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Two persons were killed and three others were badly injured on Sunday when the vehicle they were travelling in along the Rockstone road in Linden suffered a blowout and the driver lost control. The accident occurred close to the Rockstone Lethem Road junction along the roadway. The dead persons have been identified as Raymond Khan […]
Police investigators are probing the death of a Charlestown man who was found dead on Sussex Street, Albouystown moments after he and an accomplice, reportedly robbed a man at gunpoint in an Albouystown shop. According to a Police report, just after 11:30 on Saturday night, two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, […]
A Guyanese family living in Barbados is devastated with the loss of their son. 18-year-old Shaquille Grant died on Thursday (September 11) after he encountered difficulties after reportedly plunging into the sea at Crane Beach in St. Philip, Barbados. The Guyanese youth moved to Barbados with his mother and other relatives when he was much […]
Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr. Carissa Etienne has urged increased action against Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) citing them as being responsible for 60 to 70% of Guyana’s mortality rate. Speaking at a reception in her honour at the Princess International Hotel, Dr Etienne said, “I know everyone is quite excited about […]
The Guyana Police Force continues its efforts to fight marijuana cultivation and on the Saturday, Police investigators from the Narcotics Branch carried out a drug eradication operation at Kairuni along the Linden Soesdyke Highway and destroyed over 2 acres of marijuana plants. According to a Police Force statement, a field of about two acres in […]
Police investigators in St. Lucia are hoping that they will get all the answers they are seeking when a post mortem examination is done on the body of a 61-year-old Guyanese man who was found dead in a hotel room at Gros Islet on the island on Tuesday. According to a statement from St Lucian […]
While President Donald Ramotar believes there is no reason why he will not lead his People’s Progressive Party Civic into the next elections, the party’s General Secretary Clement Rohee has indicated that the party has not yet considered who it will have as its Presidential Candidate. When asked at his Monday (September 8) press conference, […]
The Owner of Sanjay’s Jewellery on Sheriff Street, Sanjay Persaud, was placed on $1.5 Million bail on a causing death by dangerous driving charge when he appeared before a city Magistrate on Friday. The charge stemmed from the death of city council worker, 55-year-old Leon Hunte. The man was hit down and killed by a […]
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has solidified its calls for local government elections and Leader of the Opposition David Granger said that the position of his September 9th letter to President Donald Ramotar still stands. Granger has given President Ramotar until Monday September 15 to announce a date for local government elections which have […]
The American, British and Canadian diplomats have issued a call for Guyana to add its voice in condemnation of the ongoing occupation by Russia of the Crimea region in Ukraine. At a joint press conference on Thursday, the three Western Diplomats said it may not be in Guyana’s interest to stay quiet on a situation […]
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