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The Ministry of Tourism has announced that a decision has been taken to no long allow visitors to the Kaieteur Falls to go to the viewing point at the edge of the waterfalls. The decision was taken in light of Saturday’s suicide by a 21-year-old young woman who jumped to hear death from the edge […]
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the shooting of a Kitty/Campbellville driver. The man, Devon Sears is currently a patient at a city hospital nursing the gunshot wound to his jaw. According to a police report, the incident took place just before 7:00pm on Sunday while the man was traversing along Sheriff Street […]
The day before 21-year-old Roshinee Pagwah took a deadly jump over the Kaieteur Falls, she took to social media to complain about feeling sad although she had it all. Pagwah travelled from Berbice to take the tour to Kaieteur. Her relatives were unaware of her visit to the area, as she told them she was […]
Demerara Bank Limited on Saturday opened the doors to its new $800 Million headquarters on Camp Street in Georgetown, with a call by President David Granger for commercial banks to continue to guard against fraud and money laundering. In his speech at the opening of the new banking facility, President Granger said Commercial banks must continue […]
The Guyana Rice Development Board has announced that rice millers across the country who supplied rice shipments to Panama back in September and October, have been paid in full. Rice farmers are now expected to benefit from the early payments. GRDB’s Acting General Manager Nizam Hassan explained on Saturday that “this is the payment that […]
Tours of the Kaieteur Falls national park have once again been suspended after a 21-year-old woman plunged to her death over the 741 ft. waterfalls. The incident took place midmorning on Saturday during a tour to the area. The woman has been identified as Roshinee Pagwah. According to reports, she was among a group of […]
Well known Guyanese pilot, Captain Alvin Clarke has died. He passed away early Saturday morning in Canada, just two weeks after going there for a medical evaluation following a cancer diagnosis a few months ago. Captain Clarke served the Guyana Defence Force for several years before joining Roraima Airways as its Chief Pilot. He remained […]
The Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam, has informed other Education Officials and Headteachers that the Grades Two and Four Assessment tests will no longer add weight to the outcome of the Grade Six Assessment aka Common Entrance. In an October 28, 2015 circular, Mr. Sam said the weight of the two assessments will come to […]
The United States Embassy in Georgetown has welcomed the announcement of a date for Local Government Elections by the APNU+AFC government. The last time local government elections took place in Guyana was in 1994. On Friday, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan announced March 18, 2016 as ‘E’ Day for Local Government polls. Responding to this […]
The APNU+AFC government on Friday clarified that no new diplomatic appointments have been finalised other than that of Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Career Diplomat Cheryl Miles. Responding to reports in sections of the media which named several outstanding Guyanese as being individuals tipped for diplomatic posting, State Minister Joseph Harmon offered clarifications. He first noted […]
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