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A report on the security system at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) has been handed over to the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, the airport’s management said in a statement. It contains an assessment of the existing security system as well as recommendations. The report follows a major breach in airport security last […]
The International Court of Justice, (ICJ) today heard closing arguments from Guyana in response to Venezuela’s application for the Court to throw out the merits of Guyana’s case on the basis of admissibility. Venezuela has argued that the Court should not entertain Guyana’s substantive application on several grounds, and one of those grounds is that […]
Twenty eight year-old Linden truck driver Leston Banes who was wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, was found dead this morning in an abandoned house at Blueberry Hill in Wismar, Linden. Banes’ body was found hanging and Police investigators suspect that he took his own life. Banes went on the run Sunday night after […]
Telecommunication giant – GTT – has announced that more than 55% of its customers, who were on its broadband internet service, have switched to the company’s Fibre service, which provides increased internet speeds and reliability. According to GTT’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Damian Blackburn, this year has been a remarkable one for the company with […]
The Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh has defended the 8% salary increase for public servants for 2022 that was recently announced by the President. Since the announcement, the Government has faced criticism from many public servants, the APNU+AFC opposition and the Guyana Public Service Union. Speaking to reporters today, the Finance Minister, Dr. […]
Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh today warned that legal actions can be taken against employers who do not pay over the NIS contributions for their staff. He said the practice appear to be causing chaos in the NIS system especially when persons attain pensionable age and apply for their benefits. Speaking on the sidelines of […]
Three Berbice men were arrested over the weekend after they were linked to the discovery of more than 100 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of a car. According to a statement from CANU, its agents noticed the car parked on the public road at Springlands on Friday during an operation and no one claimed […]
A 22-year-old Linden woman was stabbed to death on Sunday night by her ex-boyfriend who was not happy that she had broken off their relationship and was moving on with her life. The woman, Kelly Charlotte, worked as a teacher in Linden. On Sunday night, she was at home with her sister when the suspect […]
Two brothers in Linden are in Police custody and are likely to face murder charges after they pushed a boat captain overboard to his death early on Saturday morning. A Police statement said the 55-year-old boat Captain, Elick Alexander was steering the boat towards the Wismar shore of the Demerara River when he was attacked […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan today confirmed that his party will be exiting the coalition when the Cummingsburg Accord expires on the end of the year. “We were going to exit as it were the partnership. We will still have very cordial working relationship with the APNU because of course we […]
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