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The Guyana Fire Service has determined that the fire at Bachelor’s Adventure which claimed the life of 50-year-old Nicola Marshall was deliberately set. A suspect has not been identified. In its statement, the Fire Service said it was summoned to the scene of the fire just before 1 pm on Wednesday and it dispatched a […]
The International Building Expo is set to make its return in July with a big focus on affordable housing and construction in a fast-moving Guyana. The expo was launched last evening by the Ministry of Housing and Water at the Pegasus Hotel. In his address at the launching, President Irfaan Ali said the Expo is designed […]
On the heels of an announcement by President Irfaan Ali that he plans to meet with Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton within weeks to discuss the reconstitution of several Commissions as well as the appointment of a substantive Police Commissioner, the Opposition Leader while welcoming the proposed meeting, today said the meeting should go […]
The 21-year-old man who claimed that the stabbing death of his 19-year-old girlfriend was an accident was today charged and remanded to jail for the young woman’s murder. 19-year-old Shenese Walks was found dead with a knife stuck in her neck in a pool of blood in her boyfriend’s apartment last week. In Court today, […]
Vendors outside the Stabroek Market were temporarily removed today as the Georgetown City Council launched a clean-up exercise at the market and its surrounding areas. The area was not cleaned for months as many of the vendors who were allowed to use the area temporarily, built permanent structures. Many of those structures were removed today […]
The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPS-CCU) has signed an agreement with the Clerical Commercial and General Workers Union, for salaries and other conditions of employment for the Credit Union staff. The agreement which was signed yesterday paves the way for a 5%, 10%, and 15% increase in salaries for workers for the year […]
Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Major General Joe Singh has been appointed by President Irfaan Ali to serve as Chairman of the Natural Resource Fund Board. The President has also appointed British Member of Parliament David Lammy and Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues as his other two nominees […]
With the Guyana Police Force still to take action on the allegations of racist statements being hurled at one of its Constables, the Attorney accused of making the racist statement found himself before the Chief Magistrate this morning facing a private criminal charge in relation to the incident. The charge was filed by the Constable’s […]
A 17-year-old young man was stabbed to death in the North West District in Region One by his foster father who has since gone on the run. A cousin of the dead youth was also attacked and stabbed by the foster father and he remains in a critical condition. The incident took place on Sunday […]
The Fibre Tech Industrial Plastics (FTIP) Company became the first company today to achieve certification under the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Made in Guyana Certification Mark Programme. The GNBS said the company is now authorized to affix the Made in Guyana Certification Mark to several of its fibreglass products. At the Certification ceremony, […]
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