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The Opposition People’s Progressive Party, wants the Auditor General’s Office to probe the Durban Park project, following revelations that an additional $500 million will be taken from the public’s purse to pay off contractors who are still owed for works done on the project. An additional $500M has been budgeted for the Ministry of Public […]
The International Children’s Heart foundation (ICHF) commonly known as the Baby Heart Foundation has completed its fourth and final exercise for 2016, providing free heart surgeries for infants born with congenital heart defects. Babies benefitting from the surgeries were mostly from hinterland locations. Dr. Rodrigo Soto, Pediatric Cardiologist told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that […]
Quick action by members of the Guyana Police Force has resulted in the arrest of two armed bandits who earlier today snatched over $2 million from an accounts clerk attached to the Tower Hotel, just as he was about to about to enter the hotel from the parking lot area. The money has also been […]
The Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Development Fund, Rodinald Soomer, signed a Loan Agreement this morning which will effectively see 175 farmers from communities in Regions 4 and 5 benefit from improvement to agricultural infrastructure. The loan agreement will see a total of just over US$12.4 million being […]
Just three weeks after a North East La Penitence couple tied the knot, promising until death they’ll part, the family has been plunged into mourning. The newlywed man, 26-year-old, Matthew Scott, was shot dead by a gunman last evening just outside his house, as he rushed to his sister’s aid. According to reports, the sister […]
(Washington Post) E.R. Braithwaite, a Guyanese author whose book about his experiences as a black man teaching in a largely white school in London, “To Sir, With Love,” became a bestseller and inspired a popular 1967 film starring Sidney Poitier, died Dec. 12 at a hospital in Rockville, Md. He was 104. He lived in Washington […]
A 21-year-old Guyanese man was gunned down in bed beside his girlfriend in Queens New York and investigators believe he was killed over $1,200 that his girlfriend is alleged to have stolen. The dead man has been identified as Eric Assanah. According to the New York Daily News, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said that […]
A 30-year-old taxi driver died last evening after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a power pole and a parked car on the East Bank of Demerara. According to reports, Sophia resident, Trenton Dazzel, was returning to the city after dropping off a passenger at Soesdyke when the accident occurred at the Den […]
Two new permanent Passport offices outside of Georgetown will be constructed in 2017. Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix made the announcement this morning during the consideration of the budget estimates for Citizenship and Immigration Services Programme under the Ministry of the Presidency. Mr. Felix explained that a provision of $50 Million will go towards the construction […]
The Guyana Police Force is reporting that it has seized a total of 96 weapons for the year so far. Of that number, 42 were pistols, 28 were revolvers, 24 were shotguns and 2 were rifles. The statement did not indicate where the various weapons were seized or under what circumstances. However, the Police Force also […]
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