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Three staff members of the Public Service Ministry who were dismissed by recently appointed Minister of Public Service, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, have been ordered reinstated. The decision is as a result of the recommendations of a Commission of Inquiry conducted by former Chief Whip for the PNC Reform, Lance Carberry. At his weekly press conference this […]
Member of Parliament (MP) for the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Alister Charlie, has denied allegations of attempted rape of a minor sometime last week. The issue was first reported in the Kaieteur News and the Guyana Chronicle on August 2. It was reported that the incident allegedly occurred in Lethem, Region nine. However, […]
A 42-year-old Taxi driver was stabbed to death on Tuesday night in the Mocha area and it is suspected that a row over the taxi fare may have led to the death. The dead taxi driver has been identified as Owen Lynch. He reportedly picked up a group of passengers in the Sophia area for […]
Police investigators in Barbados are probing the death of a Guyanese woman who lived on the island. The dead woman has been identified as 27-year-old Annastacia Natashia Angel. Her body was found along the beach at Hastings in the parish of Christ Church on Monday during the crop-over celebrations. She reportedly lived in the same […]
36-year-old gold miner, Anderson Mendonca, of the Matthews Ridge area, was today slapped with a $2.2 M larceny charge. The accused appeared before the Chief Magistrate and denied the allegation made against him. The Court heard that between the 1st April 2018 and the 2nd August, Mendonca allegedly stole a quantity of mining equipment valued […]
Guyana’s First Executive President, Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, was remembered today as a nationalist and someone who pushed for national development all across Guyana. Today marked the 34th death anniversary of the Guyanese President. A wreath-laying ceremony took place in the Botanical Gardens this morning at his burial site. In brief remarks, President David Granger […]
The Government of Guyana has rubbished reports that Haitian nationals are being smuggled through the country or are victims of trafficking in persons. Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix has condemned the reports as inaccurate and deceptive. He believes the situation borders on xenophobia. In an interview provided by the Press Office of the Ministry of […]
A row is brewing at the Department of Youth over a decision by the Public Service Commission to send the Director of Youth on administrative leave. In a statement issued last Friday, Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton indicated that the Youth Director, Melissa Carmichael, was sent on leave as a legitimate step in […]
Chief Justice, Roxanne George-Wiltshire has indicated that she will hand down her rulings in the challenge to the house to house registration and the other matters on the 14th August. Attorney and Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram wants the High Court to stop the house-to-house registration exercise and also instruct that elections be held by September […]
The People’s National Congress Reform, which is the largest party in the coalition government, has welcomed the appointment of Justice Claudette Singh as the new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. At the party’s weekly press briefing today, PNC Vice President Dr. George Norton said over the years, Justice Singh manifested that she is independent […]
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