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Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has announced that November 12 is the designated date for Local Government Elections. According to the Department of Public Information, the order with the date is to be gazetted by end of today. The Government has allocated $2.9B to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for preparations for the elections, which […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that the People’s Progressive Party will be choosing its Presidential Candidate for the 2020 general elections, before local government elections this year. Local government elections are likely to take place by November of this year. Mr. Jagdeo told a media conference yesterday that the vote for the party’s Presidential […]
A post-mortem examination carried out on the body of 18-year-old Ronaldo Gomes, who died at the Splashmins resort over the weekend, is pointing to blunt trauma and multiple injuries as the cause of death. The injuries are believed to have been caused by a pointed object, suspected to be a boat propeller. The youngster was at […]
A former Accountant at the Guyana Gold Broad was today slapped with six fraud charges. The 35-year-old woman, Rosanna Ramnarine made her first court appearance today at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore. She pleaded not guilty to all six charges. The Court learnt that between the 1st February nd the 30th April, […]
Member of the Guyana Police Force today received a stern warning from the Acting Police Commissioner against flouting the regulations for tint on their personal vehicles. He said it will not be encouraged and the “blatant flouting” must stop. The Police Force has been receiving complaints from motorists who are forced to strip their vehicles […]
The Guyana Police Force is taking a zero tolerance policy against those Police officers who find themselves in vehicular accidents with the Force’s vehicles in situations that could have been avoided. Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine today told a Police Awards Ceremony that those Police ranks who damage the Force’s vehicles will have to pay […]
The Suicide Prevention Helpline has been stepping up its work and offering assistance through counseling to many Guyanese who seek out help. The Helpline is managed by the Guyana Police Force and other Agencies. Today, Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine revealed that over the past two years, the helpline has received a total of 296 […]
As the race for top positions in the Peoples’ National Congress heats up, Party Executive, James Bond has declined to accept a nomination for the post of Vice Chair and has instead chosen to nominate Christopher Jones for the position. Jones is also an Executive of the party and serves the Government as the Director […]
The Ministry of Public Health in a statement last evening said it is “setting the record straight” and is clarifying that all procedures were followed with regard to a contract with a US based company for the supply of emergency pharmaceutical supplies for regional and clinic services last year. According to the Ministry, the contract […]
The Bride and Groom may have gone on their honeymoon, but one of their guests landed himself in Court today facing several charges after he added fake license plates bearing the Presidential crown to his motorcar. The Bushy Park,East Bank Essequibo businessman allegedly affixed two plastic crowns to his unregistered motor vehicle and reportedly used […]
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