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The Ministry of Transport in an effort to force mini bus operators not to increase their fares has instituted a free “big bus service”. The service was launched Monday by transport minister Robeson Benn who said the government was prepared to add more buses to the lineup if minibus operators continue with their demands for […]
24-year-old prisoner Theon Smith was stabbed to death on Sunday by a fellow inmate at the Mazaruni prison during a fight. Smith was serving a 15 year jail sentence for robbery under arms, possession of illegal firearms and escaping lawful custody. His assailant has been named as Akeem Edwards who is also 24 years old […]
Two persons were killed and three others were badly injured on Sunday when the vehicle they were travelling in along the Rockstone road in Linden suffered a blowout and the driver lost control. The accident occurred close to the Rockstone Lethem Road junction along the roadway. The dead persons have been identified as Raymond Khan […]
Police investigators are probing the death of a Charlestown man who was found dead on Sussex Street, Albouystown moments after he and an accomplice, reportedly robbed a man at gunpoint in an Albouystown shop. According to a Police report, just after 11:30 on Saturday night, two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, […]
A Guyanese family living in Barbados is devastated with the loss of their son. 18-year-old Shaquille Grant died on Thursday (September 11) after he encountered difficulties after reportedly plunging into the sea at Crane Beach in St. Philip, Barbados. The Guyanese youth moved to Barbados with his mother and other relatives when he was much […]
Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr. Carissa Etienne has urged increased action against Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) citing them as being responsible for 60 to 70% of Guyana’s mortality rate. Speaking at a reception in her honour at the Princess International Hotel, Dr Etienne said, “I know everyone is quite excited about […]
The Guyana Police Force continues its efforts to fight marijuana cultivation and on the Saturday, Police investigators from the Narcotics Branch carried out a drug eradication operation at Kairuni along the Linden Soesdyke Highway and destroyed over 2 acres of marijuana plants. According to a Police Force statement, a field of about two acres in […]
Police investigators in St. Lucia are hoping that they will get all the answers they are seeking when a post mortem examination is done on the body of a 61-year-old Guyanese man who was found dead in a hotel room at Gros Islet on the island on Tuesday. According to a statement from St Lucian […]
While President Donald Ramotar believes there is no reason why he will not lead his People’s Progressive Party Civic into the next elections, the party’s General Secretary Clement Rohee has indicated that the party has not yet considered who it will have as its Presidential Candidate. When asked at his Monday (September 8) press conference, […]
The Owner of Sanjay’s Jewellery on Sheriff Street, Sanjay Persaud, was placed on $1.5 Million bail on a causing death by dangerous driving charge when he appeared before a city Magistrate on Friday. The charge stemmed from the death of city council worker, 55-year-old Leon Hunte. The man was hit down and killed by a […]
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