By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2014
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Two armed bandits were shot and killed by police on Monday evening during a standoff at a Montrose supermarket on the East Coast of Demerara. One of the dead bandits has been identified as Policeman Warren Blue who was wanted for the murder of Agricola youth, Shaquille Grant. Blue and another policeman have been on […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2014
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A 26-year-old inmate of the Georgetown Prison who is scheduled to be released at the end of January is now a patient of the Georgetown Hospital after he lost his right leg in a freak accident. The incident occurred on Sunday while he was on work duty at the old Bourda burial ground. The young who […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2014
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Scores of workers of the Georgetown City Council launched strike action on Monday morning forcing the closure of the Stabroek market and the Bourda market. Stall holders became furious as they turned up at work only to find locked gates. Some stall holders who were in the market early said they were asked to leave and […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2014
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A popular Linden businessman remains hospitalised after he was doused with acid by his reputed wife as she levelled allegations of unfaithfulness. The businessman who is known as “Chicken” and runs the popular “Chicken Bar” on Republic Avenue in Linden was reportedly about to head into his bathroom late on Sunday afternoon after a misunderstanding […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2014
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Miss Guyana World Rafieya Husain ended Guyana’s 43 year old finals drought at the Miss World Pageant when she landed in the Final Top 10. However, she did not make it to the Top 5 of the show which was eventually won by Miss South Africa. For being the only Caribbean delegate to make it that […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2014
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Guyana’s Prime Minister Samuel Hinds wants any Guyanese, who feels that the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is burdening them to begin generating their own electricity since they have a right to do so as is provided in the laws of Guyana. That is according to the Government Information Agency. The Prime Minister appeared on […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2014
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Guyanese journalist Nazima Raghubir and Audit Clerk with IPED, Keyshawn Philander have both completed the International Visitors Leadership Programme which falls under the US Department of State. The two participated in two separate programmes in the United States. Nazima Raghubir who serves as the Editor-in-Chief for Insight Magazine, participated in a program which focused on “Investigative Journalism” […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2014
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Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago are moving forward with their agriculture deal which will see the acres of land being provided to agriculture investors from the neighbouring twin island Republic. Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Agriculture, Devant Maharaj has dismissed the concerns of some Trinidadian farmers about the move to invest in Guyana and believe […]
By News Source Guyana on December 12, 2014
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Guyana’s Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand believes that as a parent she deserves the same right to choose like any other parent and that’s one of the reasons why she has no issue over her decision to send her young daughter to a private school over the public school system that she overlooks. The Minister […]
By News Source Guyana on December 12, 2014
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Guyana’s Leader of the Opposition David Granger, has moved to the High Court in an effort to stop”unauthorized spending by the Government and spending on programmes that were disapproved by the Parliament.” In the court action filed on Thursday, Granger through his Attorneys, is asking the court to grant orders that would effectively force the […]