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Government should be complimented for financial assistance to families of Mahdia fire victims -AG Nandlall

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has defended the Government’s decision to offer a $5 million settlement to the family of the children who died and who survived the Mahdia School Dorm fire, and he believes the Government should be complimented for its decision to offer the “financial assistance”. During an interview on state-owned NCN TV on […]

Essequibo fisherman dies in fire at home

A 38-year-old fisherman from Paradise on the Essequibo Coast, lost his life in a fire last evening at his home. Family members suspect that the man might have deliberately started the fire. He has been identified as Terry Persaud Lall. The man reportedly lived alone in the one-flat concrete house. He was last seen alive […]

Norton rubbishes Government’s plan to import nurses from Cuba; Calls for better salaries and benefits for local healthcare workers

The plan by the Guyana Government to hire nurses from Cuba to fill the gap left by Guyanese nurses who are taking up better paying jobs overseas, is not sitting well with the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton. On Sunday, the Opposition Leader roasted the Government over its plan. He said the solution to […]

Labourer found dead after drunken row at Soesdyke

A 40-year-old labourer from Timehri was found dead early on Sunday morning, hours after he was involved in a drunken row with a group of men at a Soesdyke bar. A police murder investigation is now underway. Investigators have identified the dead labourer as Yoel Valenzuela of Timerhri, East Bank Demerara. Three suspects have been […]

Members of Judicial Service Commission appointed by President Ali

Admitting that the country is “woefully short” on the number of Judges and Magistrates on the bench, President Irfaan Ali today appointed the members of the Judicial Service Commission. The members of the JSC who took the oath of office today are Acting Chancellor, Justice Yonette Cummings, Acting Chief Justice Roxane George, retired Acting Chancellor […]