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23-year-old Wortmanville resident, Oyama Patterson was remanded to jail today for the murder of construction worker Dexter McFarlene. The 48-year-old McFarlene was killed two weeks ago when he was struck by a stray bullet in the West Ruimveldt area. Initial reports stated that two groups of men were firing shots at each other when McFarlene […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change Khemraj Ramjattan, today shared the view that the move by the government to adjust some constituency boundaries will cause tremendous problems and will set the stage for massive confusion at the Local Government Elections. Mr. Ramjattan said by adjusting the boundaries, some independent candidates may find it difficult to […]
BP International Limited – a company in the United Kingdom – has been selected to market Guyana’s share of petroleum from the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity vessels. The Government, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, made the announcement on Thursday, explaining that BP International was selected following a competitive procurement process. The UK based […]
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall today announced that the government will be extending some constituency boundaries and revert others to the 2016 local district boundaries for the 2023 Local Government Elections. During a press conference today, the Local Government Minister alleged that many of the boundaries were adjusted for the 2018 […]
A 28-year-old West Demerara man, who was recorded on camera assaulting a Police Officer in a Police station following his arrest for drunk driving, has been charged and fined. The man, Nicholas Balkisoon grabbed a Police Officer by the shirt and pushed him against a wall in the Police station after the officer took away […]
The Guyana Teachers Union today issued a call for the President to engage the Teacher’s Union and for the salaries of teachers to also be adjusted. While welcoming the Government’s decision to adjust the salaries for members of the Joint Services, the GTU said it is disappointed that similar adjustments were not given to teachers […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change Khemraj Ramjattan has made it clear that his party is firm that its nine parliamentary seats are safe even as it is gearing up to leave its coalition partner, the APNU by the end of the year. During an interview with News Source today, Mr. Ramjattan said his party […]
More than 8000 members of the Joint Services will benefit from adjustments to their current salaries which will be in addition to the 8% salary increase that was announced for public servants recently. President Irfaan Ali made the announcements today from his Office, indicating that the adjustments will take effect from January of next year […]
The Georgetown Public Hospital has announced that patients suffering from kidney stones can now have those stones removed through laser treatment rather than conventional surgery. The hospital through the Ministry of Health has procured a laser lithotripter at a cost of more than $25 million. According to the hospital, using laser lithotripsy offers a completely […]
Local law enforcement has launched a search for an American man who reportedly went missing on Tuesday during a fishing trip in the Rupununi river. The missing man’s name has been given as Thomas Carstens Jr. He was last seen on Tuesday when he left a resort in the Rupununi region in the company of […]
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