By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2013
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Customers were turned away from the KFC and Pizza Hut branches on Vlissengen Road and the KFC Stabroek Market location in Georgetown on Tuesday as the food outlets were shut down for “maintenance”. Reports indicate however, that a senior official from the KFC Regional Branch flew into Guyana to inspect the local branches and was […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2013
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Detectives are investigating the brutal murder of a 28 year old Albouystown man who was stabbed to death during a mid morning confrontation in the South Georgetown community. The man who has been identified Polasay Marshall was rushed to the Georgetown hospital with multiple stab wounds to his body. The Hospital in a statement said […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2013
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A man whom the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit issued a Wanted Bulletin for, on Monday night has turned himself into the drug enforcement agency on Tuesday and was released after one hour of questioning. Law Enforcement sources have told News Source that Kenty Ferguson turned himself into CANU in the company of his attorney Mark […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2013
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Guyana’s main opposition political group, A Partnership for National Unity is renewing its call for there to be a comprehensive plan unveiled to deal with the current crime problem in the country. In a statement issued on Monday, the APNU said it has noted with “grave concern”, the increased attacks by bandits on business owners, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2013
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In a statement issued on Monday, U.S Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt has issued a call for all of Guyana’s political parties to support the Amaila Falls hydro power project in the interest of the nation and in the interest of Guyana being able to benefit from cheaper electricity. Though support for the project has […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2013
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Guyana’s oldest political party, the People’s Progressive Party has announced that its longtime member Clement Rohee has been elected as the new General Secretary of the party. The decision was made on Monday as the party executives met to elect its central committee. The position is the most powerful one in the party and was […]
By News Source Guyana on August 18, 2013
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Several passengers were rushed to the Georgetown Hospital on Sunday night after the mini bus they were traveling in was involved in a serious accident at Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara. Initial reports indicate that the route 45 mini bus was returning to the city with a number of friends who had spent […]
By News Source Guyana on August 18, 2013
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Threatened by the Guyana Government, that the country’s flag carrier status could be revoked, regional carrier Caribbean Airlines has given an undertaking to immediately review its fare structure for Guyana. Over the weekend, a high level Caribbean Airlines team headed by the company’s Chairman visited Guyana to hold talks with the Guyana Government. The meeting […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2013
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Less than a month after deciding that it was not going to renew the contract of its last Chief Elections Officer, Gocool Boodoo, The Guyana Elections Commission has started a search for a new Chief Elections Officer. The Commission has started to place ads in the newspaper announcing the vacancy for the position. In one […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2013
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(Washington Post) A man upset when the 4-year-old boy he was babysitting rode his scooter on the wrong side of the street was charged Wednesday with beating the child, and police say he then went outside his Northeast Washington apartment to sell marijuana as the youngster died. D.C. police made the allegation in court documents […]