah-Ann Lynch for the successes recorded in the Security Sector. Speaking at a farewell reception held on Friday in honour of the US Ambassador, President Ali […]
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