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Linden ambulance driver is latest road fatality

Police investigators at Linden are probing a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday night on the Amelia’s Ward public road, Linden. 29-year-old, ambulance driver, Wilbert Sydney has become the latest road fatality. The Wismar man was at the time riding his motorcycle when the accident occurred. The accident also involved motor car # PNN 4510, driven […]

Jagdeo must get GECOM List right -President Granger

President David Granger said that Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo must submit a list that matches the criteria set out in keeping with Article 161 (2) of the Constitution of Guyana for the selection of a ‘fit and proper’ person to fill the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).  The […]

Govt. decides against prosecuting of miners arrested for illegal mining at Kaieteur National Park as “act of good faith”

The Ministry of Natural Resources this afternoon announced that as an act of good faith, the government will not prosecute the charges against the more than 20 persons arrested on Sunday May 28, 2017 for mining within the iconic Kaieteur National Park. According to the Ministry, the Park has been designated a Protected Area and […]

No exception to tackling mining in protected areas -Harmon

Even as the National Toshaos Council issued a call for the government to drop charges against miners found mining in the Kaieteur National Park, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Friday defended the government’s move to clamp down on illegal mining in the protected area. Mr. Harmon said while several workers were arrested for the […]

National Toshaos’ Council want charges dropped against miners found illegally mining in Kaieteur National Park

The National Toshaos council wants the government to drop all charges against those miners who were nabbed mining illegally in the Kaieteur National park area. In a statement last evening, the body of indigenous leaders, made a direct appeal to the President for the charges to be dismissed. “We ask that His Excellency take a close […]

Citizens urged to be on the alert tropical storm heads Guyana’s way

(GINA)  The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), which has responsibilities for disaster management and risk reduction, is urging all citizens to be on alert even as Minister of Public Infrastructure, Mr. David Patterson has given the assurance that all systems have been activated to mitigate any possible flooding as the country prepares for forecasted heavy and […]