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A prayer breakfast this morning brought together President David Granger, several ministers of government and well-wishers. The aim was to welcome home Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who returned today after recuperating in the United States (US) following a successful heart bypass surgery PM Nagamootoo, accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Sita Nagamootoo and his eldest daughter, Maria Nagamootoo, arrived […]
The charge of murder will be laid tomorrow against the GDF Captain, Orwain Sandy, who turned himself over to Police after shooting his reputed wife to death on Saturday. Relatives and colleagues of Sandy and the dead woman were all at Court today, hoping that the case would have been filed today. But it wasn’t […]
Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres met Guyana’s Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge yesterday at UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting was a closed door one. Only a photo opportunity was available to the press. The meeting may have been a briefing from the Foreign Minister about Guyana’s […]
The Guyana Government on Thursday said it has not received any credible evidence to support claims of Venezuelan military maneuvers or incursions in border areas nearing Guyana. State Minister Joseph Harmon told reporters there were reports that have surfaced and those were being investigated. However, he said the lack of confirmed information has stalled any […]
Having fought against the Government’s introduction of the value added tax on private school fees and getting the government to withdraw the tax, parents of children who attend the Mae’s private school now appear to have an even bigger problem on their hands. The parents have formed themselves into a group to raise concern over […]
Two Guyanese men have been arrested after attempting to smuggle little birds from Guyana in hair curlers into the United States. According to reports out of New York, the men were arrested on Wednesday at John F. Kennedy International Airport and charged for illegally smuggling finches, federal prosecutors said. The 26 birds were found stuffed […]
The new Chief Executive Officer at the Guyana Power and Light company, Albert Gordon, has unveiled a plan that he hopes will stem the decline in service by the Guyana Power and Light Company. At a media event hosted by the company last evening, the new CEO revealed that the company’s infrastructure is currently in […]
With two City Councillors opposing the move, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council on Wednesday afternoon approved the amended parking meter by-laws by majority vote. The approval will now allow for the amended by-laws to be published for public viewing and paves the way for the return of parking meters in the Capital City, Georgetown once full […]
As investigators prepare to file charges against a GDF Captain for the murder of his reputed wife, a post-mortem examination on the woman’s body today, revealed that she was shot 14 times at close range. She died as a result of multiple gunshot injuries. Travel agent Reona Payne was killed on the spot when she […]
Even as the Government has ordered an inquest into the shooting deaths of three suspected bandits by the police along the seawall, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has said that he believes the Police’s version of the unfolding incident and subsequent deaths. The Security Minister said he intends to support his Policemen until such time that […]
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