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Arbitrary killings by the government or its agents along with allegations of government corruption, including among police officials, have been listed as two of the most significant human rights problems that Guyana faced in 2015. The United States Department of State recently released its 2015 Report on Human Rights Practices across the world and raised […]
Police investigators and family members are pleading with members of the public to provide them with any information that they might have which could lead them to the whereabouts of 24-year-old Sophia resident, Simone Hackett. The mother of one, should have been the Maid-of-Honour for her sister’s wedding this past Saturday, but the wedding house […]
Just three days after the Government ordered the widening of the cordon around the Camp Street jail and the stepping up of security around it by the Joint Services, the Minister of Public Security has reported that the situation inside the jailhouse is now stable. The move by the government came after 13 prison officers […]
As the first anniversary of the APNU+AFC coalition approaches in the month of May, the Opposition People’s Progressive Party has started to assess the coalition’s first year in office. The party in a Monday morning statement, accused the President and his coalition government of failing to live up to many of the campaign promises, including […]
An elderly couple perished in a deadly blaze last night after bandits set fire to their Good Hope home on the East Bank of Essequibo. According to the reports of neighbors, bandits reportedly invaded the home of the Essequibo rice farmers around midnight on Sunday. The dead couple has been identified only as Jamila and […]
Two persons were killed in a gruesome early morning accident on Sunday morning at Coverden on the East Bank of Demerara. The accident occurred just after 3:00am. Dead are 16-year-old Hansranie Persaud and her friend, 23 year old Rudolph Bess. The two were on a motorcycle when an approaching SUV slammed into them, killing them […]
A 70 – year – old was died on Sunday morning when fire ravaged her Enmore, East Coast Demerara home. According to the police, just after midnight fire of so far unknown origin completely destroyed the house of the elderly woman. After the blaze was extinguished the remains of Banmattie Persaud was found among the […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, is strongly criticizing the move by the Guyana Revenue Authority to settle a multi billion tax case with the Demerara Distillers Limited. In a statement on Saturday evening, Mr. Jagdeo registered his condemnation of what he called “the scandalous out of court settlement”. Last week, Demerara Distillers Limited announced […]
One of Guyana’s oldest airlines, Air Services Limited, has rolled out its Golden Arrowhead themed helicopter as part of Guyana’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. The airline, which is the largest in Guyana, boasts a fleet of twenty-five aircraft and three helicopters. According to General Manager, Annette Arjoon-Martins, the company is pleased to have grown into a […]
The decision by the Chairman of the National Communications Network to proceed with the appointment of Public Relations Consultant, Lennox Cornette, did not receive the full support of all members of the NCN Board. In a flurry of emails between board members, the Chairman of the Board, Bish Panday, sought to defend the decision to […]
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