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A team of investigators from the Regional Security System will arrive in Guyana this afternoon to lead the probe into the Police killing of 21-year-old Ronaldo Peters and 32-year-old Keon Fogenay. Both men were shot dead in Linden earlier this week. Peters lost his life on Monday night after he was chased down and shot […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced that talks are underway to revive private cane farming in Region 3 in an effort to boost economic activity in some West Bank Demerara communities. Speaking at a public meeting at Canal Number 1, the President noted that the closure of the Wales estate a few years ago, made a […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), will over the next two days allocate more than 1,600 house lots in Chateau Margot, Felicity, Success and Le Ressouvenir on the East Coast of Demerara as it tries to address an ongoing backlog in allocations. Speaking at the Ministry’s Dream Realized event today the Aurthur Chung Conference […]
Police in Region One have arrested five Guyanese nationals following the discovery of 465 pounds of cocaine in the Imbotero area, Barima River in the North West District. In a statement this afternoon, the Guyana Police Force said the bust took place on Tuesday during an intelligence led operation in the area. According to the […]
The Guyana Police Force has arrested another one of its own who has run foul of the law. 31-year-old Police Officer, Sherman Ferguson, was arrested early this morning along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway with more than 75 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of his car. In a statement this afternoon, the Guyana Police Force explained […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo disclosed this afternoon that Guyana was one of the country’s that reached out to the United States Government for dialogue on the reciprocal tariffs, which were announced by U.S President Donald Trump. Last week, the US President announced sweeping tariffs on imports from several countries, including Guyana, which was slapped with […]
Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud, has submitted a work plan to the Elections Commission detailing that the Secretariat of the Commission could be ready for General and Regional Elections by the end of September. In an interview, GECOM Commissioner, Charles Corbin, said the work plan is still to be discussed by the full Commission, but […]
Firefighters in Linden have been working around the clock to put out a massive fire that erupted last evening in a valley that is bordered by four sawmills in Amelia’s Ward, Linden. The fire started early Wednesday morning in an area where sawmill operators have been dumping their waste materials. By nightfall, it grew into […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn lashed out on the Guyana Fire Service today, criticizing its fire fighting posture especially with regards to recent fires and in instances where he believes damage could have been minimized. Addressing the opening ceremony of the Guyana Fire Service Senior Officers’ Conference this morning, Minister Benn said while the […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced a one-off payment into the National Insurance Scheme to help pensioners facing hardships and to assist those who have not met the required number of contributions for benefits. The $10 Billion injection will be distributed to pensioners who have more than 50 contributions but have not reached the 750 contributions […]
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