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Police and public-spirited citizens joined efforts on Friday afternoon to give chase behind four armed bandits who moments earlier had invaded and robbed a Chinese operated supermarket along Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt. The armed men arrived at the supermarket just after 12:00 noon and pretended that they were shoppers before launching the attack. The […]
President David Granger has added his voice to the chorus of concern being expressed about the secretive Georgetown City Council parking meter contract with an overseas based company for the setting up and operation of parking meters in Georgetown. During a recording of the weekly “Public Interest” television programme, the President said his government does […]
Several staffers attached to the Central Housing and Planning Authority are under investigation in wake of the discovery of a massive multi million dollar fraud that involved the 1000 homes project. News Source understands that some of them may have already been sent home. A senior official attached to the CH&PA confirmed to News Source that […]
A U.S based Guyanese family’s dream vacation and wedding in paradise, has turned into tragedy following the tragic death of the father of the bride. Family members preparing for a wedding have now found themselves planning a funeral after the bride’s father, Terrence King, fell to his death from the third storey balcony of his hotel […]
The three men who were last week convicted for the armed robbery and battery of Land Court Judge, Nicola Pierre and her husband, will each spend the next 16 years in prison. The punishment, which some relatives consider to be too harsh, was ordered by the presiding Magistrate despite the men maintaining that they were […]
The APNU+AFC coalition government is being accused of “sucking up” to the advice of foreign diplomats and came in for harsh criticism on Thursday from the opposition People’s Progressive Party. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo cried shame at the government who he claimed, is allowing many of their policies and programmes to be influenced by foreign […]
Guyana’s export to neighboring Brazil spiked over the last two years but although a large quantity of the country’s rice is being shipped across the border, export comparisons show wide gaps. Guyana may be at a disadvantage under the trade agreement with Brazil, formally referred to as the Partial Scope Agreement, and its limitations on […]
Relief for residents in flood affected communities across Region #5 continues with government intervention that will see the installation of new pumps and the clearing of canals and outfalls. A high level government team headed by Vice President Khemraj Ramjattan, visited the affected areas and meeting with residents to discuss relief efforts to the weeks-long flood […]
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Joseph Fedrick, 42, of Guyana, with falsifying an application for a United States passport, U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced. Fedrick executed an application for a United States passport in Berkeley County, West Virginia. Within the application, Fedrick attempted to use a […]
The controversial parking meter project will have to make two stops before the Georgetown City Council rolls on with the contract. The government announced on Wednesday that cabinet has taken a decision to have the contract reviewed by the Ministry of Finance and the Attorney General Chambers for any possible discrepancies or illegalities that may exist. […]
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