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A young man was crushed to death by a heavy duty mining truck on Monday afternoon at Kurubuka mines near Kwakwani in Region 10. He has been identified as Wesley Patwa and is believed to be in his early 20’s. A relative of the young man confirmed to News Source that he worked in the […]
After more than two years and the same charge being instituted against him twice, 42-year-old Reagan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy” walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates Court freed of the Courtney Crum-Ewing murder charge once again. This afternoon, Magistrate Judy Latchman ruled that a case had not been made out against the man to allow […]
President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo are to meet later this month at State House to address the Elections Commission Chairman nomination issue. On Friday, the President rejected the second list of nominees that was submitted by Mr. Jagdeo. President Granger indicated that in keeping with the Constitution, the nominees should be persons who […]
Police investigators at Linden are probing a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday night on the Amelia’s Ward public road, Linden. 29-year-old, ambulance driver, Wilbert Sydney has become the latest road fatality. The Wismar man was at the time riding his motorcycle when the accident occurred. The accident also involved motor car # PNN 4510, driven […]
Jamaican Police investigators and drug enforcement agents have reported a major drug bust in the island with links to Guyana and Suriname. According to Jamaican Police, officers attached to the Narcotics Division and members of the Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) of the Jamaica Custom Agency conducted an operation at the Kingston Freeport Terminal, Gordon Quay, […]
President David Granger said that Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo must submit a list that matches the criteria set out in keeping with Article 161 (2) of the Constitution of Guyana for the selection of a ‘fit and proper’ person to fill the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The […]
President David Granger has rejected the latest list of nominees for the GECOM Chairman post that was submitted by the Leader of the Opposition. In a letter to Mr. Jagdeo today, the President said that the Constitution provides for the Opposition Leader to submit a list of persons who are not unacceptable to the President […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources this afternoon announced that as an act of good faith, the government will not prosecute the charges against the more than 20 persons arrested on Sunday May 28, 2017 for mining within the iconic Kaieteur National Park. According to the Ministry, the Park has been designated a Protected Area and […]
Even as the National Toshaos Council issued a call for the government to drop charges against miners found mining in the Kaieteur National Park, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Friday defended the government’s move to clamp down on illegal mining in the protected area. Mr. Harmon said while several workers were arrested for the […]
Minister of State, Joe Harmon, today made it clear that the Cabinet has made any decision or had any discussions with regards to a move to a referendum for the repeal of anti-gay laws in Guyana. At his post-cabinet press briefing on Friday morning, Mr. Harmon explained that the issue has not reached cabinet. He told […]
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