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High Court Judge Damone Younge this morning started to hear the case filed by the suspended Opposition Members of Parliament against the Attorney General and the Speaker of the National Assembly over their suspension. The MPs are contending that the suspension should be thrown out as questions about its fairness, legality and due process have […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) is calling on the Local Content Secretariat of the Ministry of Natural Resources to look into the issue of contract bundling by some of the major companies in the local oil sector. Contract bundling refers to the consolidation of several contracts into a single one, thereby allowing […]
An 18-year-old labourer from the Region One community of Mabaruma was stabbed to death on Wednesday morning during an early morning argument with two other men. The murdered man was identified as Jude Christino. A statement from the Guyana Police Force indicated that the incident occurred at around 2 o’ clock on Wednesday morning at […]
Three porters lost their lives late on Wednesday night when the lumber truck they were on toppled off the Soesdyke-Linden highway in the vicinity of Kuru Kuru. The Guyana Police Force in a statement identified the three dead men have been identified as Michael Edwards, Wilfred James and Alicious Squad. The driver of the truck, […]
A number of persons are in Police custody after raids in Sophia, Sparendaam and Lilliendaal by the Police unearthed a number of items that are suspected to have been stolen. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said a 27-year-old Sophia resident who works as a vendor was taken into custody after a quantity of […]
Longtime business executive and Agronomist Anthony Vieira has announced his resignation from the Board of the Guyana Sugar Corporation where he served as Vice Chairman. Mr. Vieira announced his resignation in a letter to the press, pointing out that GuySuCo has numerous problems which cannot be addressed by its current management, which he described as […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton- Desir, has issued a call on Guyanese to rise up and stand against a culture that discriminates against a group of people. During the coalition’s Tuesday rally, the MP said citizens must speak out against the forms of neglect they are facing and must demand better from the government […]
The Civil Society group Article 13 is not impressed with the performance of the Government over the past two years and believes that the country is once again seeing the rise of corruption under the PPP. In a statement to mark the Government’s 2nd year in office, the civil society group said before assuming office […]
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association is concerned about the overloading of trucks traversing the roads to the interior region. The concern comes on the heels of the collapse of two sections of one of the main roads to the interior region and damage to bridges in recent months. In a statement last evening, […]
As the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic celebrated its 2nd anniversary since returning to Government on Tuesday, the Opposition APNU+AFC said the Government has spent the past two years involved in high levels of discrimination and corruption. The APNU+AFC along with the Working People’s Alliance hosted a rally on Tuesday night at Burnham Court in […]
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