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Three other persons appeared in court on Friday morning and were remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of British teenager, Dominic Bernard. On Thursday, the police charged two 23-year-old young men, Dominic Bernard’s God brother, Aaron Hing and his friend Staymon George with the same murder. On Friday morning, Hing’s pregnant girlfriend […]
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Raphael Trotman sternly instructed the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Closed Area Committee on Friday to move urgently to release lands with known occurrences of minerals and accessibility to small scale miners, as complaints in this regard dominated a miners’ forum. Trotman along with Junior Natural Resources […]
Guyana’s Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton on Thursday disclosed that the first case of the Zika virus has been detected in Guyana. Addressing the National Assembly, Minister Norton explained that the virus was confirmed by the Caribbean Public Health Agency in Trinidad and Tobago. The agency detected the presence of the virus in […]
President David Granger’s dissatisfaction with Guyana’s economic dependence was made clear on Thursday when he delivered a lengthy address to the Parliament. As Guyana gets ready to celebrate its 50th Independence Anniversary in May, President Granger said it was important that Guyanese look to embark on a new pathway to achieving economic independence. “I come […]
With the afternoon sun going down over Georgetown, 23-year-old Aaron Hing and his friend, 23-year-old Staymon George appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and were charged for the murder of British teen, Dominic Bernard. The two men appeared in court just after 4:30pm and had a blank look on their faces as they were led […]
Local airline, Roraima Airways has been granted the Approved Maintenance Organization certificate, paving the way for the company’s new maintenance department at Ogle to conduct its own aircraft maintenance and provide the same services to other operators. Director General (ag) of the Civil Aviation Authority, Chaitrani Heeralall, congratulated Roraima on the achievement and said it shows […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority has announced that Suriname flag carrier, Fly Allways airline, has applied to begin schedule operations to Guyana. According to the notice in the local newspapers, the company which is headquartered in neighbouring Suriname, is seeking a two-year license beginning from 1st February, 2016. The notice states that the airline intends […]
Officials from global energy company REPSOL, have requested an extension of their agreement with Guyana so that they could continue exploratory work in the Kanuku Block. According to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency, Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman also attended the meeting at the President’s office. In a brief comment after […]
Former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and three current Members of Parliament for the People’s Progressive Party who served in the last government, have been questioned by the Special Organised Crime Unit as the probe into irregularities at the government holding company, NICIL, gets underway. PPP Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, on Wednesday confirmed that four members […]
The fire hydrant system in Georgetown and other parts of the country, which has been in a state of despair for several years, could soon benefit from an upgrade under a revamping project. The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) and the Guyana Fire Service held discussions on Wednesday, geared towards finalizing how the revamping process will […]
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