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Charlestown fire leaves 15 homeless

Fifteen persons who lived in a 3-story Howes Street, Charlestown building have been left homeless following a Wednesday night fire that ripped through the apartment building, completely gutting it. Screams that there was a fire on the top floor of the building were heard just after 6:30pm on Wednesday. As persons rushed to get everyone […]

AG supports consolidation of Election fraud cases

With the election fraud cases against a former APNU+AFC government minister, and a number of ex-election officials moving at snail’s pace, the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, while expressing his disappointment in the process, said he supports the Prosecution’s call for a consolidation of the cases. Special Prosecutor, Darshan Ramdhani on Tuesday, told the National Communications […]

GPSU roasts Government over President’s meeting with teachers and not their union

The Guyana Public Service Union today broadsided the Government of Guyana over the President’s recent direct meeting with a group of Headteachers and Deputy Headteachers on salary and non-salary issues, while still not meeting with the Guyana Teachers’ Union on salary negotiations. In a statement, the GPSU described the President’s actions as “provocative and unlawful” […]

Patterson blames mismanagement at Public Works Ministry and GPL for current blackout woes

Opposition Member of Parliament, David Patterson, has lashed out at the government over the current spate of power outages that have gripped the Georgetown, Berbice and Bartica areas. Patterson, who oversaw GPL as the Minister of Public Infrastructure in the APNU+AFC Government, said clear mismanagement at the level of the Ministry of Public Works and […]

Suddie pensioner remanded to jail for gun and ammo possession

A 72-year-old man from Suddie on the Essequibo Coast was remanded to prison on Monday after he was charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition without a license. The accused, George Aubrey Archer, appeared at the Charity Magistrates’ Court where the two charges were read to him. He pleaded not guilty to both charges. […]

Guyana Government observes 124th anniversary of 1899 settlement of border dispute with Venezuela

The Government of Guyana today observed the 124th anniversary of the 1899 Arbitral Award which settled the border dispute between Venezuela and the then British Guiana. The Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said while Guyana still accepts and celebrates the Arbitral Award as stipulated by the Treaty, Venezuela, just after Guyana’s independence, […]