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Former General Secretary and longstanding member of the People’s National Congress Aubrey Norton believes that he is equipped and ready to lead the party. During an appearance on an online talk show “Politics 101” with Professor David Hinds, Mr. Norton confirmed that he will be running for the leadership of the party when the Congress […]
In wake of several complaints by customers who have seen unauthorized charges and purchases to their debit, Republic Bank Guyana has confirmed that the accounts of some of its customers have been compromised. In a notice to its customers, the bank said that its monitoring systems have detected suspected fraudulent online payment card activity at […]
Five persons appeared in Court today to face fraud charges related to over $19 million in bogus GRA cheques that were cashed at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry. Appearing in Court today were Anush Khan, Komalram Persaud, Romeschand Singh, Devindra Moteeram and Shareesa Tappin. According to the first charge sheet, between the 28th […]
The post-mortem examination conducted on the body of 45-year-old Peter Headley who was killed in police custody has found that he died from a single gunshot wound that perforated his lungs. Headley was shot dead by a Police officer while being taken in his own car to the Police station on suspicion of being involved […]
The Guyana Power and Light Company has reached an agreement with the union for its workers, NAACIE for a 5% increase in wages and salaries for GPL workers. The agreement is valid for three years and the workers will get a 5% increase in each of the next three years. They were hoping for an […]
The governing People’s Progressive Party has not taken kindly to statements made by several organizations that have rejected the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) involvement in a project to reform Guyana’s electoral laws and process. The Guyana Human Rights Association, The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA), the Working People’s Alliance and the recently formed Electoral […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Product Compliance Department has destroyed 290 cases (290,000 packs) of imported cigarettes in Lethem. The “US Mild1” branded cigarettes were imported by a city businessman. The brand of cigarettes is prohibited from being sold here in Guyana. “After a prolonged period of storage, a decision was taken by […]
The General Register Office (GRO) has started the distribution of computer-generated certified copies of birth, deaths and marriages which are registered in Guyana. “The Computer-generated certificate will see enhance security features which include a QR Code to the top left-hand corner of the certificate and invisible making readable only under a black light”, the GRO […]
A businesswoman and a security guard in Port Kaituma who initially claimed that they were robbed of $500,000 by foreign-speaking men are now under arrest after admitting that the robbery never took place and they lost the money. The two filed a report on Sunday claiming that they were approached and robbed by two armed […]
A Sophia Mother, who lost her 9-year-old son on Sunday after he was crushed by a garbage truck when he fell off his bicycle, said the death is unbearable and she has been left with a deep wound in her heart. The young boy, Enam Holder, was riding his bicycle when he reportedly hit a […]
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