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Police investigators are probing the gruesome murder of 85- year old West Berbice resident Sumintra Sawh who was found stabbed to death in her home early this mornng. In a statement, the Police Force said the investigations have revealed that the elderly woman who lived alone in her two-storey wooden and concrete house, was cared […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Volda Lawrence believes that the country’s public servants will not see any improvements in their standard of living with the recently announced 8% across the board increase by the government. In fact, Ms. Lawrence is predicting that after the lump sum payment to public servants in December, the cost of living […]
In another dent in the narcotics trade in Guyana, a joint services team carried out a major drug eradication exercise in the Berbice region over the weekend, destroying more than 4000 pounds of marijuana. In a statement, it was explained that an operation was launched at Kimbia in the Upper Berbice region after reports were […]
A Charity, Essequibo family has been plunged into mourning and has been left in a state of disbelief following the murder of 73-year-old Agatha Gamel, allegedly at the hands of her own granddaughter. The elderly woman was found lifeless early this morning with her throat slashed and several other wounds. The body was discovered on […]
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 […]
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