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The prime suspect in the murder of a 21-year-old housewife at Chelsea Park, Mahaica, remains in custody as the Guyana Police Force continues its investigation. Charges could be filed in the coming days. The man is accused of killing his partner and mother of his child, 21-year-old Kerriana Standford of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara. […]
The Opposition has flagged the importation of 300 pregnant heifers from Brazil with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) contending that the cattle were stranded for more than 72 hours, resulting in a number of them dying. Over the weekend, the Ministry of Agriculture said the first shipment of 300 pregnant heifers under the Government’s […]
Justice Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus has upheld an extension granted by Justice Sunil Scarce for Mark Richmond – a security guard who was attached to Mohamed’s Enterprise Security Service – to be held for another 72 hours, as the Police reopen their investigation into the murder of Ricardo Fagundes called ‘Paper Shorts.’ Richmond was taken into custody […]
Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), have endorsed Guyana’s nominee for the post of United Nations Secretary General, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues- Birkett. The now expanded regional bloc met last week in St. Lucia, where the Heads of Government discussed a number of matters. In a communique issued following the meeting, CARICOM said it maintained its […]
APNU Member of Parliament, Dr. Terrence Campbell, has proposed amendments to the Integrity Commission Act, which would give greater powers to the Integrity Commission and mandate the Commission to release a summary declaration of specified office holders. Mr. Campbell had first called for the Integrity Commission Act to bolstered back in January, but said his […]
Opposition party, A Partnership for National Unity, (APNU), has announced that it intends to engage international partners and local stakeholders in a bid to have President Irfaan Ali come clean and resign over revelations of his mega-farm at Long-Creek on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. The President has defended his farm, and has explained that it […]
Significant improvements were recorded in the four NGSA subjects of Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and English at this year’s examinations, the Caribbean Examinations Council has reported. Twenty students from across six regions topped the country at this year’s NGSA exams, securing a perfect score. At the release of the NGSA results on Friday, the Director […]
Twenty students earned a perfect score of 484.52 marks at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), securing places at Queen’s College and all tying for the top performer position. The top performers are Devya Sukhai of Leonora Primary, Hayden Solomon of Professional Learning College, Ieon Fredericks of Leonora Primary, Kayla Persaud of Windsor Forest […]
As Venezuela continues to recover from the back-to-back devastating earthquakes that claimed more than 3,800 lives, Guyana and other CARICOM states have stepped forward in a major way by dispatching a ship with 88 containers of contained food items, medical supplies and other equipment, along with 300 black tanks and two large heavy duty earth […]
The University of Guyana has shortlisted five candidates for the position of Vice Chancellor, the University’s Chancellor, Sir Ronald Sanders has announced. Noting that considerable progress has been made in the search for a suitable candidate, Sir Ronald explained that 27 persons from Guyana, the wider Caribbean, Canada and India applied for the Vice Chancellor’s […]
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