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by Samuel Sukhnandan Minister within the Ministry of Communities, with responsibility for Housing, Annette Ferguson today rejected allegations made by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo that she is corrupt and has acquired large plots of lands, particularly three house lots on the East Bank Demerara. During an end of the year press conference for her Department, […]
by Ravin Singh Guyana improved its overall ranking on the 2019 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index, which is a statistical measure of improvement or deterioration in human welfare. The country moved from 125 in 2018, to 123 in the 2019 report which was released on Monday by the UNDP in Bagota, Colombia. […]
The start of the case for murder accused Marcus Bisram, who was recently extradited from the US, has been pushed back. Bisram was back in Court today but the Magistrate who should have been hearing the matter reported sick. Bisram was moved across to the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Peter Hugh but the […]
Two men were today committed to stand trial by the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly plotting to murder a Lethem businessman. 57-year-old Mark Grimmond of Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and 36-year-old Chatterpaul Singh of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) were committed to face a Judge and Jury following the completion […]
The Guyana Lands and Survey Commission’s remapping exercise which was expected to have already commenced has been delayed by some constraints and new developments. This was revealed at the GLSC’s end of the year press conference on Monday, by Commissioner Trevor Benn, who highlighted that Guyana has not done this exercise for more than five […]
Four fishermen from Berbice who went crab catching in neighbouring Suriname have been found alive and well. The four men were reported missing over the weekend after family members lost contact with them. But the fishermen, Yogeshwar Mangal, Anand Deoharry, Nelson Dejonge and Amar Goonraj were found in Nickerie in Suriname According to Police Regional […]
by Samuel Sukhnandan The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) continues to face several challenges particularly as it relates to cybersecurity, and acts of corruption identified among its own staff members. The Commission’s Human Resources Manager Shonda James-Williams told reporters today that three persons had their services with the Commission terminated due to acts of […]
Facing another attack on its network by vandals, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) today announced that it is offering a GY$5M reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone involved in the vandalization of its fiber cables on the Linden Highway recently. The company said the illegal act resulted in widespread service […]
Several footballers belonging to the Capital Football Club of Linden were rushed to the Mackenzie Hospital this afternoon after sustaining injuries in an accident along the Linden Soesdyke Highway. The driver of the mini-bus transporting the football team lost control after the vehicle suffered a blow-out. The bus flipped off the highway and through some […]
by Samuel Sukhnandan Despite not being able to fulfill all the promises made during the last elections, the People’s National Congress Reform, which is part of the coalition government, has expressed satisfaction with those promises that have been kept. Executive Member of the PNCR, Aubrey Norton admitted today that no political party delivers all of […]
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