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Hours after the Mayor of Linden cited the Linden Town Council By-laws that were gazetted in 2016 and allowed for the collection of tolls from commercial vehicles entering the town of Linden, Minister of Local Government, Priya Manickchand revoked those By-laws and quickly gazetted the move. In her initial letter instructing the Linden Town Clerk […]
The LED lights used to light up the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge have been left powerless following the theft of 90 feet of copper cables valued at over $1.6 million. In a statement today, the Guyana Police Force announced that it is probing the high-powered theft. The Police suspect that the cables were stolen […]
Amerindian Heritage Month opened on Tuesday evening with a word of caution from President Irfaan Ali to the country’s Amerindian population. In his address at the ceremonial launch of Amerindian Heritage Month, the President said indigenous peoples of the country must be careful of those who appear during crisis only to exploit, in pursuit of […]
With the Commission of Inquiry into the deadly MV Barima ferry tragedy preparing to begin its hearings this month, it is inviting members of the public and others to submit relevant information and recommendations. In a public notice issued this morning, the Secretariat of the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry officially extended the invitation to […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, has assured that the Commission of Inquiry (COI), which was established to probe the MV Barima ferry tragedy will begin public hearings soon. Speaking during his weekly “Issues in the News” programme on Tuesday night, Mr. Nandlall said the Commission has already commenced its work, but […]
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed an application asking for High Court Judge, Priscilla Chandra-Hanif, to recuse herself from further conduct of the case against four men who are preparing to stand trial for the September 2020 murder of 17 year-old Haresh Singh. The DPP wants the Judge to recuse […]
Mayor of Linden, Dominique Blair, has fired back at the Local Government Minister over her instruction to the Linden Town Clerk for the Linden Town Council to desist from collecting tolls from commercial vehicles entering the town. In a statement this afternoon, Mayor Blair pointed out that the Linden toll system for commercial vehicles entering […]
The Chinese Embassy in Guyana has rejected what it described as “false claims” and politically motivated criticism by a U.S. State Department official concerning projects undertaken by Chinese companies in Guyana. Assistant US Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Juan Pablo Segura, has flagged the airport construction project as one delayed by years and overrun […]
A workplace freak accident claimed the life of a Cuban national this morning, and two of his colleagues have been left nursing multiple burns about their bodies and other injuries. The three were reportedly working on a metal scaffold outside a building in Plantation Houston when tragedy struck. The scaffold’s wheels appeared to have not […]
The Government of Guyana has once again shut down the toll collection for commercial vehicles entering the town of Linden. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Priya Manickchand has issued a letter to the Linden Town Clerk, ordering the Linden Mayor and Town Council to immediately cease the imposition and collection of tolls or […]
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