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The driver of the Canter truck which veered out of its lane and collided head-on with a car, killing a pregnant woman and her husband, was charged with causing the death of the two persons by dangerous driving. 50-year-old, Carl Craig of Public Road, Soesdyke appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Diamond Magistrates’ […]
While the country continues to see a decline in new and active COVID-19 cases, which Health officials believe is a result of the vaccination campaign, there is still concern that the country can regress as a result of vaccine hesitancy in some areas. Health Authorities are particularly worried about the situation in Regions Two, Eight, […]
Hitting the campaign trail to boost her run for Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform, Attorney and Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir visited the Buxton community on Sunday where she spoke about the importance of the upcoming PNC Reform Congress. The Opposition spokesperson on Foreign Affairs is a first-time Member of Parliament and her […]
President Irfaan Ali has urged large scale contractors not to bid for small regional projects explaining that such a move would not only deprive small scale contractors of contracts but would also have an impact on the business model of large scale contractors The President said while he has no problem with contractors having multiple […]
Guyanese businessman, Ghalee Khan who surrendered to US Law Enforcement in March 2020 after being on the run from US authorities for more than a decade on drug trafficking charges, has been sentenced to nine years in jail for jumping his original bail and cocaine trafficking. Khan who made a surprise decision to return to […]
The aviation community in Guyana was thrown into mourning this morning as news broke of the death of the founder of the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School, Captain Malcolm Chan-A-Sue. Mr. Chan-A-Sue was hospitalised for the past three weeks after being involved in a vehicular accident in the city when a speeding […]
The Public Accounts Committee is set to meet next week to consider names of persons who will be appointed to the next Public Procurement Commission. Members of the PPC are nominated by the Public Accounts Committee. The Public Procurement Commission monitors and reviews the functioning of all public procurement systems to ensure that those systems […]
One week after a female security guard from Affiance on the Essequibo Coast died after she was dropped home by a taxi driver, the driver has been charged with the woman’s murder. The accused 62-year-old, Kirk Beaton appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Charity Magistrate’s Court this morning and was not required to enter […]
Investigations are ongoing into Saturday’s fire which gutted the Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility and other sections of the building located at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary. The Guyana Fire Service in a statement on the investigations has determined that the fire started in a section of the Police Force’s living quarters which was located […]
As the Ministry of Health begins the rollout of COVID-19 booster shots, Guyanese who were vaccinated with the Russian-made Sputnik-V vaccine, which is still to be granted WHO approval, can now be inoculated with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine as a booster shot, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony announced today. It was explained that it […]
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