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Guyana’s largest shopping mall, the Giftland Mall, has decided to charge a $1000 entrance fee for all persons desirous of shopping in the mall on December 23 and 24. The move was announced by the Mall’s owner, Roy Beepat. In an interview with the HGP Nightly News, Beepat said the decision was taken to ease […]
Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud is of the view that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) rose to many of the challenges that it faced during 2016. Speaking at the Force’s award ceremony on Wednesday morning, Mr. Persaud pointed out that during 2016, new units were formed in the Force, while the Narcotics branch has increased its […]
Of the $17.3 Billion allocated in the budget for the Ministry of Public Security, the Guyana Police Force will receive $11.9 Billion. The allocation is expected to support several programmes and initiatives of the Police Force in its ongoing efforts to protect citizens and fight crime. The Guyana Prison Service will receive $2.5B, while the […]
The company which has the contract for parking meters in Georgetown, Smart City Solutions, has started to install and demonstrate the use of parking meters in the downtown business areas in the city. The installation started on Tuesday and staff members were nearby to offer drivers and other persons a demonstration of the use of […]
The Guyana Police Force Fallen Heroes Foundation Inc. this morning handed over some $450,000 to families of Police ranks who died in the line of duty during the period of 2010-2016. The christmas donations have become a yearly custom since the foundation was established two years ago. The donations are aside from the usual beginning […]
The number of fatalities on the country’s roadways continues to rise and early this morning, a 28-year-old Linden woman became the latest person added to that list. Dead is Toushana Frank. She was pronounced dead at the Linden Hospital after being rushed there early this morning following an accident on the Amelia’s Ward hill. Reports […]
Relatives of a Guyanese man from North Ruimveldt in Georgetown, are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst, after he was captured and taken hostage by members of a Venezuelan drug gang in the neighbouring country over stolen money. Family members of 29-year-old, Paul Deewever said they have not seen him in over […]
The Guyana Power and Light company is assuring that it has back up systems in place for the long Christmas holiday weekend. Following a spate of power outages this past weekend, company officials have explained that all of those problems have been rectified. But while they may not be able to put their heads on […]
The two armed bandits who were gunned down by Police on Sunday night, moments after they robbed guests of a family get together, have been identified as both 22-year-olds. One of the bandits has been identified as wanted man Jamal Letlow aka “Gaza”. He was wanted for the October 25 robbery of Christopher Persaud at […]
Local representative for Dynamic Airways, Captain Gerry Gouveia, on Monday said he was “deeply sorry” over the cancellations and delays by Dynamic Airways that left hundreds of passengers in Guyana and New York stranded over the weekend. He told a press briefing at his Duke Lodge Hotel, that the airline has since brought in a […]
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