By News Source Guyana on October 9, 2014
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The Georgetown City Council building is getting a much needed facelift. The Government has pledged the sum of 100 million dollars for emergency repairs to be executed on the city council building which is one of the heritage landmarks in the country. The emergency work is expected to begin soon once a contractor would have […]
By News Source Guyana on October 9, 2014
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Residents of Nandy Park and Republic Park on the East Bank of Demerara woke up to flooded streets and yards early on Thursday morning after a koker in the area reportedly fell apart and allowed the high tide waters of the Demerara River to flow into the areas. The Peter’s Hall community has also been […]
By News Source Guyana on October 8, 2014
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The Government of Guyana on Wednesday announced that it has given the greenlight for an increase of the toll at the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge in the mining town of Linden. At his post cabinet press briefing, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon also announced that the bridge will now fall under the Ministry of Works but the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 8, 2014
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The Opposition political coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is continuing and stepping up its demand for President Donald Ramotar to name a date for the holding of local government elections in Guyana. On Monday several protesters headed by the Leader of the Opposition, retired Brigadier David Granger, picketed outside of the Office of […]
By News Source Guyana on October 8, 2014
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Guyana’s Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand has blasted the state-owned Guyana Chronicle over a decision by the daily newspapers to carry a front page photograph of two high school children involved in a sex act in its Tuesday 7th October edition. In a statement on her Facebook page, Ms. Manickchand said she was stunned when […]
By News Source Guyana on October 7, 2014
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Member of Parliament for the Opposition, A Partnership for National Unity and former Police Commissioner Winston Felix is convinced that the Government of Guyana is not serious about tackling the problem of piracy that has been haunting local fishermen over the years. Felix appeared on 90.1 FM’s Hard Talk on Sunday and lambasted the administration […]
By News Source Guyana on October 7, 2014
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The governing People’s Progressive Party wants the Guyana Elections Commission to reverse its decision to hire former Guyana Power and Light Inc. Public Relations Officer, Richard Francois as the new Public Relations Official for the Elections Commission. Francois who is a University of Guyana graduate worked for a number of years in the Public Relations […]
By News Source Guyana on October 7, 2014
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Police in East Canje, Berbice, are investigating the shooting death of a 29-year-old man who has been identified as Ramraj basdeo and who lives in the East Canje area. The man was allegedly murdered by the husband of a woman that he reportedly shared a relationship with. The incident took place on Sunday. The woman […]
By News Source Guyana on October 7, 2014
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Dynamic Airways which was forced to suspend its service to Guyana earlier this year following some start up problems has announced that the US Department of Transportation has granted approval for the airline to operate to a variety of destinations in South America. The Chief Operations Officer at Dynamic Airways Bill Gray, said, “The airline is […]
By News Source Guyana on October 6, 2014
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The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) has issued a call for Guyana to pass the updated Anti-Money Laundering legislation that continues to be a source of contention in the country’s National Assembly. The Banking Association said it “recognizes the Guyana government’s efforts to put in place alternative measures to address the technical deficiencies in its […]