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2016 is set to become the deadliest year on the country’s roadways and two more persons were added to the road fatality list on Sunday night. A planned trip to the seawalls for a group of motorcyclists turned deadly when one of them slammed into a suspected drunk pedestrian. Both of them died on the […]
Conservationist and Guyanese wildlife expert and pioneer, Diane McTurk has died. She passed away on Saturday at the age of 84. In a statement from the Karanambu Lodge, which she founded, the company said she passed away peacefully after a brief period of illness. Ms. McTurk made the North Rupununi her home for decades and […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, has issued a call for all of Guyana to stand up against gender based violence. The call was made on Saturday as she attended the closing of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV), hosted by the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Guyana. Delivering an address […]
The Government has announced that all public servants earning less than $500,000 per month will be receiving a one off tax free bonus of $25,000 in time for the holidays. The announcement was made by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan as he wrapped up the budget debate on Friday. Just after the budget presentation at the […]
The Private Sector in Guyana has been plunged into a state of shock with the sudden passing of the President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association, Eon Caesar. Caesar passed away on Friday in neighbouring Trinidad shortly after he was medivaced to a specialty hospital there. He was 43-years-old. Mr. Caesar who served as the […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharat Jagdeo, speaking in parliament on the final day of Budget Debate 2017 has said that the government has to be judged on its fulfillment of promises to the people. He said the government cannot base its performance on the standards of the past government, adding that if they do not […]
Plans are moving apace for a new Demerara river bridge to be built. The Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation this morning signed a contract with Dutch company LievenseCSO. The contract covers the production of a Feasibility Study and the Design for the new Demerara River Crossing. During the signing of the contract, Minister within the Ministry of […]
General Secretary and Member of Parliament for the opposition, People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee, wants to know whether an actual survey was ever done by the APNU+AFC government that revealed a reduction in crime. The Guyana Police Force has been reporting a reduction in serious and violent crimes when compared to last year, even as […]
Leader of the Opposition and Former President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, on Friday restated his party’s support of the Guyana government’s efforts to move to a juridical settlement of the border controversy with Venezuela. However, he warned that that the Government should ensure it is prepared for any possibility with regard to a recommendation from […]
A pedestrian, who is still to be identified, died early this morning in another road accident. A 21-year-old driver who was drunk, is in police custody. According to a Police report, the incident took place just after 1:30 this morning along the Friendship/Buxton Public Road on the East Coast Demerara. The 21-year-old man was driving […]
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