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Police investigators have launched a probe into the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy from Kitty in Georgetown. The incident occurred early on Monday morning at Gordon Street in Kitty, and investigators have revealed that a 22-year-old man is the main suspect. According to a report from the Police, just before 1 o’ clock on […]
A 52-year-old man lost his life yesterday morning while working on the construction of a concrete septic tank. The incident occurred at the Eccles Industrial site on the East Bank of Demerara, and claimed the life of Zheng Shun Liu. According to a Police report, the man who works with a construction company, was working […]
Scandal-plagued former Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall, is among the big vote getters emerging from the People’s Progressive Party’s Congress, having finished with the sixth highest number of votes to sit on the party’s Central Executive Committee. Mr. Dharamlall’s tenure as Minister came to an end after he was accused of raping a high […]
The governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has elected a new Central Committee, to run the affairs of the party. President Irfaan Ali emerged with the most votes for a position on the Central Committee, followed by current General Secretary of the PPP, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. The PPP’s Congress wrapped up today following the election […]
Special Report by Nazima Raghubir A dark cloud looming over the Barima River gives residents of Imbotero a sliver of hope that relief to their water woes is on the horizon. Last Saturday, Simon Lakhan spent four hours in his farm tending to crops while also clearing some additional land for farming. But Lakhan, who […]
The governing People’s Progressive Party is not moved by concerns about the flying of its party flag at the Arthur Chung Conference Center, which is the current home to the National Assembly of Guyana. The party’s 32nd delegates congress is currently underway, and its flags have been flying high along the East Coast highway as […]
President Irfaan Ali used the opening of his party’s congress today to once again shut down claims that his Government has been openly practicing discrimination. He dismissed the claims, and said the Government’s record is there for all to see that it is open, transparent and works in the interest of all Guyanese. At the […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Advisor to the Minister of Health and former Government Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has been appointed as Guyana’s new Ambassador to Switzerland and will also serve as Guyana’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations in Geneva. Ramsammy was appointed to the post of Advisor to the Minister […]
23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis, was remanded to jail today for the murder of a fellow inmate, Anthony Prince. The murder charge comes two months after Anthony Prince was stabbed to death in the Lusignan jail. The murder accused, Shamar Davis, who was on remand for a robbery charge, was not required to enter a plea […]
Guyana joins the rest of the world today in observing World Press Freedom Day. This year’s observance is being held under the theme, “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis”. In a statement, the Guyana Press Association noted that World Press Freedom Day is being observed at a time […]
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