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The man who has been picked by the Board of Directors to lead the state-owned National Communications Network as its Chief Executive Officer believes that he is the best man for the job despite admitting to forging the signature of a GT&T Deputy Manager when he worked at that company over a decade ago. Public […]
Deputy Director of Prisons, Senior Superintendent Gladwin Samuels, took the stand at the Commission Inquiry into the deadly Camp Street jail unrest on Tuesday afternoon and denied that he ever give instructions for the doors to be locked to the cell where prisoners had set a fire. The Deputy Director who holds a Degree in […]
Quick and heroic action by two motorcyclists who were riding across the Demerara Harbour Bridge has resulted in the life of a young woman being saved. The young woman, whose name has not been released, had just jumped from the top of the bridge into the Demerara river, when the motorcyclists hopped off their bikes […]
The busy Robb and Alexander Streets area was the scene of a midday robbery today which left a young Wakenaam businessman dead. The dead man has been identified as Mahendra Persaud of Wakenaam in the Essequibo. He was shot just before 12:00 noon while he was about to transact some business in the Alexander Street […]
A Sophia family’s worst fears became their grim reality this morning when two schoolboys found the body of 24-year-old Simone Hackett. The body was positively identified by family members. Shocked and horrified family members rushed to the scene and openly wailed as they saw the young lady’s body stashed in the vegetation laden trench. The […]
Weeks after newly elected Georgetown City Councillor, Winston Harding, took his Oath of Office despite concerns from child rights group about past allegations of child molestation, the People’s National Congress has addressed the matter. The PNC recently held a general council meeting and the issue came up for discussion. The President who is the Leader of […]
Arbitrary killings by the government or its agents along with allegations of government corruption, including among police officials, have been listed as two of the most significant human rights problems that Guyana faced in 2015. The United States Department of State recently released its 2015 Report on Human Rights Practices across the world and raised […]
Police investigators and family members are pleading with members of the public to provide them with any information that they might have which could lead them to the whereabouts of 24-year-old Sophia resident, Simone Hackett. The mother of one, should have been the Maid-of-Honour for her sister’s wedding this past Saturday, but the wedding house […]
Just three days after the Government ordered the widening of the cordon around the Camp Street jail and the stepping up of security around it by the Joint Services, the Minister of Public Security has reported that the situation inside the jailhouse is now stable. The move by the government came after 13 prison officers […]
As the first anniversary of the APNU+AFC coalition approaches in the month of May, the Opposition People’s Progressive Party has started to assess the coalition’s first year in office. The party in a Monday morning statement, accused the President and his coalition government of failing to live up to many of the campaign promises, including […]
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