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Police investigators are probing the gruesome murder of the owner of the Jade Stone “Black Chiney” Chinese restaurant which is located on Mandela Avenue. The man was beaten and chopped to death just after 12:30 this morning. The dead man has been identified as 35-year-old, Zhenjz Su. His bloodied body was discovered in the kitchen […]
The eight Indian nationals who found themselves at the centre of a standoff between Insel Air and Immigration at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, were refused entry into Guyana since the 19th July, 2015, according to the Cheddi Jagan Airport. In a statement on Thursday evening, Airport management explained that the Insel Air flight to Aruba […]
The Bosai Bauxite company of Linden agreed this afternoon to put a hold on the retrenchment of 47 workers who would have been sent home on Friday August 7, 2015. Company officials met today with union officials from the National Association of Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Employees. The meeting was called under the Chairmanship of […]
A draft National Youth Policy 2015 has been completed and a copy of it will soon be in the hands of President David Granger and Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine. This is according to Presidential Advisor on Youth Empowerment Aubrey Norton. Norton told the Government Information Agency (GINA) today that the completed draft was […]
Just two days after a report on improving safety in the mining community was handed over to the government, yet another miner has lost his life in another tragic mining pit collapse. The Guyana Police Force has reported that 38-year-old miner, Omet Samuels of Queenstown, Essequibo lost his life when a mining pit caved in […]
A 23-year-old man from Plaisance on the East Coast of Demerara was shot dead last evening while walking home as a Sparendaam resident attempted to fight off a group of residents who were accusing him of being involved in an armed robbery. According to a police report, the incident took place just before 10:00 pm […]
Scores of workers attached to the Bosai Bauxite company in the mining town of Linden protested this morning outside the company’s main office over a planned retrenchment that could see 49 workers being sent home as early as tomorrow Friday, August 7th. Armed with placards, the workers voiced their disapproval over the intended move by […]
The departure of an Insel Air flight to Aruba was postponed this morning after the pilot indicated to immigration that he could not accommodate eight Indian nationals who were refused entry to Guyana recently when they arrived on an Insel Air flight from Curacao. The situation resulted in a two-hour stand-off between immigration officials at […]
After initially standing its ground on a decision to fire three city constables because they became pregnant within two years of their employment, the Georgetown City Constabulary has withdrawn the dismissals in wake of a huge public outcry and a backlash from government, the opposition and a number of social activists. The three constables were […]
The state-owned National Communications Network has requested a $20 Million cash infusion from the government as it finds itself financially strained to meet its monthly payroll and bills. Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman confirmed earlier today that a request was put before the cabinet. However, he said he could not confirm that the money is […]
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