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Police probing discovery of grenade outside Kaieteur News office

Police investigators and members of the bomb squad were on Saturday night called to the Saffon Street office of Kaieteur News after a grenade was found close to the car of the newspaper’s publisher Glenn Lall. The discovery was made as staffers congregated for a wake in memory of their fallen colleague, Dale Andrews.  Mr. […]

Linden youth dies in motorcycle crash

A motorcyclist in his early twenties died on Friday night in the town of Linden after slamming in to a motorcar. The tragic accident took place along the Amelia’s Ward Public Road. Dead is 22-year-old Micheal Fox of Amelia Ward, Linden. According to Police Inspector with responsibility for traffic in the mining town, Leonard Craig, a […]

150 families along Linden/Soesdyke Highway get potable water for very first time

(GINA) More than 150 families along the Soesdyke Linden Highway are benefitting from potable water for the first time. This is after a well was drilled and a water supply system installed in their community. Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), Executive Director for Infrastructure Planning and Implementation, Ramchand Jailal, told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that […]

Audit finds PPP owes NCN over $55Million for political ads for 2011 and 2015

During its time in government, the People’s Progressive Party racked up millions of dollars in advertising bills at the state-owned National Communications Network and never bothered to pay the bills. According to a forensic audit which was conducted  by Parmesar Chartered Accountants, the PPP’s total bill stretches over $55 million. In some instances, the political […]

Guyhoc man stabbed to death during line top lime

Police investigators are hunting a suspect in an early morning stabbing  death at Plaisance line top today.  According to a Police statement, Detectives in Division ‘C’ are investigating the murder of 28-year-old Orrette West of Guyhoc Park. The man who was a bodywork technician, was hanging out with his girlfriend just after midnight when he was […]

Attorney General rejects “private arrangement” claims between Nandlall and Ramotar for law books purchase

Another former Minister under the last People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Government could find himself before the Court to face criminal charges, according to Attorney General, Basil Williams. At a Friday morning press conference, Attorney General Williams said his predecessor, Anil Nandlall could be legally sanctioned following a disclosure that law books were bought for […]

Kuru Kururu woman shot to face by reputed husband during row

A Kuru Kururu woman is in a stable condition this morning after she was shot to the face on Thursday night by her reputed husband. The incident took place at the woman’s home. She has been identified as 31-year-old Natasha Harry. The identity of the reputed husband has not been released. The two were reportedly […]