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A 27-year-old man from Tucville in Georgetown lost his life on Thursday night in a smash-up with a large truck at Mahaicony on the East Coast of Demerara. The dead youth has been identified as Jonathan Gomes. A Police report of the accident stated that at around 8:15pm on Thursday, as Gomes was driving his […]
With an increasing lack of trust and confidence in Ministry of Labour, President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte today said international arbitrators may be better suited to resolve the ongoing wage dispute between the Union and the Ministry of Education. As he stood outside the Office of the President today along with […]
President Irfaan Ali has indicated that Guyana and Suriname, are awaiting word from China on their joint request for concessional finance to build a bridge across the Corentyne River between the two countries. On Wednesday, the President told reporters that the Chinese Government has been in contact with both countries, and a strategic dialogue is […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that the Government has undertaken a review of the procurement system in a bid to stamp out corruption and to ensure that the procurement laws are being followed. At a press conference at his party’s headquarters, the Vice President said the review will focus on Government Ministries, Agencies, Statutory […]
The technical assessment for the effective implementation, and utilization of the regional ferry service that is being undertaken by Guyana, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago, is expected to be completed within the coming days. On the sidelines of the Private Sector Commission’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, the President told reporters that the assessment […]
Police investigators in the Berbice region are probing the murder of 25-year-old Joshua Hardatt aka “Money”, of Bloomfield Village, Corentyne. The young man’s lifeless body was found in the back seat of his parked Toyota Premio car on Wednesday morning along the Auchlyne Cultivating Dam. Investigators said he was found lying face down in a […]
The International Decade for the People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has secured funding from a US-based organisation and is set to issue US$110,000 in small grants to 25 agriculture-based member organisations and small-scale farmers under its ‘Enhanced Economic Participation and Development Project.’ The IDPADA-G’s Project Coordinator, Roxanne Myers said under the ‘Enhanced […]
Buxton resident, 31-year-old Dexter McDonald aka “Labba”, appeared in Court on Tuesday to face a robbery under arms charge and a charge of discharging a loaded firearm with intent. McDonald, who was also wanted in connection with a number of other crimes, was arrested a few days before his Court appearance on Tuesday. In Court, […]
58-year-old Victoria Village resident, Wayne Summer, and 45-year-old Shawn Baynes of the same East Coast Demerara village, were charged and remanded to jail on Tuesday for harbouring attempted murder suspect, Dexter McDonald aka “Labba”. The two accused appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Fabio Azore, and both pleaded not guilty to the charge. […]
The Government is seeking the overturning of the full decision handed down by Justice Sandil Kissoon in the case that was brought against the Government by the Guyana Teachers Union. In his ruling, the Judge blocked the Government from cutting the salaries of striking teachers, and also ordered the Government to continue deducting dues from […]
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