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The transition of British Guiana from a colony to Independent Guyana was a colourful episode punctuated with political, social and economic challenges. The country’s ability to successfully maneuver itself pass these challenges was recognised by President David Granger in his Independence Day Message to the Nation. Mr. Granger reflected on the period of colonization which saw 350 years of […]
Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Madame Yonette Decina Cummings-Edwards leads the list of National Awardees for 2017. She will be conferred with the prestigious Order of Roraima – the second highest national award in Guyana. She is one of 31 women who are being awarded national awards for their sterling contributions to Guyana over the years. […]
The devastating floods which greeted region eight recently has not posed any serious health risk, Minister of Health Volda Lawrence has reported. In a statement today, the Minister explained that this conclusion was arrived at after an assessment and analysis was done by a combined team comprising Ministry of Public Health officials, representatives of the […]
The Ministry of the Presidency today announced that five female convicts have been granted the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy by President David Granger. The Presidential Pardon comes on the occasion of Guyana’s fifty-first Anniversary of Independence and follows recommendations by the Director of Prisons. The women women to be released from prison are 22-year-old Jenny […]
The Guyana Police Force on Thursday issued a wanted bulletin for 27-year-old, Ezekiel Edward called ‘Kezie’, of Diamond, East Bank Demerara. He is wanted by the police in connection with the murder of Roy Roland, whose lifeless body was found in a clump of bushes in Roxanne Burnham Gardens on May 17th, 2017. Roland’s body was […]
Two leading private sector organizations – the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) are maintaining their demand for a complete revocation of the existing parking meter contract between the Georgetown Mayor and City Council and Smart City Solutions. This comes even as a Parking Meter Negotiating team, led […]
The Government of Guyana today welcomed a donation of G$5M from ExxonMobil Guyana, which will be handed over to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to assist in relief efforts for flood affected areas in Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) and Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight). Senior Director, Public and Government Affairs at ExxonMobil Guyana, Ms. Kimberly Brasington made this […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has added his voice to the reignited debate surrounding the decriminalization of same sex intimacy and on Wednesday threw his support behind the position that persons should not be discriminated against based on their sexual preference. During a press conference at his office, Mr. Jagdeo who served as President for 12 years, was […]
(Bahamas Tribune) A Woman from Guyana has been arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the Bahamas concealed in her hair weave. Police report that alert Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers took the Guyanese woman into custody following the seizure of just over two pounds of cocaine on […]
A 21-year-old Beterverwagting youth was today remanded to prison after being charged with being in possession of an unlicensed gun. The youth, Hubert Clark, stood before Magistrate Fabayo Azore, and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. The Court was told that on May 20th, 2017 at the Stabroek Market, Clark had a 1.38 Pistol […]
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