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Guyana observed World Environment Day today with a call by President David Granger for better care of the environment by everyone. An an official event at State House, President Granger said Guyana faces environmental threats to fresh air, clean water and the bountiful earth, noting that the rivers are being polluted by reckless river-mining. He […]
Millions of dollars went up in flames this afternoon as a section of the popular G3 Business Complex in Diamond was gutted by fire of unknown origin. The Fire Service hurried to the scene after receiving emergency calls just before 11 o’ clock this morning. The blaze started on the top floor of the three-story […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today declared that “ineptitude” at the highest level in Government should be blamed for the power problems being experienced by the Guyana Power and Light Company. He said the PPP, which spent 23 years in office before being booted out in 2015, cannot be blamed for the state of the power […]
A 45-year-old man, who carted off $59,000 worth in saltfish and provision from a Stabroek market vendor, was sentenced to six months in jail today after he pleaded guilty to the crime. The man, Shawn Roberts, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today and explained that he stole the food items from the vendor to […]
Boutique owner, Ashaka King, stepped out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court a free woman today with all of her “Pieces and Things” intact after the woman who accused her of stealing over $300,000 worth of Brazilian wigs and hair extensions, offered to no longer offer evidence in the case. The 28-year-old businesswoman was charged back […]
Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Guyana will request an early meeting with officials from Suriname about the ongoing problems with the Canawaima ferry. The ferry which traverses the Corentyne river between Guyana and Suriname has been put out of operation until further notice, with no replacement plan in place. In its statement, […]
The Guyana Power and Light Company is pleading with its customers to be understanding as the company rushes to get repairs done to its submarine cable system, which has developed a fault. The company announced today that the contractors to effect the repairs are already on the ground and divers have already started to check […]
A 21-year-old porter has been remanded to jail over the gruesome murder of a man in the interior mining region. The accused, Clinton Allen, appeared in Court today and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. Police investigators said he confessed to the murder of Rodwell Joseph at Kamarang Landing […]
Two weeks after 22-year-old Kevin Rose was charged with the murder of Patrick Fraser aka “white boy”, a second man has been charged with the same crime. At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning, 23-year-old Shemar Moore was jointly charged with the murder of the young man. Both of the accused were in Court as […]
Two months after he was fired by the Board of Directors of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle, Sherod Duncan is likely to be reinstated as the General Manager of the company following the intervention of Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo. The Chairman of the Board of the Guyana Chronicle, Geeta Chandan-Edmond today received a letter from the […]
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