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A meeting between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo was described as “fruitful” as the two sides start the process for the appointment of a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. The two leaders were accompanied by other representatives of the Government and Opposition at the Ministry of the Presidency meeting this […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo this afternoon tore into African Rights Activist and Executive of the African Cultural Development Association Eric Phillips. At his weekly press conference, Mr. Jagdeo, who has fired off at Phillips over his lease of state lands, stated that he has been doing more for the Afro-Guyanese community than Phillips ever will. […]
The Cabinet has been meeting since the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice and the Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joe Harmon, today said the Cabinet is awaiting clarity from the Caribbean Court of Justice. Two weeks ago, the CCJ ruled that the no-confidence motion against the Government of Guyana was […]
After listening to submissions from both sides, Justice Fidela Corbin today disallowed an application by the Balwant Singh Hospital for an injunction to be granted against businesswoman and social media star, Melissa Atwell aka “Melly Mel”. The hospital wanted the Court to grant the injunction to prevent Ms. Atwell from making further posts on social […]
With a number of communities flooded as a result of overnight heavy rainfall, Mayor Ubraj Narine pleaded with citizens to stop the dumping of garbage in the city’s drainage system. The Mayor was joined by the junior Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Town Clerk and a number of City Councillors in a walk around the […]
A 23-year-old man from Liang Avenue, Georgetown who claimed that he robbed persons so that he could provide for his young daughter, has been sentenced to two years in jail. The man, Oswald Cumberbatch, appeared in Court this morning and admitted that on the 2nd July, he robbed Al-Ansar Abdul of his cellphone and $2000 […]
Guyana Goldfields has announced that it has temporarily suspended its operations at its Aurora Mine site as workers continued a protest action by staying away from the job. In a statement, the company said a portion of the workforce blocked delivery of ore to the mill and that triggered the decision to halt operations and […]
The top spot for the 2019 National Grade Six Assessment Examinations is being shared by two students of the public school system. The two students, Dave Chowtie of Graham’s Hall Primary and Venisha Lall of CV Nunes Primary both gained 532 marks out of a possible 536 to snatch the top spot. Both students expressed […]
A 14-year-old boy from Matthew’s Ridge, North West District has been remanded to the Juvenile Detention Centre after being charged with the murder of his schoolmate. The teenager appeared in Court on Tuesday and was charged with the June 27 murder of Joseph Bunbury. According to reports, the accused was at a shop with a […]
Police investigators in Mahdia are probing the death of a 26-year-old nurse from Linden who was found dead in the hostel where she stayed at Mahdia. The young woman has been identified as Schenise Apple. Her lifeless body was discovered earlier this evening, leaving family members and the nursing fraternity in Linden in shock. Apple […]
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