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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) office in Guyana had warned since last year that school dormitories in Guyana have a number of issues that must be addressed as a matter of urgency for the safety of students and those who occupy the facilities. UNICEF conducted a review of all 24 of the school dormitories […]
Another meeting of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was cancelled today over the lack of a quorum, as Government members stayed away from yet another meeting. Chairman of the PAC and Opposition MP, Jermaine Figueira is now calling for the Government’s Chief Whip, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira, and the Minister of Public […]
The Guyana Government has signed two financing agreements with the Saudi Arabia Fund for Development, totally US$150M for infrastructural development. The agreements were signed this morning. The first loan agreement worth US$100 million is for infrastructural works in housing communities, which include opening up new lands for housing and the construction and maintenance of roads […]
Describing the town of Linden as a woman who has been abandoned by her longtime lover, President Irfaan Ali suggested that his party, the PPP, is the new man for the town that will replace the People’s National Congress in the upcoming Local Government Elections. At a Saturday afternoon rally in the heart of the […]
The body of a man, who is believed to be in his late 20’s, was found this morning on the walkway of the Houston overpass on the East Bank of Demerara. It is suspected that he may have taken his own life overnight. The man is still to be identified. He was found clad in […]
The use of Force by the Guyana Police Force to break up a protest by Hill Foot squatters who had their homes bulldozed by a private developer has angered the Guyana Human Rights Association. In a statement today, the GHRA condemned the actions of the Police Force, saying the brutal enforcement of a Court order […]
With Local Government Elections 10 days away, the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh (GECOM) is reporting that all systems are in place for voting. “All systems are in place now but commissioners have a way of raising issues and those will be dealt with in due course,” the GECOM Chairman […]
by Svetlana Marshall One day after the Police Force announced the death of prison escapee Royden Williams and his accomplice Odel Roberts in a Joint Services operation, Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken has been dodging questions on the operation that took place at 33 miles Bartica Potaro on Thursday morning. This morning, Mr. Hicken […]
Local Government Elections commenced today with thousands of ranks from the Disciplined Services casting their ballots across the country, ahead of E-Day, when the rest of the population will head to the polls. According to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), more than 9,000 members of the Disciplined Services, which include the Guyana Police Force, the […]
The Guyana Police Force has announced the arrest of four male students in connection with this morning’s fire that completely gutted the St. Angela’s girl’s dormitory in Region 9. In a statement, the Police said the 4 boys had threatened to set fire to the building after they were chased from the premises by the […]
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