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The Christmas holidays in the mining town of Linden have been dampened by a tragic Christmas morning fire that has claimed the lives of a Linden nurse and her two young nieces. The dead woman has been identified as Zoella Kezia Lawrence. The names of the two young children are still to be confirmed. However, […]
It’s going to be a blue Christmas for the families of the four fishermen who have been missing at sea for the past 34 days. Although hope continues to fade and the search operations have been reduced, family members are still hoping for a miracle. The missing fishermen, Hazrat Razack, Cicil Persaud, Vickram Singh and […]
Distinguished Guyanese Attorney, Senior Counsel Rex McKay was today eulogized as a legal giant and a man of impeccable character, who will forever be remembered as one of the greatest lawyers that Guyana has ever produced. McKay passed away yesterday morning and was laid to rest today. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senior […]
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI), which was tasked with investigating the circumstances surrounding the Mahdia School Dorm Fire that claimed the lives of 20 children, has completed its final report. The fire took place back in May. The Secretary to the Commission, Javed Shadick, confirmed that the report has been completed and will be handed […]
Georgetown Mayor Alfred Mentore has warned that a major shake up may be heading the Council’s way, which is likely to see staff members being reassigned at the level of the City Administration. Mentore made the disclosure during an extraordinary meeting of the Council on Wednesday. He explained that the matter is already engaging the […]
More than three weeks after an untagged suitcase packed with cocaine was found on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Guyana, the authorities in Guyana are still probing the case. A total of 50 pounds of cocaine was found in the suitcase when it was offloaded from the aircraft at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Canadian authorities […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that Guyana will secure a US$660 Million loan from the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States to finance the Government’s flagship Gas-to-Energy Project. The Vice President offered the assurance on Thursday at a press conference. “Exim Bank is fully on board with this project. We have had a […]
Six months after Government’s holding company – NICIL – began negotiations for the sale of the Marriott Guyana Hotel to American company, X-LLC, the negotiations are still ongoing, with the company expressing some concern about the length of time it is taking. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo made it clear today that Government will not be […]
The APNU+AFC Opposition today condemned a move by the Guyana Police Force to dispatch one of its officers to New York, to serve a Court summons on US-based, Guyanese political activist Rickford Burke, for him to appear in Court in Guyana on cyber crime charges. During a press conference today, Opposition Member of Parliament and […]
Two days after the Government got its third supplementary budget for the year approved, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has stated that next year’s National Budget will include a menu of measures, programmes and projects aimed at driving economic growth in the country and increasing the disposal income of Guyanese. At a Freedom House press conference […]
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