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A 29-year-old woman from Timehri who stabbed the 4-year-old daughter of her girlfriend during a row with the girlfriend was today charged for attempted murder of the child, but granted bail in the sum of $150,000. The accused, Padmini Dwarka of Cemetery Road, Timehri appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court where the attempted murder charge […]
In his maiden speech to the National Assembly as Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton hammered the PPP Civic government as being a government that has no interest in democracy, democratic practices, and the rule of law. Mr. Norton was at the time making his contribution to the Government’s motion to change the quorum that is needed […]
As kite-flying returns after an absence of two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, local kite makers are hoping to cash in, and they have been spending time this Easter season perfecting their craft. A variety of local and foreign-made kites are on the market, however, the local kite makers believe citizens should embrace tradition […]
A 40-year-old Mahdia mini-bus driver and his five passengers were arrested on Wednesday after more than 40 pounds of marijuana was found in the man’s mini-bus at Yarrowkabra along the Linden/Soesdyke highway. The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit in a statement identified the driver as Nelvern Isaacs. CANU did not release the names of the arrested […]
The Government and Opposition have approved the names of five persons who will form the new Public Procurement Commission (PPC). Attorney-at-Law and President of the Guyana Bar Association Pauline Chase, Joel Bhagwandin, Rajnarain Singh, Berkeley Wickham and Diana Rajkumar will sit as new Commissioners on the PPC. Three of the nominees came from the Government […]
A 19-year-old female teacher from Craig on the East Bank of Demerara was stabbed to death overnight at her home by her 21-year-old boyfriend who is claiming that the murder was an accident. A police report on the incident said the two allegedly got into an argument and the young man claimed that the woman, […]
Hours after he took the oath of office as Member of Parliament for the APNU+AFC along with Volda Lawrence, PNC Reform Leader, and APNU Chairman Aubrey Norton was elected by the Opposition as the new Leader of the Opposition. The election took place during a break in today’s sitting of the National Assembly as the […]
An argument between two co-workers at a Baramita mining camp ended in murder this morning when 29-year-old miner Roy Harry was stabbed to death by his co-worker. The incident took place between 3 o’clock and 4 o’clock this morning. A Police statement on the investigations into the incident said that based on information received, the […]
The newly constructed Mandela Avenue to Eccles four-lane road will be commissioned and opened by President Irfaan Ali on Thursday. When the new road is opened, it is expected to provide major relief for many East Bank Demerara residents who will now have an alternative route to get to Eccles area and connect to other […]
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Sauders is not giving an appeal to the notion in Guyana and some other jurisdictions that the Court is biased. The Caribbean Court of Justice was thrown into the local spotlight following the no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC government in 2018 and the aftermath of the […]
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