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The inaugural Farmers’ Conference opened today at the Arthur Chung Conference Center with President Irfaan Ali disclosing that almost 30% of the applications submitted to the Guyana Development Bank since its launch last week, are related to the Agriculture Sector. He said that percentage is a reflection of the growing interest in the Agriculture Sector, […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Walrond, has acknowledged that additional resources for the Guyana Fire Service has been yielding results, with more fires being contained along with faster response times from the Guyana Fire Service. Speaking on the sidelines of the Fire Service’s 69th anniversary route march this morning, the Minister said the Government has […]
President Irfaan Ali on Monday declined to comment on whether he will be asking his National Border Patrol Director Daniel Seeram to step down from office in light of his recent conviction. Seeram, the former Region 4 Regional Chairman, was earlier this month convicted by Magistrate Abigail Gibbs of assaulting his ex-wife back in September […]
Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit, Fizal Karimbaksh, has threatened to challenge the Police Commissioner’s move to instruct him to proceed on accumulated vacation leave that could lead into his retirement. The Guyana Police Force announced last Thursday that the Deputy Commissioner of Police had been sent on […]
Linden teacher and former national school athlete, Leslyn Major, died tragically this afternoon in Linden after a car slammed into her when the driver of that car lost control of it while attempting to overtake a truck The driver of the car, Denisha Carmichael, has been hospitalised with multiple injuries. According to reports, the school […]
A 33-year-old single parent mother of three is pleading for help after her two-bedroom Sophia home was destroyed during an early morning blaze on Thursday. Postal worker, Yolanda Gilgeous-Sampson, said the fire left her with nothing but the clothes on her back, and two gas bottles that she was able to save. With three young […]
Police investigators have launched a probe into the death of a 23-year-old Sophia man, who was found lying in a pool of blood in his yard, with a gunshot wound to the head. The young man, whose remains were discovered at his ‘C’ Field Reserve Dam, Sophia residence on Thursday, has been identified as Kurt […]
The Ministry of Agriculture has rejected claims reportedly made by the VPAC political movement, suggesting that approximately one million pounds of contaminated chicken may be on the local market for purchase and consumption. In a statement this morning, the Ministry said the claims being circulated are without supporting evidence and have the potential to create […]
The U.S Government has released its latest Trafficking in Persons report, and has flayed the Guyana Government over what it sees as a decrease in victim protection efforts. Although the report also stated that the Government of Guyana fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, and continues To demonstrate serious and sustained […]
Another security guard in a Chinese supermarket was gunned down this afternoon during a suspected armed robbery. The dead security guard has been identified as 38-year-old Esan Orlando Rose, who was on duty at the LIDA Supermarket in Charlestown, Georgetown. According to reports, Rose, who was also armed, may have been taken by surprise when […]
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