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(Nation News) Police in Barbados have smashed what they believe is a human trafficking ring here, and for the first time have charged individuals with this crime. As a result, a man and a woman will appear in court today jointly charged with human trafficking. Police public relations officer Inspector David Welch yesterday confirmed that […]
With the Government facing lawsuits from private media owners over the granting of radio licenses by Former President Bharrat Jagdeo, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds on Monday said he does not think the granting and distribution of radio licenses by the former President was a matter of fairness. Mr. Hinds held responsibility for the broadcast sector […]
The President Barack Obama administration has flayed the Government of Guyana for its lack of transparency in the distribution of radio licenses which brought on stream new radio stations. In its latest country report on Human Rights, the U.S Department of State said “In 2011 the government approved applications for 10 new radio stations, although the […]
Two Georgetown men are nursing gunshot wounds in the hospital this morning after they narrowly escaped death in what police sources say was a drive by shooting incident. The men were rushed to the Georgetown Hospital early Monday morning after being shot while standing outside the Baroombar Club on North Road, Georgetown. The two men […]
The Guyana Defence Force is probing the death of a young soldier who drowned in the Essequibo river early Sunday Morning while reportedly taking a river bath. The lifeless body of Corporal Kevin Calder was pulled from the deep brown waters of the river hours after he was last seen taking a swim. The incident […]
Residents of the small logging and mining community of Haruru in Region 10, Upper Demerara Berbice launched protest actions early Sunday morning against what they see as a move by the Rusal Bauxite Company to take over their reservations. They are also pressing for a reduction in the cost they pay for electricity in that […]
The Guyana Police Force reported late Saturday that a 37-year-old Brazilian National was killed and another badly injured when the ATV they were riding slammed into a motor lorry at Frenchman in the Siparuni district. According to the police, the motor lorry and the unregistered All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) were travelling in opposite directions when they […]
The Georgetown Hospital through assistance from the United States has launched a Centre of Excellence which will focus on special care for persons living with HIV/AIDS. The establishment of the centre is being seen as a great milestone in the work done over the years in Guyana to combat the fight against HIV. The Chief […]
Some private media owners in Guyana peeved at the way former President Bharrat Jagdeo issued radio licenses just before he left office have decided to go to the court in an effort to have the licenses reexamined. In motions filed by the National Media and Publishing Company Limited,The Guyana Media Proprietors Association Limited and Broadcaster […]
Guyana has once again captured the major awards at the Caribbean Tourism Organisation and Travelmole Sustainable Tourism Awards. At the award ceremony in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana received the top awards in the Caribbean Excellence in Sustainable Tourism Award , this was won by Karanambu Lodge, the Biodiversity Conservation Award which went to the Guyana Marine Turtle […]
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