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The incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic administration on Friday came under fire from the opposition coalition, for the government’s “persistent abuse of state resources for elections campaigning”. Co – Chair of the APNU+AFC campaign Committee Joseph Harmon, called “shame” on the government as he spoke about recent revelations that taxpayers money was used by the […]
TORONTO — A man who gunned down two people in a crowded downtown food court was sentenced Thursday to at least 30 years behind bars — an unprecedented sentence for second-degree murder. Ontario Superior Court Justice Eugene Ewaschuk, who denounced the crimes as horrific and outrageous, decided Christopher Husbands will be ineligible for parole for […]
The U.S based Carter Centre has confirmed that former US President Jimmy Carter will lead the group’s observer mission to Guyana for the May 11 elections. In a statement the organization said the core team of experts will be joined this week by six medium-term observers, together representing nine countries. The Center’s observers are expected to […]
Acting on intelligence information, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit carried out a major drug raid at a house in the Diamond Housing Scheme on Thursday afternoon. The agents found and seized over 225 pounds of cocaine along with a large sum of money and ammunition for assault rifles. The cocaine was found in frozen seafood […]
The Guyana Police Force is reporting a 15% increase in murders and a massive 62% increase in rape cases across Guyana for the year so far. According to the Police, 47 murders have been recorded for 2015 as of Monday April, 13. There were 41 murders for the same period last year. In many of the incidents, the […]
While guests sipped on champagne and wine on the inside, close to 25 protesters gathered on the outside in protest during the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the Guyana Marriott Hotel on Thursday morning. The construction of the ultra modern seaside hotel was largely funded by taxpayers dollars to the tune of over US$52 Million. […]
A wide scale investigation has been launched into the murder of well known city businessman, Farouk Ghanie who owned and managed the Hamson’s Hardware Store on Regent Street. The 56-year-old businessman was found stabbed to death in his back yard early Thursday morning at his Collingwood Avenue, Nandy Park residence. Investigators suspect an ex-employee who […]
It appears as though the drug pushers in Guyana are not letting up in their efforts to get the cocaine out. Agents attached to the Narcotics Branch of the Guyana Police Force busted an American citizen with just over five pounds of cocaine stashed in his suitcases. The 28-year-old man was a New York bound […]
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have signed an agreement on the Electoral Observation Process of the 2015 General and Regional Elections. The agreement was compiled by the OAS. The signing took place on Wednesday when the OAS Chief of Mission, Ms. Lisa Shoman visited GECOM Secretariat and held discussions […]
The government on Wednesday disclosed that corrective work on the contentious fibre optic project was ongoing even as the administration continues to shy away from being exclusively responsible for the collapse of the project. The project was being headed by President Donald Ramotar’s son, Alexie Ramotar when it had to be halted in December, reportedly due […]
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