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Politicians from across the political divide, including immediate past President Donald Ramotar and former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, joined President David Granger and other Government officials to bid farewell today to former Deputy Prime Minister, Haslyn Parris. The Funeral Service for the former Minister under the People’s National Congress Government was held at the St […]
First Lady Sandra Granger, on Sunday visited the New Amsterdam Prison where she urged female inmates to see the experience of incarceration as an opportunity to become better and stronger individuals. Speaking to the women, following a tour of the facility, Mrs. Granger said, “When we learn from our experiences and we start to look […]
The blame for the death of the 17 inmates who perished inside the Camp Street Prison during a recent unrest was on Monday placed squarely at the feet of Deputy Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels by inmate Kenneth Griffith. The prisoner who is currently housed in Capital C Division on a charge of murder cried […]
Prison officials at the Camp Street Prison were stoned by inmates while carrying out an operation on March 3, 2016, one inmate admitted while testifying before the Commission of Inquiry on Monday. One month after the fiery unrest inside the jailhouse which left 17 inmates dead, 23 – year – old Trevor Williams took the […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, has encouraged donors and other enthusiasts participating in the Step by Step Foundation/Republic Bank ‘Light it up blue’ Autism Awareness Walk to continue to support the Foundation’s efforts to nurture and educate children affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The First Lady made this appeal in her address at a reception […]
A jealous ex-husband is on the run in the mining town of Linden, after he opened fire and shot his former wife and a male friend she was with on Sunday morning. The incident occurred just before 2 o’ clock on Sunday morning at Half Mile, Linden. Injured are 41-year-old Simone Belle and 41-year-old Sherwin […]
After a one week hiatus, the Prison Unrest Commission of Inquiry is set to restart on Monday morning. The Government of Guyana has given the Commission a two-month extension to wrap up its work. The Commission started its public hearings in early March. Over 10 prisoners have so far testified and offered evidence. When the […]
In a murder case that appears out of an old movie, Police investigators are probing the death of 64-year-old North West District resident, John Joseph, who died on Saturday morning after being stabbed with an arrow that he had used to shoot another villager. According to a Police report, the elderly man intervened in an […]
Heavy gunfire littered the Friday night peace and quiet of the Sussex Street, Charlestown area as a well known resident was gunned down in execution style by motorcycle riding gunmen. The incident occurred just before 10:00pm. The dead man has been identified as Gladston Taylor aka “Tuffy”. He was shot 11 times to his body […]
Newly elected Councillor of the City of Georgetown, Winston Harding, who won his constituency by a landslide has declared that he has no intentions to resign from the City Council, although allegations of child molestation were lobbied against him over a decade ago. Harding who was a candidate for the APNU+AFC saw the APNU pulling […]
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