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Career Diplomat and current Antigua and Barbuda Ambassador to the US, Sir Ronald Sanders, has been elected Chancellor of the University of Guyana by its Council, the Office of the President has announced. He replaces Professor John Edward Green, who was appointed in November 2019. While expressing appreciation to Professor Green for his dedicated service […]
The ex-girlfriend of the 27-year-old Linden man who was gunned down yesterday at Half Mile in Wismar, has been taken into Police custody, as investigators have launched a search for her current boyfriend. The young businessman, Amar Jones, was in his canter truck waiting to pick up his daughter from the ex-girlfriend when an armed […]
President Irfaan Ali, in the absence of a Leader of the Opposition, today administered the oath to serve to the seven-member Teaching Service Commission. The Constitution of Guyana stipulates that the Commission be made up of seven members with three of those members to be appointed by the President after meaningful consultation with the Leader […]
Two weeks after President Irfaan Ali gave persons holding a “fraudulently obtained” driver’s license six weeks to surrender them and restart the process, he has announced that persons who facilitated the process for those license to be obtained fraudulently will be fired starting early in the new year. The announcement comes following a comprehensive post-audit […]
Guyana is concluding its two-year term as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council today. It tenure began on January 1, 2024 and was guided by the overarching theme “Partnering for Peace and Prosperity.” In a statement, the Office of the President said the country’s tenure on the Council coincided with a period […]
Police on the East Coast of Demerara are probing the murder of 89-year-old Lackandai Tamessar of Ogle. The elderly woman was found dead on Tuesday with multiple stab wounds to her body. The Police said the dead woman’s 88-year-old husband, who was found at the home, has since been taken into custody for questioning. According […]
President Irfaan Ali today said while there have been “notable improvements” in the power generation sector, there are still challenges with management, distribution and production at the Guyana Power and Light Company. During a sit down with selected journalists and a group of students this afternoon, the President said there are capacity building initiatives and […]
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali Hack, today announced that it has disposed of some 310 cases this year, with the majority of those cases being related to murder. In a release today, the DPP office said that it looked at 100 cases for the offence of Murder, 16 cases […]
Police in the mining town of Linden are probing the murder of 47-year-old farmer, Dion Ramdyhan, who was gunned down in his house at Bamia, which is located just outside of Linden along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. The man was reportedly in his sleep when he was attacked and murdered. Persons in the area told investigators […]
City businessman, Marlon Dasilva, has been committed to stand a High Court trial over the murder of his reputed wife, 27-year-old Kenesha Vaughn. The murder took place at the couple’s Diamond, East Bank Demerara home in February. The Court had earlier rejected his Attorneys’ no-case submission, and now following the arguments put forward by his […]
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