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PPP Members of Parliament turn down salary increases and want govt. to reverse increases for Ministers also

The opposition People’s Progressive Party has announced that its Members of Parliament will not be accepting the salary increases as approved by the government. In a statement last evening, the PPP which holds the minority in the National Assembly, also announced that it intends to move a motion in the House seeking to reverse the […]

Death of Good Hope man stuns family and community

Police investigators are probing the death of a 22-year-old Good Hope, East Coast Demerara man whose lifeless body was discovered by his mother on Monday morning. He has been identified as Shiraz Ali. The young man reportedly lived alone and his mother became concerned about him when she made several calls to his phone and […]

Guyanese woman busted in New York counterfeit credit card ring

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 37-year-old citizen of Guyana has admitted to being part of a counterfeit credit card operation that netted hundreds of thousands of dollars in gift cards bought at stores in five northeastern states. The U.S. Attorney’s Office on Monday  said that Georgette Jackman pleaded guilty last Friday in federal […]

Annandale baby killer still on the run

The 45-year-old man who shot and killed a 1-year-old baby as retaliation for the baby’s grandmother breaking up with him, remains on the run and the Guyana Police Force will issue an official wanted bulletin for him today. The suspected murderer has been identified as Mark Angoy of Annandale, East Coast Demerara. He is also […]

PPP still to decide on whether its MPs will accept increases

While it has been welcoming criticism thrown at the government over its move to increase the salaries for government ministers and parliamentarians, the opposition People’s Progressive Party is still to decide whether its Members of Parliament will accept the increases. At a Monday morning press conference, PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee told reporters that the […]

Man shoots 1-year-old Baby dead after break-up with grandma

Police investigators on the East Coast of Demerara and Georgetown are on the hunt for a 45-year-old Annandale man who opened fire in the house of his ex-lover, killing the woman’s 1-year-old grandchild. The dead baby has been identified as Ariane Gill. According to the baby’s grandmother, Shelly Norton, she was at her Annandale home […]

Styrofoam ban comes in to effect from January 1, 2016

The Government of Guyana has announced that it is moving ahead with plans to ban the importation and use of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam, popularly known by the trade mark brand, Styrofoam, as of January 1, 2016. A move was made to ban the styrofoam containers under the previous government but that was put on […]

Firearm Amnesty ends after netting 186 guns

The Guyana Police Force has announced that the just concluded six-week gun amnesty has ended and 186 illegal guns were handed over to the police along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The amnesty ended on October 14 and the Police Force has hailed it as a success. None of the weapons that were collected […]