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Days after a presentation to the Cabinet on the proposed return of paid parking in Georgetown, Town Clerk Royston King today said he is “very optimistic” that the project will move forward. Mr. King told reporters this afternoon that he is not at liberty to discuss the details of the meeting and presentation, but he […]
The well which was dug in the backyard of a Diamond property was done so without permission. Officials of the Hydromet Office and the Guyana Water Incorporated have both confirmed that the well is an illegal one. Officials said the well appeared to have been dug to more than 120 feet, triggering off the natural […]
Officials of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Civil Defence Commission are expected to revisit a yard in 4th Street, Diamond on the East Bank Demerara, where there was an eruption last evening. The Department of Public Information has reported that there was a small natural gas eruption just after 6 o’ clock last evening […]
For the first time, a Guyanese will have a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Committee. The foreign affairs ministry announced last evening that Guyanese lawyer, Dr. Christopher Arif Bulkan has been elected to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Committee for a term of four years from 2019 – 2022. Dr. Bulkan […]
The Guyana Private Sector Commission welcomed the Hard Rock Cafe with open arms this afternoon as the officials of company met with executives and members of the leading private sector representative body in the country. Hard Rock Cafe is getting set to open its first branch in the english speaking Caribbean in Guyana. The first […]
Piles of expired food items were confiscated and removed from the Stabroek Market Bazaar this afternoon as the Meat, Food and Hygiene Section of the Mayor and City Council conducted a special exercise, which targeted expired goods. Mostly confectionaries were seized and taken to a location to be destroyed. The Assistant Chief Meat and Food […]
The Guyana Government is being called upon to state clearly, as a matter of urgency, how it intends to deal with Guyanese retuning from Venezuela and Venezuelans who are seeking refuge in Guyana in wake of the crisis in the neighboring country. The matter came up on Wednesday during a meeting of the Parliamentary Sectoral […]
A Berbice Magistrate is coming under fire after he allegedly described Police investigators as a “pack of jokers” during a Court case yesterday. The Springlands Magistrate reportedly made the remark during the appearance of an alleged high seas pirate who is facing several murder charges. There was reportedly some confusion in the courtroom with regards […]
Over 17,000 Cubans and 5000 Haitians who entered Guyana between 2013 and April 2018 are unaccounted for, according to an official correspondence from Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix. The revelation has prompted the Parliamentary Opposition to call on the Government to launch a serious investigation into the possibility of human trafficking. Felix wrote the Parliamentary […]
APNU+AFC Region Five Councillor, Abel Seetaram will be spending the next eighteen months in jail after being found guilty of felonious wounding. The 36-year-old man was handcuffed and handed over to Prison authorities this afternoon in Berbice after the Magistrate handed down the sentence. The sentence came following a probation report. His Attorney was hoping […]
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