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The Opposition has restated its intention to support a Commission of Inquiry into the deadly Mahdia dorm fire which claimed the lives of twenty children. In a statement today, the office of the Opposition Leader said the Opposition is fully aware of the gravity of the of the situation and therefore will support any detailed […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has dismissed claims that some members of the joint services were wilfully disenfranchised last Friday ahead of the June 12 Local Government Elections. However, the Commission has indicated that for those eligible members who did not get to vote last Friday, they will be allowed to cast their ballots next […]
Guyana has secured a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. At a meeting of the Security Council this morning for the election of five new non-permanent members, Guyana picked up a total 191 votes, landing the seat for Latin America and Caribbean states. With 192 members of the United Nations casting their votes, […]
A 31-year-old man who allegedly broke into a Brickdam house and came face to face with the occupants was stabbed to death late last night in a confrontation. The dead man has been identified as 31-year-old Christopher Gonsalves, who was known to law enforcement, and had been previously charged on a number of occasions for […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit arrested a 27-year-old Herstelling, East Bank Demerara man on Monday following the discovery of a large quantity of marijuana and a shotgun. In a statement, CANU said the man, Malik Forde, was held during an operation in the Herstelling area which saw the discovery of more than 9 […]
A Berbice truck driver has been arrested and will be facing narco trafficking charges after he was nabbed with more than 120 pounds of marijuana underneath a load of sand in his truck. A Police statement said ranks from the Mahaica Police station were on an anti-crime patrol on Sunday morning when they observed the […]
Six of the residents of Hill Foot on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway who were arrested last week during the fiery protests, have been released from custody. However, another resident was charged with disorderly behavior. He was granted self bail by the Court. The residents launched a protest last week after some of their homes were bulldozed […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) office in Guyana had warned since last year that school dormitories in Guyana have a number of issues that must be addressed as a matter of urgency for the safety of students and those who occupy the facilities. UNICEF conducted a review of all 24 of the school dormitories […]
Another meeting of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was cancelled today over the lack of a quorum, as Government members stayed away from yet another meeting. Chairman of the PAC and Opposition MP, Jermaine Figueira is now calling for the Government’s Chief Whip, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira, and the Minister of Public […]
The Guyana Government has signed two financing agreements with the Saudi Arabia Fund for Development, totally US$150M for infrastructural development. The agreements were signed this morning. The first loan agreement worth US$100 million is for infrastructural works in housing communities, which include opening up new lands for housing and the construction and maintenance of roads […]
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