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King confident that “Duncan’s motion will go no place”

Georgetown Town Clerk Royston King on Tuesday said he is unbothered by an existing no-confidence motion that has been filed against him, making it clear that he continues to enjoy the confidence of the majority of Councillors and the citizens of Georgetown. The Town Clerk’s comments came less than 24 hours after Councillor Sherod Duncan filed a […]

Plaisance fire victims receive help from Government

Some forty (40) persons, who were affected by a fire that ravaged an apartment complex and two houses in Plaisance on Mashramani Day, received support in the form of cash and other items today, from Ministry of Social Protection, Amna Ally. Minister Ally handed over beds and mattresses, stoves, kitchen utensils and food vouchers to […]

Rastafarians threaten to withhold support from Coalition in 2020 if marijuana is not decriminalized

To the beat of dynamic African drumming, members of the local Rastafarian community and supporters chanted and marched from the East Coast Demerara community of Buxton through the streets of Georgetown in a move to pressure the government into decriminalizing marijuana use here. The march, which started early Monday morning and ended just after noon at the Square of […]

Permanent Secretaries and REOs called up to step up their game and not see themselves as paper pushers

Permanent Secretaries and other frontline implementors of Government’s public policy were Monday told to get serious about public policy management and not see themselves as pen pushers or paper shufflers. The Permanent Secretaries along with their Deputies, Regional Executive Officers and Heads of Budget Agencies are currently participating in a face-to-face training programme on public […]

Remains of elderly man found in debris of Plaisance fire

As fire investigators returned today to the scene of yesterday’s devastating fire, which gutted three buildings in Plaisance, a gruesome discovery was made buried in the still smoking debris. Investigators found the remains of a body, suspected to be that of 82-year-old, James Johnson. Fire Prevention Officer, Andrew Holder, told HGP Nightly News anchor Travis […]