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Chaos took over the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court compound this morning (Tuesday) as five teenagers were charged for the brutal murder of retired University Professor, Dr. Perry Mars. The two young women and three young men, arrived with their faces covered, under heavy Police security as more than 100 persons flocked the Court yard to get a […]
“Pan on the Wall” which features concerts simultaneously occurring at two spots, on the seawall is one of the many activities that have been planned to include steel band music into the jubilee celebration, according to Music Development Officer and Administrator of National Music School, Andrew Tyndall. Tyndall said the two locations are the bandstand […]
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed that five of the six teenagers who were arrested for the murder of retired University Professor, Dr. Perry Mars will be charged on Tuesday. The police received advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions on Monday afternoon, instructing that murder charges be brought against the five teens who were […]
The reduction in free spending across Guyana is partly due to the role that illicit drugs and other illegal activities played in creating a parallel economy, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has said. With the support of the coalition government Guyana’s security agencies, particularly the Customs Anti – Narcotic Unit (CANU), have upped the fight against […]
Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes, on Monday maintained that she has relinquished all her mining interests even as she continues to wrestle against allegations of conflict of interest. The Minister’s involvement in mining has again come under the microscope following reports that she was granted permission by the Guyana Geology and […]
The leadership of the opposition People’s Progressive Party is defending what appears to be its boycott of Guyana’s largest Trade Fair and Exposition, GuyExpo. The event started on Thursday and ended on Sunday night at the Sophia Exhibition site. It focused on promoting Guyanese businesses and creating links for international trade. The PPP has been […]
Police investigators have found themselves probing another murder involving family members. A late night Saturday hangout between two cousins at Lodge in Georgetown turned deadly when the two got into an argument and one was fatally stabbed. Dead is 51-year-old Lennox Norton. He was stabbed to the abdomen by his cousin Aubrey Clerk. The two […]
Two months after a major riot at the Camp Street jail resulted in the deaths of 17 inmates, the Joint Services moved in to the prison on Saturday and carried out an “Operation Restore Order” search. By the end of the operation, the security agents seized 44 cellphones, over 150 improvised weapons, a quantity of […]
Local technology solutions and marketing company, IntellectStorm, has rolled out its new Directory.Gy app and website, which aims to bring all information about Guyana to the palm of your hands. At the launching of the App at the Pegasus Hotel on Friday evening, Minister of Public Telecommunications and Tourism, Cathy Hughes, announced her Ministry’s partnership […]
Chinese logging company Baishanlin International Forest Development (BSL), on Friday issued letters of termination to employees attached to its Providence Head Office. The letter which served notice of immediate termination outlined that the decision was as a result of financial difficulties brought about by economic conditions. The company also blamed “negative publicity” for its difficulty […]
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