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An armed bandit was shot dead on Friday afternoon just before 3 o’ clock as he attempted to rob a businessman just outside a gas station on the East Bank of Demerara in the McDoom area. The dead gunman has only been identified as “Gary” and it is believed that he lived in the Bagotstown […]
A 58-year-old West Ruimveldt man will be spending the next three years in jail, after he being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. The man, Andrew Alder, appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning with a pair of crutches to keep his balance. The magistrate told him that the case had been made […]
A 19-year-old Canadian resident who was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport earlier this week with close to 10 pounds of cocaine in books, has been charged for drug trafficking and remanded to prison. The woman, Anestacia LaRose, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Friday morning and entered a not guilty plea to the […]
The Guyana Teachers’ Union has announced that it has reached agreement with the parking meter company, Smart City Solutions, and teachers will not have to pay for parking while they are at school teaching the nation’s children. Additionally, parking meters that were placed in front of schools will be completely removed. The President of the […]
An arcade vendor died on Thursday night as a result of a drive-by shooting in the Warlock community in East Ruimveldt. The dead man has been identified as 30-year-old Andrew Fraser aka “Zeggy” (seen in photo above). The other man, who was inured, was identified as Junior Abrams. The dead man, who was a vendor in […]
A forensic audit conducted of the Guyana Rice Development Board has unearthed information which reveal that officials of that agency utilized funds from it, without approval, to set up a private foreign currency trade. This was according to Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, at a post Cabinet press briefing on Thursday at the Ministry of […]
Police investigators were called to a local travel agency on Thursday after a Nigerian national purchased several airline tickets with credit cards that appeared to have been stolen. The man reportedly used stolen credit cards over a period of time to buy airline tickets for a number of persons in and out of Guyana through […]
(GINA) The Ministry of Education will be constructing and equipping eight (8) new primary schools with computer laboratories, this year. Head of the Management Information System (MIS) Unit of the Ministry of Education, Yoganand Indarsingh told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that these eight primary schools are spread across the various regions. The schools earmarked […]
The three men who were found in a Campbellville house on Sunday night when a police search unearthed a high powered ak-47 rifle, a 9mm handgun and over 60 rounds of ammunition, have been charged with possession of illegal firearms and refused bail. The three appeared in court this morning and were identified as 35-year-old […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, has made it clear that he will not be pulling out of the race for the position. The AFC hosts its Congress this coming Saturday at Vreed-en-Hoop. Mr. Ramjattan has been nominated for the top post in the party, along with former Leader, Raphael Trotman and current […]
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