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An East Coast Demerara businessman is grateful that he is still alive but is counting his losses after he was robbed at gunpoint while at a traffic light stop in the city. The Guyana Police Force has reported that business Robert Charles was driving along Sheriff Street on Tuesday afternoon, when the traffic light forced […]
Workers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) have called off their strike action after three weeks on the picket line. The decision comes following an agreement between the Guyana Public Service Union and the management of the GGMC over a number of the demands that were put forward by the workers. The agreement […]
The People’s Progressive Party in turning to former President, Bharrat Jagdeo to give the party a boost for the upcoming General and Regional Elections. The elections will take place on May 11, 2015. Mr. Jagdeo who has tried to stay out of the local political spotlight since leaving office in 2011, is expected to make […]
In wake of widespread concern, the Ministry of Education has announced that the CXC examinations which were originally slated for May 11, 2015 have been shifted to the 15th and 16th June, 2015. Last week when President Donald Ramotar announced May 11, 2015 as the date for national elections, concern was immediately raised about the […]
The General Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee , has confirmed that President Donald Ramotar has been confirmed as the Presidential Candidate for the party at the upcoming, May 11, 2015 polls. Mr. Rohee said the decision was made at a central executive meeting of the party last week. He said there […]
A bandit was shot dead on Sunday night by the owner of an East Coast gas station just after he and his accomplice had robbed a pump attendant and were escaping on their motorcycle. The dead bandit has been identified as Marvin King. The incident took place just before 9 o’ clock on Sunday night […]
Staff members and customers of the Popeyes Fast Food Restaurant on Vlissengen Road were forced to run for cover after four armed bandits who were about to rob the restaurant came face to face with a policeman who was purchasing dinner. The incident took place just after 7 pm on Sunday. According to eyewitnesses, the […]
A national of Bermuda was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport after ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch suspected that she might have ingested an illegal substance. The woman whose name has not been released, was taken to the Georgetown Hospital where she excreted several pellets containing cocaine. She has passed out more than […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority has announced that it has released the Cypriot vessel, M/V DeltaDiep which was detained following the discovery of 185 packages of cocaine in a 40ft flat rack container on January 6, 2015. The total weight of the cocaine found on board the vessel was 420 pounds which carries a street value […]
University of Guyana Law Professor and former Judge at the Caribbean Court of Justice, Professor Justice Duke Pollard is of the opinion that the President erred in his announcement of an election date without the parliament being first dissolved. In a letter in Saturday’s Stabroek News, Justice Pollard pointed out that “the President and his […]
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