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Minister within the Ministry of Communities with responsibility for Housing, Valerie Patterson, is preparing to move to the national assembly with legislation that would see the age for being able to acquire a plot of land being moved from 21-years-old to 18-years-old. On Tuesday, the Housing department wrapped up the 7th national consultation exercise on […]
A 25-year-old Charlestown man who was shot to the chest just over a week ago by a thief who snatched his chain, passed away at the Georgetown Hospital this morning as family members prayed for his full recovery. The youth, Gregory Garraway, had undergone surgery but remained in a critical condition. Family members were hoping […]
Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, has announced that government will invest $83 million in acquiring more firefighting tenders and water bowsers. The Minister is urging large corporate and industrial entities to ensure that fire safety professionals are appointed to do regular checks and provide daily monitoring along with an evaluation of New Fire Precautious on […]
Just four months after a devastating fire left hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and losses, Firemen were called once again to the Gafoors Houston Complex on the East Bank of Demerara as a fire ripped through the storage bond of the complex on Monday night. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle told News Source that […]
Former Calypso Monarch of Guyana, Malcom “Lord Canary,” Corrica, passed away on Monday afternoon at the Diamond Hospital, where he was recovering from a stroke. Corrica had served as a Minister of Culture and Member of Parliament under the Forbes Burnham PNC government, but it was his infectious calypso pieces that got all of the […]
Five Guyanese manufacturing companies have been given the green light by the CARICOM Secretariat to import raw materials extra-regionally for their products without having to face penalties. According to a statement from the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association, the companies, were made aware of the enforcement regulation last April by the Guyana Revenue Authority. The […]
While still refusing to accept its loss at the May 2015 elections, the opposition People’s Progressive Party is now casting doubt on the APNU+AFC coalition government’s ability to govern Guyana. The PPP claims that there is a “crisis of confidence” in in the country, once created by the government’s management of the country. PPP General […]
The government will soon be tabling witness protection and whistleblower legislations in the National Assembly as it continues its efforts to fight crime and corruption in a framework that offers greater protection to persons who volunteer valuable information. Under the direction of Legal Affairs Minister and Attorney General Basil Williams, the Attorney General’s Chambers recently […]
A 22-year-old Barbadian man is in the custody of local police after he was nabbed at the Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle, with cocaine in women’s undergarments strapped to his body. The man was an outgoing passenger to Barbados when he was pulled over by the Police Narcotics Branch at the airport. Just over […]
Over $300 million have been approved for the rehabilitation of several hinterland runways as the Guyana Government ramps up efforts to tackle the illegal entry of aircraft into the country’s airspace and subsequent landing of those aircrafts at unmonitored airstrips. State Minister Joseph Harmon made the disclosure on Thursday during a Post Cabinet Press Conference. […]
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