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Vendors outside the Stabroek Market were temporarily removed today as the Georgetown City Council launched a clean-up exercise at the market and its surrounding areas. The area was not cleaned for months as many of the vendors who were allowed to use the area temporarily, built permanent structures. Many of those structures were removed today […]
The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPS-CCU) has signed an agreement with the Clerical Commercial and General Workers Union, for salaries and other conditions of employment for the Credit Union staff. The agreement which was signed yesterday paves the way for a 5%, 10%, and 15% increase in salaries for workers for the year […]
Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Major General Joe Singh has been appointed by President Irfaan Ali to serve as Chairman of the Natural Resource Fund Board. The President has also appointed British Member of Parliament David Lammy and Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues as his other two nominees […]
With the Guyana Police Force still to take action on the allegations of racist statements being hurled at one of its Constables, the Attorney accused of making the racist statement found himself before the Chief Magistrate this morning facing a private criminal charge in relation to the incident. The charge was filed by the Constable’s […]
A 17-year-old young man was stabbed to death in the North West District in Region One by his foster father who has since gone on the run. A cousin of the dead youth was also attacked and stabbed by the foster father and he remains in a critical condition. The incident took place on Sunday […]
The Fibre Tech Industrial Plastics (FTIP) Company became the first company today to achieve certification under the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Made in Guyana Certification Mark Programme. The GNBS said the company is now authorized to affix the Made in Guyana Certification Mark to several of its fibreglass products. At the Certification ceremony, […]
A young motorcyclist from the village of Sparendaam on the East Coast of Demerara lost his life tragically on Monday night when he collided with a car at the Ogle intersection along the East Coast highway. The young man was identified as 22-year-old Alex Amsterdam. The accident occurred just before midnight on Monday during the […]
A businessman who is no stranger to the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and who was previously charged in a drug trafficking case, was back in Court this morning facing a new drug trafficking charge. 55-year-old Keith King appeared before the Chief Magistrate and was charged with the trafficking of more than five pounds of cocaine. […]
With a Leader of the Opposition now back in place, the Article 13 Civil Society group has issued a call for the process to begin for the substantive appointments of a Chancellor and Chief Justice. In a statement yesterday, the group reminded that the President and the Leader of the Opposition have taken an Oath […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit continues to intensify its efforts to weed out drug trafficking across the country and those efforts continued on Saturday when four persons, including a minor, were held after more than five pounds of cocaine and a quantity of marijuana were found in a Lamaha Gardens House. The three adults who […]
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