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The Rusal Bauxite Company has decided to send most of its remaining workers home as other workers who were laid off last week over an alleged fuel shortage at the company, continue their blockage of the Berbice River. Workers were notified yesterday of the company’s decision to send them all home. The company said the […]
The Environmental Protection Agency will be moving to further increase its overall capacity to monitor the oil sector now that Guyana has officially become an oil-producing nation. Budget constraints, however, have prevented the agency from rolling out its full capacity. At a luncheon of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association today, Executive Director of the […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a 49-year-old driver was charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl. The accused, Orlando Fraser of Pike Street, Kitty was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge when he appeared this morning before the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. It is alleged that on 10th June, […]
The Global Fund Organisation has given a boost to Guyana’s fight against Tuberculosis. The organisation today handed over $22.3 million to the National Coordination Coalition to support the Ministry of Public Health’s effort to rid Guyana of tubercholosis. Under the new project which will run for the next two years, work will be done in […]
An 18-year-old fruit vendor who was warned by his mother about being in bad company, was today charged with murder. The accused, Leon Patterson of B’ Field, Sophia is accused of murdering North Ruimveldt resident, Darrel Breedy during a robbery. The incident occurred in October 2019. Patterson was not required to enter a plea to […]
The Guyana Police Force this morning issued wanted bulletins for three Lindeners who are all accused of rape. While details of the rape allegation were not made known, all of the cases are related to incidents that occurred in Linden. The statement from the Police Force named 30-year-old Wayne Orlando Sauers of Stewart Path, Christianburg, […]
In wake of an online petition calling for the full liberalization of the telecommunications sector in Guyana, the Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Guyana, Gregory Dean believes Guyanese have become “sick” of being left behind in the telecommunications sector. In a statement welcoming the “LiberalisationNOW” petition which could be found on www.change.org, Mr. Dean said […]
(DPI) Twenty families who once squatted on private property at Broad and Lombard Streets are now homeowners. The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and Food for the Poor today handed over the keys to the new homes in the Prospect Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. Many of the beneficiaries, who also have titles to […]
As the world pays attention to China and the coronavirus which has also been reported in other countries, the health authorities in Guyana are getting set to launch a public information campaign on the virus and step up awareness for Guyanese. Today Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence confirmed that there is no case of […]
The recently formed Change Guyana party is accusing the two leading political parties, the APNU+AFC and the PPP of copying the ideas of Change Guyana. At a Press Conference hosted today at the Pegasus Hotel, Presidential Candidate of Change Guyana Robert Badal said he has been watching the major parties on the campaign trail and […]
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