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A 21-year-old woman pleaded guilty to a cocaine trafficking charge on Monday but denied that her husband had encouraged her to do. The remorseful Angelica Forde, appeared in the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court on Monday, almost one week after she was found with cocaine strapped to her body at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport at […]
General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee on Monday said he could not agree entirely with the sentiments expressed by outgoing Deputy Chief of Missions at the US Embassy in Guyana, Bryan Hunt. Rohee was present at Hunt’s farewell reception last Friday where the Diplomat called for, among other things, constitutional reform […]
Residents of Diamond, East Bank Demerara and surrounding areas, who have been enduring a disruption in their water service for several weeks, received relief over the weekend following remedial works to the defective well that serves the communities. The Guyana Water Inc. confirmed on Monday that the well was serviceable once again and residents were […]
A 48-year-old, D’ Field Sophia woman, who was traveling along the Puruni river in Region 7 to begin a new job, is presumed dead after the boat that she was in, capsized on Saturday. The woman has been identified as Barbara Hunte. The incident reportedly took place sometime on Saturday morning. Hunte left her Sophia […]
Police are investigating a stabbing incident between two brothers on Saturday morning which has left one of the siblings dead. The incident occurred in ‘B’ Field Sophia, East Coast Demerara around 8:30 hrs. Dead is 23-year-old Dexter Jules who is said to be unemployed and resides at the home in ‘B’ Field, Sophia. Investigations so […]
Ensuring that staff members are better paid and improving the aesthetics of the University of Guyana are some of the priorities for the institution’s new Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith. Dr. Griffith assumed the post as the University’s 10th Vice Chancellor on June 14th, replacing the once embattled Jacob Opadeyi. Dr. Griffith met […]
Deputy Chief of Missions at the U.S Embassy in Guyana, Bryan Hunt, has offered some “free advice” for moving the Guyanese society forward as he prepares to leave these shores after three years. At a Friday night farewell reception in the backyard of the US Ambassador’s official residence, Hunt said Guyana has a lot to […]
Petroleum and aviation fuel distributor, RUBIS, is celebrating five years of service to the Guyana market and the Eastern Caribbean. On Thursday, the company recommitted its support to community projects and Guyana’s development. RUBIS’ Chief Executive Officer, Mauricio Nicholis, told a celebration reception that the company has always had a strong commitment to local communities […]
Tears and smiles clashed in an atmosphere characterized by sadness and joy as two of the five men who went on trial for the armed robbery of Land Court Judge, Nicola Pierre and her husband last July, were set free. Premnauth Samaroo and Anthony David bolted from the courtroom along with smiling relatives immediately after […]
The construction of the controversial specialty hospital has been placed on hold yet again, the government announced on Friday. State Minister Joseph Harmon said the government moved to halt the project, for a second time, after the Government of Indian indicated that it could not provide the funds for works to be executed by the […]
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