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The post mortem examination conducted on the bodies of the two men found floating near their boat in the Essequibo river, has found that they both died from drowning, which was compounded by blunt trauma to the head. The Guyana Police Force today said while investigations into the deaths of Vijai Lallmoni and Solendra Bhookmohan […]
The Mahdia Dorm Fire Commission of Inquiry has interviewed three persons as it continues its probe of the fire that claimed the lives of 20 children, and left several more injured. The deadly fire took place back in May. The Commission, which is chaired by retired Major General Joe Singh, has been in place for […]
A report coming out of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has indicated that more Guyanese are getting increased access to financing through commercial banks and other lending institutions. According to the “Global and Regional Economies at a Crossroad” report, private sector credit reached 17% in February and March this year before moderating slightly to almost […]
A 53-year-old woman who was traveling from Mabaruma to Georgetown aboard the recently launched MV Malisha ferry died this morning, despite efforts to revive her. The Transport Ministry has reported that the woman was noticed motionless in her seat on the ferry. An alarm was raised and the ferry’s Captain administered CPR to the woman, […]
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in its August 2023 Caribbean Economic Report, has made note that Guyana’s unemployment rate is on the decline. According to the international financial institution, the unemployment rate in Guyana stands at 12.4%. The bank’s report titled “Global and Regional Economies at a Crossroad”, notes that the unemployment rate in Guyana […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- With support from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GGCI), the Black Entrepreneurs Association (BEA) and the Guyana Press Association (GPA), the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), today launched ‘Guyana Together’, which has been described as a grassroots public education campaign aimed at increasing acceptance levels of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual […]
The Ministry of Education has Commissioned the Victory Lilly Primary school, at Tuschen on the East Bank of Essequibo. The $200m facility has the capacity to accommodate over three hundred children and boasts of an auditorium, kitchenette, sanitary blocks, Wi-fi connection and other amenities. Speaking during the Commissioning ceremony, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said […]
With unfavourable rulings made against him at the High Court, the Full Court and the Court of Appeal, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is now taking his appeal of a multi-million-dollar defamation judgement against him to the Caribbean Court of Justice. On Monday, the Court of Appeal dismissed an application by the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo […]
The badly burnt body of a woman was found in a yard at Parika on the East Bank of Essequibo, and the woman’s family and investigators believe that she was murdered. While the Police investigators have indicated that DNA tests will have to be conducted to positively identify the woman, the family of 29-year-old Parika […]
The bodies of two men were found this morning in the Essequibo river, hours after they were reported missing. According to the Police, a missing person’s report was filed on Monday night for the two men after they did not return to their home. The Police said that around 11 o’ clock this morning, the […]
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