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By this time next year, students in the Yarrowkabra area along the Linden Soesdyke highway should be preparing to move into their brand new school. The Education Ministry today signed an $826.7 million contract for the construction of the Yarrowkabra Secondary School. The contract has been awarded to the BK International company and is fully […]
Hours after issuing a statement to the media declaring his innocence, Executive Member of the People’s Progressive Party and former Member of Parliament, Alistair Charlie got the opportunity to declare the same innocence in Court. He appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus this afternoon and pleaded not guilty to the charges of sexual assault of a […]
The Guyana Rice Development Board is reporting that 2019 turned out to be a very good year for the local rice industry. In a statement, the GRDB announced that over 1 million metric tonnes of paddy was produced in 2019 and that represented the second-highest rice producing year for Guyana, falling only to 2015. The […]
The 25-year-old Wismar resident who was found guilty of raping a young girl on two occasions over a three year period, was today sentenced to 38 years in prison. The convicted rapist, Keon Lawson was back in Court today for his sentencing after the jury found him guilty on two rape charges back in December. […]
The 22-year-old man who is accused of stabbing the new love interest of his ex-girlfriend to death has been charged with the man’s murder. Albouystown resident, Nigel Thomas appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. Thomas is accused of stabbing 23-year-old Kyle […]
Police investigators are awaiting the post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death of the young couple whose lifeless bodies were found in a room at the Aracari resort where they were staying. There were no marks of violence on the bodies. Today, the mother of the dead young man, Kevin Singh said she needs […]
Auditing of the state’s finances for the fiscal year 2018 has found a large increase in the collection of the Value Added Tax (VAT) and a decrease in the country’s internal debt by some $8.2 billion. Those issues were highlighted by Auditor General Deodat Sharma, in his 2018 Audit report. The report was presented to […]
A birthday celebration for a Plaisance shopkeeper turned deadly after she was stabbed to death by her neighbour during a row over her pet monkey. 53-year-old Sharon Burnett of Graham Street, Plaisance was pronounced dead early this morning after being taken to the hospital with stab wounds to her body. Graham was visited by her […]
Police investigators are probing the death of a young couple at a West Demerara Resort and Hotel. The bodies of Kevin Singh and Sabrina Nandram were discovered in the bathtub of the room they rented at the Aracari Resort and Hotel. The two were expected to check out of the hotel on Sunday afternoon, but […]
by Ravin Singh Before a large crowd of cheering supporters, Presidential Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Irfaan Ali announced that he intends to send his rival, incumbent President David Granger into retirement. “I saw Mr. Granger attack me. But my mother taught me to respect the elderly. So Mr. Granger, I will respect […]
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