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The Guyana Police Force reported this morning that the body of 19-year-old Ganesh Sookcharan, of Belle West, Canal No. 2 Polder, WBD, was recovered this morning in the vicinity of the koker at Wales, WBD. The young man was one of the persons who had been in the motor car that was found submerged in a […]
A man who has been named in the vehicle transfer scandal, involving former Government Minister Jennifer Westford has come forward to clear his name. The driver, Delroy Lewis made it clear that he has no knowledge about the transactions to fraudulently transfer several government vehicles at the Public Service Minister to himself, Westford or her […]
Faced with a number of recent tragedies in the mining community, President David Granger has ordered a full inquiry into the collapse of mining pits and the safety of many of the gold mining operations in the country. In a statement last evening, the Ministry of the Presidency said that the issue of safety in the […]
Two young friends perished in a late night accident on the West Bank of Demerara and a third friend is believed to have also died. The bodies of 20-year-old Premraj Bhola and 19-year-old Alan Solomon of Belle West, Canal #2 Polder, West Bank Demerara were found locked in a submerged car in a Canal #2 […]
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party will sit out of the first sitting of the 11th Parliament which is slated for this Thursday, June 25. The party is still to submit its list of Members of Parliament. But although the party does not intend to be in parliament to debate the President’s speech to the Parliament, it is accusing […]
A Cane Cutter on Sunday night launched a bloody attack on his reputed wife and her relatives before setting the family property on fire and taking his own life. According to police reports, 48-year-old Nandlall Ragnauth, went to the home of his reputed wife’s mother at No. 7 Village, West Coast Berbice, where he broke […]
The racial incitement case against former President Bharrat Jagdeo was adjourned this morning after the court was presented with medical records indicating that the President was unwell and was suffering from back pain and other flu like symptoms and therefore could not attend the hearing. The presiding Magistrate accepted the medical records presented to the […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee on Monday announced that the party had called in one of its members and former Minister, Jennifer Westford over an attempt to have a number of government vehicles transferred to her, her spouse and other private individuals. Mr. Rohee would only say that he met with […]
President David Granger has announced that Bartica will officially attain township on April 23, 2016 in keeping with a promise he made during his campaign in the lead up to the May 11 elections. The President’s declaration comes 178 years after an Ordinance was passed by the Colonial Government of that time to establish Bartica as […]
Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur has been sternly criticized for his “lack of professionalism” in handling the country’s tax affairs by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. During a Sunday morning interview on the local radio programme “Hard Talk”, The Prime Minister stayed clear of recommending Sattaur’s dismissal but reasoned that the […]
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