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The Department of Youth today hosted a round table discussion with various youth organizations to address the growing concern of Youth unemployment. The event was held as part of the annual youth week celebrations which started on May 18. Youth unemployment and underemployment have been two of the biggest problems facing Guyana’s youth population over […]
Almost two weeks after 20-year-old, Patrick Fraser aka “white boy” was gunned down in Bagotstown, a 22-year-old man has been charged and remanded to jail for his murder. Diamond resident, Kevin Rose, appeared in Court this morning before the Chief Magistrate Ann McClennan and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder […]
Police investigators are probing the shooting death of wanted man, Colin Hooper, in East La Penitence last evening. According to the Police, Hooper was wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of money changer, Prince Alleyne. Alleyne was shot dead back in April just after parking his car in front of the Ashmin’s building. […]
Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, has been elected to the Executive Board of the global World Health Organisation (WHO). In a statement, the Ministry of Public Health said the election of Ms. Lawrence will give Guyana a voice in helping to shape global health policies. The WHO Executive Board has oversight responsibility for implementing […]
Two days after the remains of murdered mother of five, Zaila Sugrim, were laid to rest, her ex-husband appeared in Court to face the murder charge. Thirty-eight year old Ryan Sugrim appeared before Magistrate Zameena Ally-Seepaul, at the Leonora Magistrate Court today and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. […]
The Ministry of Education has announced that Police investigators are probing an incident that took place at the Corentyne Comprehensive School that has left two students ill. According to reports, two students were taken to the hospital and treated after drinking water that had been laced with some other substance by some of their classmates. […]
Two of the three bandits shot dead by Police yesterday in Black Bush Polder Berbice have been identified, while investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in the identification of the third. The names of the two who have been identified have been given as Kelvin Shivgobin and Nesham Jagmohan. Shivgobin was wanted for the Old […]
Three suspected bandits, including one who was wanted for murder, were shot dead by Police this afternoon in the Black Push Polder community in Berbice. One of the dead bandits has been identified as Kelvin Shivgobin, who was wanted for the Old Year’s Night murder of two brothers in the Berbice area during a robbery. […]
Police on the West Bank of Demerara have launched an investigation into the shocking death of female taxi driver, Indira Bipat. The body of the 47-year-old woman was found dumped in a clump of bushes in the Lust-En-Rust area, West Bank Demerara. Investigators were called to the scene early on Sunday morning following the discovery […]
Opposition Leader and Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, who remains under scrutiny for his purchase of seaside state property at a cost far below its value while he served President, has launched a Facebook page to fight corruption in Government. At his weekly press conference on Thursday, Mr. Jagdeo, who has in the past admitted that […]
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