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Two of Guyana’s oldest and largest conglomerates, Banks DIH Limited and Demerara Distillers Limited have stepped up to make millions of dollars in donations of much needed supplies to the volcano ravaged island of St. Vincent. The two companies are part of the efforts by the Civil Defence Commission and the Private Sector Commission to […]
High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon accepted a no-case submission from the Attorney for Reagan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy”, setting him free of the charge of murder related to the execution of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing. After the prosecution closed its case in the jury trial this morning, Attorney Adrian Thompson told the Court the matter […]
As Guyana continues to experience an increase in confirmed coronavirus cases and related deaths, the Citizen’s Initiative (TCI) political party wants the Government to step up its fight against the virus. TCI, which has been documenting the daily COVID-19 data on its social media pages said fighting the virus must be a collective effort, pointing […]
A Sergeant in the Band Corps of the Guyana Defence Force lost his life last evening after a head-on collision between the car he was driving and another car on Homestretch Avenue. The dead man has been identified as 36-year-old Brian Mitchell of Craig Street Campbellville. His 7-year-old son was injured in the accident and […]
Police in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating the murder of 27-year-old Guyanese-born fashion designer, Marc Anthony Singh. The youth who moved to Trinidad several years ago, was found stabbed to death in his apartment in the community of El Dorado on Tuesday evening. Reports out of Trinidad state that Singh who was a member of […]
The Central Immigration and Passport Office is asking persons to visit the passport offices in their community and avoid heading to the main office in Georgetown. In a statement, the Police Force said in keeping with the established Covid-19 guidelines in the country, the Central Immigration and Passport Office at Camp Street, Georgetown, “will be […]
A new problem with the recently installed gas compressor on the Liza Destiny Oil Production vessel has forced the ExxonMobil company to slash its oil production by 90,000 barrels of oil per day. In a statement this evening, the company said the decision could potentially affect Guyana’s next oil lift which is due in a […]
With the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths rising steadily in the country, President Irfaan Ali has issued a call on citizens to act more responsibly and follow the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Health. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the President said citizens need to understand that the virus can only be […]
The Guyana Police Force has reported that the young gold miner, Avinash Fernandes who was found dead in the Arakaka River after going missing from his mining camp, died from injuries consistent with manual strangulation. The body of the 20-year-old was found last Wednesday in the Arakaka river in Region One. He was last seen […]
Former Minister of Public Health under the APNU+AFC Government and Executive Member of the PNC Reform, Dr. George Norton was today charged with misconduct in public office. He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge and was granted bail in the sum of $400,000. Norton was handcuffed and placed in the […]
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