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Following an absence of more than two years, a new Public Procurement Commission has been appointed. Four of the five members of the Commission took the oath of office today. The fifth member, Attorney Pauline Chase who will serve as Chairperson of the Commission will take her oath of office next week when she returns […]
Police investigators are probing the barbaric murder of an 86-year-old woman whose body was found in her Mon Repos apartment on Thursday. The elderly woman, Agnes Dilon, was found in her bed with chop and stab wounds about her body. The woman lived in the bottom flat of a two-story building, with the landlord living […]
As Guyana continues with its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and get more citizens vaccinated, the US Government has announced a decision to donate enough Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to cover the entire Guyana population. US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch confirmed the decision on Thursday as the Embassy hosted its US Independence reception. “The […]
President Irfaan Ali this afternoon gathered members of his Government, the Diplomatic Corps, private sector agencies, and other stakeholders for a presentation on the proposed gas-to-shore energy project. There have been concerns expressed over the project and its viability at this time. The President said there is no turning back and the project will move […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today called on the Guyana Police Force to stop the indiscriminate firing of pellets and bullets into crowds. The call by the Leader of the Opposition comes in wake of the use of pellets and teargas to clear the East Coast of protesters on Tuesday night. During the Police operation, a […]
Guyana and China are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations and with Guyana eyeing more infrastructural development in the coming years as it becomes a major player in oil and gas, the Chinese Ambassador to Guyana believes, the country now sits as a hotbed for investment. During a reception to mark the golden anniversary of […]
One day after she was last seen alive by relatives, the lifeless body of 29-year-old Canje, Berbice resident, Donalesa Park was found dumped at the side of the roadway in Corentyne. According to a Police report, the body was found wrapped in plastic. Family members have been left confused and shocked by the murder. The […]
Taxi driver, Thurston Semple, who was recently found guilty of physically assaulting and raping a woman who was a sex worker, will be spending the next 15 years in jail for the crime. High Court Judge Priya Beharry handed down the sentence today after the jury found the man guilty of all the charges related […]
Sixteen men were today charged for allegedly participating in riotous behaviour. The sixteen men appeared at the Cove and John Magistrates’ Court this morning. Fifteen of the sixteen men pleaded not guilty to the charge and were granted bail in the sum of $15,000. The sixteenth man, Andrew Sumner pleaded guilty and was fined $20,000. […]
A La Penitence mother of five lost her life this afternoon in an accident on Mandela Avenue involving a motorcycle and a Mercedes Benz SUV belonging to the prominent Mohamed business family. The dead woman has been identified as Odessa Sam of Middle Walk, La Penitence. She was the pillion rider on a motorcycle being […]
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