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(GINA) President Donald Ramotar, in his New Year’s message to the nation, has urged all Guyanese to work together in the interest of the country, noting that politics of blackmail will weaken democracy and can lead to further inequality. The New Year holds out great possibilities and also challenges, but how much is achieved will […]
With the Guyana Public Service Union still threatening widespread strike action against the imposition of a 5% increase in wages and salaries for public servants, the Leader of the Opposition, David Granger believes it is time more attention be paid to the GUyanese worker. In his New Year’s message to the nation Mr. Granger declared […]
Opposition Party, the Alliance for Change has indicated that it intends to push for the opening up of the state media in this new year. In a message to mark the new year, the AFC said “in 2014 we will lobby hard to ensure that the state media will be opened up to give us […]
Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Luncheon announced that Cabinet has approved financial support of US$100,000 each for St Lucia and St Vincent and US$75, 000 to Dominica, in wake of the deadly storm that recently affected the Eastern Caribbean, impacting more seriously on the three countries. Several were left dead and others missing in […]
(GINA) The construction of more turnkey homes, the employment of groups of contractors and other skilled workers to work with the housing ministry, the development of new housing schemes, and Silica City, the completion of a highway into Parfait Harmonie, and allocation of 6000 houselots are among significant projects that will be pursued by the […]
Surveillance video captured from security cameras close to the Mackenzie Wismar bridge reveal that Linden businessman Collis Mentis aka Tom was speeding when he crashed through the metal rails of the bridge and into the murky waters of the Demerara River on Saturday morning. The speed limit on the bridge is 15 mph. The businessman […]
An unidentified body believed to be a man, which was clad in a purple vest with green lining and a khaki long pants was on Monday morning found floating between two boats at the transport and harbors wharf, Kingston. The discovery was made just after 9:00 am by a crew member who had gone to […]
Police investigators are probing the murder of two Brazilian nationals in the Cuyuni area. According to a police report, the partly decomposed bodies of the two persons were found at Sandhills, Cuyuni in Region 7 on Sunday. A police team was dispatched to the area to carry out an investigation. Reports indicate that the three […]
Rescuers and volunteer divers were busy on Saturday morning trying to locate the body of Linden businessman Collis Mentis aka Tom, who reportedly lost control of his vehicle while cross the Mackenzie Wismar Bridge and plunged into the murky waters below. After about two hours of frantic searches by scores of persons, the vehicle was […]
(RJRNews) The death toll from flooding in several Eastern Caribbean states has now risen to 18 and several other persons are still missing in the three most affected states – St Vincent & the Grenadines, St Lucia and Dominica. A powerful weather system swept across the islands on Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving a trail of destruction […]
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