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The Guyana Police Force has reported that the young gold miner, Avinash Fernandes who was found dead in the Arakaka River after going missing from his mining camp, died from injuries consistent with manual strangulation. The body of the 20-year-old was found last Wednesday in the Arakaka river in Region One. He was last seen […]
Former Minister of Public Health under the APNU+AFC Government and Executive Member of the PNC Reform, Dr. George Norton was today charged with misconduct in public office. He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge and was granted bail in the sum of $400,000. Norton was handcuffed and placed in the […]
Two inmates of the Lusignan jail are now hospitalized with chop and stab wounds after they were involved in a jailhouse brawl with each other. In a statement, the Guyana Prison Service related that it remains unclear what triggered the fight between inmates Gerald Jones and Kaley Roberts. There was a reported verbal confrontation between […]
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company is set to announce a major change to its top management with the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer who takes office from early May. GTT announced this morning that veteran telecommunications expert Damian Blackburn will be taking over as the new Chief Executive Officer while the outgoing […]
Two Senior Police Ranks, Woman Superintendent of Police, Loraine Saul, and Assistant Superintendent of Police, Kurt Smith have been jointly charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony. The charges stem from allegations of fraud. Saul was the Officer in Charge of the Brickdam Police Station Other Ranks Mess while Smith was the […]
The month of April has not reached its midway point as yet, but Guyana has already recorded 940 new coronavirus cases and 25 deaths in the month. In the past two days alone, six deaths were recorded. In its latest report, the Health Ministry revealed 40 new cases and three new deaths in the past […]
Police in Essequibo have arrested a 22-year-old woman who made a claim that she was kidnapped on social media, but when visited by Police officers, her story turned out to be untrue. In a Facebook post last week, the young woman claimed that after boarding a taxi with three other persons, she was kidnapped by […]
The Guyana Civil Defence Commission has announced that the first shipment of relief items for St. Vincent will leave Port Georgetown tomorrow. The CDC and the Private Sector Commission have been working closely together and in partnership with the Government in organising Guyana’s relief efforts for the sister CARICOM state. Director-General of the Civil Defence […]
The Interim Management Committee, headed by former Lands Commissioner Trevor Benn, will now form the new management of the Guyana Public Service Co-op Credit Unit (GPSCCU) after winning the confidence of the membership in elections on Sunday. The previous management committee was ousted over financial management concerns. Following the results of the elections last evening, […]
A 50-foot section of the 160-feet long Pirara Bridge in Region 9, which links Lethem and Annai collapsed this morning as a heavy-duty truck attempted to cross. The truck was driving onto the bridge when the section collapsed, leaving the truck in a perched position. The bridge was last repaired in 2014 and according to […]
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