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-by Kurt Campbell- As Guyana awaits comprehensive data on the survival rate of local women who have tested positive and are receiving treatment for cervical cancer, the Guyana Cancer Institute is reporting that a silver lining exists on the basis that women are being screened at earlier stages. Another major accomplishment for the Cancer Institute […]
Family members of 21-year-old businessman, Tevin Parris, are trying to come to grips with his sudden death, which appears to have been a suicide. The young man’s lifeless body was discovered in his Garnett Street, Campbellville home with a single gunshot wound that entered from his mouth and exited the top of his head. A […]
Responding to criticism of his performance as Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams on Monday brushed aside the criticism, saying that under his leadership the AG’s Chamber has won more cases than it has lost. Mr. Williams said while his Chamber has lost a few cases over the last two years, many of the cases, which he […]
A mid morning fire ripped through a Durban Street house just after 9 o clock today, leaving millions of dollars in losses and damages to a nearby house. Firemen rushed down to the scene after receiving the call and immediately went into action. The entire house was wooden and that aided the blaze. The owner […]
A Private of the Guyana Defence Force is in Police custody after he was nabbed on Friday evening with over four pounds of marijuana at the Berbice River Bridge. The 26-year-old man was a passenger in a taxi that was stopped at a Police check point near the Bridge. According to reports, the car was […]
With a total of eight ranks of the Guyana Police Force facing criminal charges and another 180 slapped with departmental charges for wrongdoings in 2017, Police ranks are being reminded that small salaries are no excuse for professional misconduct. Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine, during a press conference on Friday, observed that at least four […]
Just one day after the ExxonMobil company announced another major oil find in Guyana, the Private Sector Commission is expressing some of its concerns about the recently released contract between the Government of Guyana and the american oil giant. The contract was released just over a week ago. In a statement on Saturday, the PSC […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority has written Fly Jamaica Airways, summoning company management to a meeting. The move comes after the Civil Aviation Authority received complaints and reports about flight cancellations and delays over the past few weeks. Director General of GCAA, Egbert Field, said the meeting is likely to take place in the new […]
A former travel agent who was attached to the Muneshwar’s Travel Service, was today released on $300,000 bail after she was slapped with several charges of collecting money under false pretense, while being an employee of the company. 31-year-old, Priya Lall, stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and denied any wrongdoing after the charges were […]
Challenged by a continued reduction in its senior staff strength, the Guyana Police Force on Friday urged the speedy reconstitution of the Police Service Commission to arrest the situation that is expected to worsen in coming months. Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine said it must be observed that senior ranks now appear to be scarce, […]
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