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The State of Guyana, through the Attorney General, has filed its formal defense against civil claims stemming from the May 2023 Mahdia School dorm fire, denying any liability over the deaths. In its defense filed by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, the Government is denying all allegations of negligence or Constitutional violations contained in the lawsuit, […]
With the El Nino weather phenomenon expected to continue in Guyana into the new year, farmers are being encouraged to make themselves fully prepared, as the long dry spell could take a toll on the country’s water resources. Addressing farmers and other stakeholders at an El Nino Stakeholders Preparedness Forum at the Arthur Chung Conference […]
Three men were charged and remanded to jail today over the attempted robbery of a Tuschen man. Additionally, they were charged with the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. The three men, 22-year-old Yohance Carroll, 23-year-old Earl Grant and 23-year-old Adrian Greenidge appeared in Court this morning to face the joint charge of attempt […]
Public schools across the country reopened their doors today for the new school year, and the Minister of Education, Sonia Parag reported that of the 1,200 nursery, primary and secondary schools in the country, only 1% of those schools were not fully ready for the commencement of the new Academic Year due to ongoing repairs. […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and APNU Chairman, Aubrey Norton, believes that with the ExxonMobil Guyana-led consortium having recovered its investment of US$55 Billion, Guyana must build its capacity to audit offshore activities in the Stabroek Block. He said the audit should include the operational expenses claimed by Exxon and its co-venturers. The […]
Former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran, is mounting a Court challenge against the current Auditor General Deodat Sharma, over his continued occupation of that office beyond the age of 68. Goosalrran, through his Attorney, Christopher Ram, has informed Sharma of the intended challenge and told him that he will be named as a respondent in the […]
Opposition Member of Parliament for the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Natasha Singh and her husband, Shane Fordyce, have been instructed to report to the Diamond Police Station next Tuesday as investigations into the illegal possession of a firearm continues. MP Singh and her husband were arrested on Tuesday night after Police investigators found […]
The Opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), wants an immediate meeting with the Government to avert a looming crisis in the town of Linden, caused by the removal of the Wismar Bridge toll, which provided revenue for the Linden Town Council. The Council is unable to reach its salary and other obligations, as the […]
Moments after arriving in Guyana, two Indonesian nationals died tragically in an early morning accident involving a sand truck and two private mini-buses along the Timehri Public Road. The fatal accident occurred just after 4am. The two foreign nationals have been identified as Edy Ansyori Sukri and Ikomang Tedy Arsa Bantara Putra. They were part […]
As Police investigations into the death of a Cuban national at the Muneshwers’ Houston Terminal continue, a Filipino national employed as a machine operator has admitted to placing two 40-foot containers on the western side of the compound, but said he saw no one there at the time. In a statement this morning, the Police […]
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