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Demanding justice for 11-year-old Adriana Younge, Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton led a peaceful protest outside of State House today. Saturday marks one month since Younge was found dead in the pool at the Double Day Hotel in Tuschen. A post mortem examination on Younge’s remains indicated that she died by drowning, the family […]
Ahead of Venezuela’s planned “sham” elections this Sunday to elect a Governor and officials for Guyana’s Essequibo region, Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Hugh Todd, made it clear today that Guyana will not be intimidated or bullied by Venezuela and its acts of provocation. Todd said from all indications, there has been no campaigning for the elections […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton marched his fellow opposition members out of the National Assembly today, after launching a blistering attack on the Guyana Government over its handling of the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy. The Government was hopeful today that it would get the support of the Opposition for its motion which seeks to denounce Venezuela’s planned […]
One of the world’s most enduring and recognised footwear brands, BATA, is making its return to Guyana with the opening of a flahship store at the Giftland Mall. According to the company, the exciting re-entry marks the revival of a beloved brand that holds deep sentimental value for many Guyanese. It said the relaunch not […]
As Venezuela continues with its acts of provocation against Guyana and moves ahead with plans to elect a Governor for Guyana’s Essequibo on Sunday, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is urging Guyanese not to panic, and is assuring that Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity will remain intact. “We have kept our country safe over the years. […]
Businessman, Randy Jagdeo, was today charged for inciting persons to commit treason. He was granted bail in the sum of $350,000. The 39-year-old businessman from Alexander Village appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court where the charge was read to him. He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. As part of […]
Minister of Local Government, Sonia Parag, returned to the witness box today as the Election Fraud case continued before the Acting Chief Magistrate. Under cross-examination by Defence Attorney Nigel Hughes this morning, Ms. Parag, who was an agent for the PPP at the last elections, admitted that she had not supplied the Court with any […]
A Brazilian national, who operates a shop in Region 8, has been arrested by the Special Organised Crime Unit for alleged gold smuggling and money laundering. In a statement today, the Police said in a major intelligence-led joint operation conducted on Wednesday, officers of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) arrested Osmil Da Silva at […]
Police investigators are probing an accident along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway that resulted in a heavy duty truck careening off one of the bridges and ending up in a creek. The Police Force’s traffic department was alerted to the accident this morning by passersby. However, the driver of the truck was not found at the scene […]
The Guyana Government through the Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that it is disputing more than US$65M in declared expenses from the ExxonMobil in its second cost audit. It had already disputed US$214M from the first audit. The second audit, which examined costs incurred between 2018 and 2020, reviewed US$7.2 billion in declared expenses. […]
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