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Police investigators are reviewing CCTV video footage that they hope could lead to the arrest of a suspect in the late-night execution of Ministry of Health driver and Sophia resident Collin McPherson. The 43-year-old man was shot dead on Thursday night at his D Field, Sophia home, who attacked him in front of his children […]
Three young siblings, ages 8,7, and 3 died tragically this morning in a fire that ripped through their small wooden house in Barnwell North, behind the village of Mocha Arcadia. The children were left alone at home by their mother who was working the night shift as a security guard. Police investigators believe the fire […]
As Guyana Celebrates its 56th Independence anniversary today, President Irfaan Ali issued a call on citizens to rededicate themselves to working together in the interest of the nation. Speaking at the national flag-raising ceremony which was held at Anna Regina in Essequibo, President Ali also spoke about the importance of defending Guyana’s territorial integrity and […]
GTT has signed a new agreement with the Guyana Postal and Telecommunication Workers’ Union (GPTWU) that will see its employees benefiting from salary increases over the next two years. Under the agreement, all union members will receive an immediate 2 percent pay increase effective February 2022, which will be on top of the six percent […]
Days after teachers housed in the Ministry of Education living quarters highlighted their poor living conditions on social media, the Minister of Education has announced that the concerns will be addressed by Education Officers in Region 10. The teachers who have been transferred to the Kwakwani area complained of their bat-infested living quarters with the […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards seized more than 150 unapproved dial scales during weights and measures surveillance visits at more than 1000 shops and retail outlets on the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara, and areas in Regions 2 and 6. In a statement, the GNBS said its inspectors continued to encounter the […]
On the eve of Guyana’s 56th Independence Anniversary, the Government of Guyana inked the country’s largest infrastructural development contract which is valued at approximately US$260million for the construction of a new Demerara Bridge. A Chinese joint venture will be undertaking the construction. Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill, today expressed gratitude to the many stakeholders […]
The Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) today announced the immediate recall of the locally made frozen JR Chicken Burger Patties due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. The product is produced by JR Original Burgers and sold in supermarkets in Georgetown. The Food and Drug Analyst Department said that to […]
After spending five years on remand for the murder of high school teacher, Kescia Branche, taxi driver Matthew Munroe walked out of custody as a free man today after the State Prosecution admitted that there was no direct evidence linking the man to the crime and the state’s main witness could not be located. Following […]
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve […]
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