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20-year-old, Darrel Headley of TUCville was refused bail today and remanded after being charged for stealing his neighbour’s motorcycle and being in possession of an illegal gun and ammunition. In Court today, the young man denied the allegations as he made his first Court appearance. According to the Prosecution, on the 21st November at Aubrey Barker […]
A construction worker from the Sophia area and his wife have been arrested after a search at their home by the Police unearthed an AK-47 rifle and a pistol, sixty-five live rounds of ammunition, a large quantity of local and foreign currency and more than 70 pounds of marijuana. The bust was made as the […]
An off-duty policeman became the country’s latest road accident victim early this morning as he rode his motorcycle along Brickdam. Dead is Carl Roach, who was in his late 20’s. According to reports, the accident occurred around 12:30 this morning in the vicinity of Brickdam and Lime st. Eyewitnesses said Roach was riding his motorcycle […]
A 31-year-old man, who worked as a banker at city commercial bank, died in an early morning accident along the railway embankment at Felicity on the East Coast of Demerara. The body of David Headly was pulled from his mangled motor car that had crashed into the bridge along the embankment road. He was taken […]
As the political campaign season kicks in, the People’s National Congress Reform which is part of the coalition government, is taking note of the promises being made by its main opponent, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C). One such promise made so far by the PPP/C is to restore the joint services bonus. But PNCR is […]
Under the revised Cummingsburg Accord which is expected to be signed soon, the Alliance for Change will get fewer seats in the Parliament and on the regional councils. The AFC has agreed to a 70:30 ratio for the allocation of the seats, with the APNU receiving the bigger portion. Under the last agreement, there was […]
The APNU and AFC are reassuring their supporters that the two parties will be heading into the next elections as a strong coalition. Representatives from the two parties emerged from a high-level meeting at the President’s office this afternoon with smiles on their faces and assurances that the APNU and AFC are “stronger together”. Alliance […]
With oil production set to commence in a matter of weeks in Guyana, several local companies are making preparations to expand their services to cater for an increase in demand. Guyana’s telecommunications giant GTT is one of those companies. Speaking to the press today at the Petroleum Summit, GTT’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Justin Nedd […]
Hours after his extradition to Guyana from the United States, murder accused Marcus Bisram appeared at the Whim Magistrates’ Court to formally face the charge of murder related to the death of carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt. Bisram who was heavily guarded by the Police smiled and waved to persons outside the Courthouse as he made his […]
Given the demand by sugar workers for an increase in their wages and salaries, Finance Minister Winston Jordan said that matter must be handled by the Board of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). He told the media on Wednesday that the sugar workers come under a Corporation that has an active board and as such, […]
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