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President wants to meet with Granger on LGE issues

Just before leaving Guyana for a 10 day visit to the United States, President Donald Ramotar wrote Leader of the Opposition David Granger to express his willingness to meet and further discuss “matters of importance to the Guyanese people”.  Granger last week announced that his party, A Partnership for National Unity would be starting nationwide […]

Albouystown man shot dead by Police while in custody

28-year-old Albouystown resident, Adrian Bishop was shot dead at close range by a Police officer while being taken into custody on Saturday night. The incident occurred at Hill Street, Albouystown. Reports state that the man was arrested after a woman he shared a relationship with and who is a member of the Police Force summoned […]

Man dumped in car trunk as gunmen rape girlfriend at Linden

A 32-year-old Linden man was tied up and dumped in the trunk of his car while his 20-year-old girlfriend was raped in the same car by three gunmen who had already robbed the couple at gunpoint on Friday night in Amelia’s Ward, Linden. According to a police report, it was just after 10pm on Friday […]

Granger pushes further for LGE, says PPP and Ramotar are “overdue”

Leader of the Opposition David Granger has indicated that his party is ready for Local Government Elections and he intends to continue pressuring the administration to ensure that there is not another delay in the hosting of Local Government Polls. Despite its many concerns about the state of the city and other communities across Guyana, […]

US completes another round of Port Security training

The US Embassy has completed a training program for Guyanese port security workers and sea cadets on the intricacies of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code). The three-day class, consisting of 43 students including 10 Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) cadets, focused on international security regulations and helped build relationships between port […]

Driver charged for causing death in Rockstone blow out accident

The Guyana Police Force on Friday charged 43-year-old, Michael Gordon of 21 Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara with causing death by dangerous driving committed on Raymond Khan, 65 years, of Cornelia Ida, WCD and Jean Williams, 63 years, of 21 Peter’s Hall, EBD, which occurred at Mabura Road, on September 14, 2014. Gordon  appeared at […]

GT&T funds refurbishment of UG Information Technology Centre

The University of Guyana’s (UG) Internet Resource Centre (IRC) has been re-commissioned following development works to the tune of GYD$20M which were funded by leading local telecommunications provider, GT&T. The project comes against the backdrop of an inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in April of this year between the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) […]