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Crime Chief and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Wendell Blanhum, has hailed detectives of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Police Force for an “outstanding year in crime fighting” and the dismantling of several criminal networks in the country. Speaking at the CID Annual Christmas Luncheon and Award Ceremony, the Crime Chief said although many challenges […]
Hundreds of teachers in Georgetown received the $100,000 Government cash grant today, but many of them called for the process to be better organised as it got off to a chaotic start. On Sunday evening, the Minister of Education in a video message on Facebook, asked teachers in the Georgetown area to uplift their cheques […]
More than 6,000 children and adults from across the town of Linden got some early Christmas cheer over the weekend as the Caring For Others non-governmental organization handed out gifts and household items. The initiative represented one of the largest holiday gift distribution drive to ever take place in Linden. Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira, […]
Prime Minister Mark Phillips has assured that there will be no power outages for Christmas now that the second power ship is being connected to the national grid. The Prime Minister together with officials from the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) visited the ship’s terminal at Ruimveldt where work was ongoing to connect the power […]
Guyana has officially registered its discomfort following Venezuela’s completion of a bridge on Ankoko Island. Venezuela seized Guyana’s side of the island in 1966. Over the weekend, Foreign Minister Hugh Todd summoned Venezuela’s Ambassador to Guyana Carlos Amador Perez Silva, to formally protest the move. A release from the Foreign Ministry said Guyana is protesting […]
Three weeks after Bladen Hall businessman, Pooran Singh, shot and killed a vagrant outside his East Coast Demerara premises, the Director of Public Prosecutions is still to offer final advice on the case. The incident took place on the 1st December, and according to Police sources, the DPP’s office initially offered advice for the businessman […]
President Irfaan Ali is confident that his party – the People’s Progressive Party/Civic – will retain power when the General and Regional Elections are held in 2025. In an interview with a group of journalists and Government PR officials over the weekend, the President said the PPP/C Administration, since taking office in August 2020, has […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton is renewing his calls for the Acting Chancellor and the Acting Chief Justice to be confirmed in their positions. For a Chancellor and Chief Justice to be appointed, there must be agreement between the President and the Opposition Leader. The Opposition Leader has already indicated his support of the two Judges […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton continues to call the Government out on the issue of corruption. At a press conference today, Mr. Norton said the ruling administration has done more to condone corruption than to fight it. He told reporters that corruption in the public procurement system should come as no surprise to citizens. […]
Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has frowned on a complaint against him that has been filed with the Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC) by prominent businessman Terrence Campbell. He said he hopes the ERC can conduct its investigation and publish its findings soon. Mr. Campbell in filing his complaint to the ERC, accused the Vice President of […]
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