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A wide scale investigation has been launched into the murder of well known city businessman, Farouk Ghanie who owned and managed the Hamson’s Hardware Store on Regent Street. The 56-year-old businessman was found stabbed to death in his back yard early Thursday morning at his Collingwood Avenue, Nandy Park residence. Investigators suspect an ex-employee who […]
It appears as though the drug pushers in Guyana are not letting up in their efforts to get the cocaine out. Agents attached to the Narcotics Branch of the Guyana Police Force busted an American citizen with just over five pounds of cocaine stashed in his suitcases. The 28-year-old man was a New York bound […]
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have signed an agreement on the Electoral Observation Process of the 2015 General and Regional Elections. The agreement was compiled by the OAS. The signing took place on Wednesday when the OAS Chief of Mission, Ms. Lisa Shoman visited GECOM Secretariat and held discussions […]
The government on Wednesday disclosed that corrective work on the contentious fibre optic project was ongoing even as the administration continues to shy away from being exclusively responsible for the collapse of the project. The project was being headed by President Donald Ramotar’s son, Alexie Ramotar when it had to be halted in December, reportedly due […]
On the same day that the Guyana Police Force reported on the post mortem examination results of the prisoner who committed suicide by hanging in the Lethem Police Station lock ups, another prisoner but this time at the Mazaruni prison decided to end his life the same way. According to a police statement, convicted prisoner […]
The Government’s Chief Spokesman Dr. Roger Luncheon has admitted that recent campaign trips to North America by members of the government and the governing party were all funded by taxpayers following cabinet’s approval. Last week a number of government Ministers joined former President Bharrat Jagdeo and People’s Progressive Party Prime Ministerial Candidate Elisabeth Harper on […]
The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration in a bold statement on Wednesday said it is unaware that any member of its Cabinet is under investigation by international agencies or countries. Responding to questions from the media, Government’s Chief Spokesman Dr. Roger Luncheon said the administration has not been informed by any external investigative agency […]
As political leaders continue with their nationwide campaign in the lead up to the May 11 polls, members of the local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender – LGBT – community are calling attention to the important issues that affect them. The LGBT community does not only want assurances that their issues will be addressed when the […]
The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS), headed by the former Foreign Minister of Belize Lisa Shoman, arrived in Guyana on Wednesday morning to learn about the preparations for the May 11 general and regional elections. According to the OAS, during her visit to Guyana, the Chief of Mission will sign […]
The Vice President of the Plaisance Basketball Club, Thenga Adams has found himself in a different league after he was busted at New York’s JFK Airport with cocaine in four pairs of sneakers. The 29-year-old man who worked as a Communications Officer for Guysuco, arrived in New York from Guyana on April 7, 2015. According […]
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