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A Black Bush Polder, Corentyne family has been left shattered by the death of one son, as a result of the actions of another. Police in Berbice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 18-year-old mechanic, Vishaul Zakaroo also known as “Daniel”. The incident occurred late on Sunday night in Black Bush Polder. The Police […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party on Monday leveled fresh charges of ‘executive abuse’ against the APNU+AFC Coalition government and this time, the opposition party wants the removal of a Senior Minister. At its weekly press conference, Party Executive and Former Cabinet Secretary under the PPP Government Dr. Roger Luncheon said the government continues to expose […]
Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence on Monday stood up against the outcry over an emergency purchase of drugs for the Georgetown Hospital and defended the public hospital’s decision to fast-track the $605 million purchase in drugs as being in the best interest of citizens. The Minister has come up against mounting criticism from outside […]
A suspected bandit was shot dead early this morning during an attempted robbery of a businessman and his friends. The Police report on the incident stated that the dead man is still to be identified but he was killed during an alleged exchange of gunfire with the businessman and two other friends who were in […]
The Government of Guyana, through Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, has suspended the by-laws for the parking meter system in Georgetown, effectively suspending the paid parking system. The move came on Friday as the administration pressed the City Council to suspend the entire contract, but appeared to have been getting a push back from the […]
A dismissed rank of the Guyana Defence Force was today charged with rape and granted bail in the sum of $600,000. The charge came on the same day that the Guyana Defence Force announced the dismissal of the soldier and two other ranks over the alleged incident, which had triggered an inquiry. Charged with […]
Showing no emotions, an 18-year-old young man walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court a free man today after the relatives of the 41-year-old woman he crashed into and killed, agreed to accept compensation and no longer evidence against him. The teen, Dwayne Griffith, was charged back in May 2016 with causing the death of […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority is warning citizens to be on the look out for a group of persons going around the country pretending to be GRA customs officers and demanding on the spot payment for alleged breaches. The revenue collection agency says it has received a number of reports from taxpayers within Regions 3, 4, […]
As the Government of Guyana presses the Georgetown City Council to suspend the parking meter contract, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure is making it clear that it has not entered any agreement with the City Council or the company for the parking meters, that would allow the installation of parking meters on roads that are […]
Venezuela’s national newspapers, El Nacional, is reporting that the country’s Energy and Petroleum Commission of its National Assembly has approved an agreement rejecting the oil operations in the Essequibo region by the Government of Guyana. The Commission is convinced that the ongoing oil exploration violates the Geneva agreement of 1966 and Article 10 of The […]
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