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Enmore man charged for staging own kidnapping

A 19-year-old young man from Enmore who staged his own kidnapping was placed on $200,000 Bail on Monday after he was charged with attempt to commit a felony to wit obtaining money by false pretence.  The young man Ramraj Singh went missing last Monday. His parents received a  phone call the following day informing them […]

Rohee silent on Ramkarran’s take down of Jagdeo

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee on Monday offered no comment on the stinging article written by former Speaker and former PPP Executive Member Ralph Ramkarran on the grip that former President Bharrat Jagdeo is trying to keep on the party and the Government. At a Monday morning press conference, Mr. Rohee […]

LIAT appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Regional Airline, LIAT on Monday morning announced that its Board of Directors has appointed a 35 year aviation veteran as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. The new CEO is David Evans who is a British National who has more than 35 years of experience in senior roles within the aviation industry, according to LIAT. “Between […]

Budget strong on subsidies, weak on ideas -Ram and McRae.

The Chartered Accounting firm, Ram and McRae which is headed by Chartered Accountant and Attorney Christopher Ram has described the 2014 National Budget as “a budget strong on subsidies but weak on ideas and job-creation”. The firm would carry out annual reviews of the National Budget. This year, the company seemed unimpressed. According to Ram and […]

Elderly woman found strangled to death in Linden

Police Investigators were on Saturday called to the Amelia’s Ward, Linden home of an elderly woman who was found strangled to death. Sources close to the investigations said the woman who has been identified as 76-year-old Yvonne Adams, was found with an electrical cord wrapped around her neck. According to reports, Adams who lived alone […]

9-year-old wakes parents and get them out of burning house

A Linden family is counting their losses but thanking God for life after they managed to escape from their burning home at Determa Street at Mackenzie Linden  on Saturday morning. The entire house was gutted. The family of five managed to get out of the blaze after the 9-year-old son woke his parents just after […]

APNU not prepared to support Budget without amendments

Just one day after President Donald Ramotar said he was upbeat about the National Budget receiving the full support of the National Assembly in its current form, Opposition Leader David Granger is assuring him that there is no way A Partnership for National Unity will support the Budget estimates without amendments. At a press conference […]

Police Force bids farewell to retiring Commissioner

The Guyana Police Force on Friday afternoon bid farewell to retiring Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell at a special parade in his honour at the Police Sports Ground, Eve Leary. Brumell who became acting Commissioner of Police following the resignation of Commissioner Henry Greene in 2012 was confirmed in the position last October. He had one […]

Deborah Backer remembered for love of family and for country

A packed St. Andrews Kirk was on Friday afternoon told that the late former Speaker of the National Assembly, Deborah Jan Backer loved and treasured her family and also had great love for her country. Hundreds of mourners packed the historic church and flowed into its yard as they said a final farewell to Debbie […]

Man who killed wife and 4 children dies at Georgetown Hospital

The 50-year-old Port Kaituma businessman who trapped his wife and four children in their home then set the house on fire, died early Friday morning at the Georgetown Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for severe burns to his body. The man who was identified as Linus La Cruz was brought to the city from the […]