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The husband of murdered New Central High School teacher, Omega Ault remains on the run as he has emerged as the prime suspect in the woman’s murder. Investigators are searching for the husband, Clarence Farley. The man’s car was found abandoned at a lumber yard in the village of Coverden on the East Bank of […]
There was not a dry eye at the Lyken Funeral Home this midday as family members gathered to bid their final goodbye to the three children who died in last Wednesday’s fire at their home in the Mocha Backdam. The charred remains of the children, 8-year-old Timothy Kippins, 6-year-old Triston Kippins and 1-year-old Zhalia Flue […]
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony wants people to know that using hookahs and vaping is just as bad as smoking cigarettes and is also harmful to the body. Guyana joined the rest of the world today in observing World No Tobacco Day. Dr. Anthony said while many persons especially youths have been turning to […]
Over 5000 fisherfolk from across the country will benefit from a one-off $150,000 cash grant as an immediate step by the Government to assist them in offsetting some of the rising expenses associated with their trade. President Irfaan Ali announced the assistance initiative this afternoon and explained that the government has already put systems in […]
Almost seven months after the Guyana Court of Appeal in a 2-1 decision ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear the Election Petition case which was thrown out by Chief Justice Roxanne George for late service to former President David Granger, the Attorneys representing the Government and the Vice President have moved to the CCJ […]
President Irfaan Ali today moved ahead with the appointment of members to the Police Service Commission and the Integrity Commission even as the Opposition threatened legal action over the need for meaningful consultation. The President said the members of the Police Service Commission were already approved by the National Assembly. Three of the four members […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today threatened that he will move to the Court if the President decides to move ahead with Constitutional appointments without the completion of consultations as required by the Constitution. “They might go ahead and I don’t doubt it. They seem to want to go ahead but it will be challenged in […]
The Government’s much-touted Amaila falls hydropower project which was set to begin this year with a completion date of 2025, is experiencing a setback as the contracted Chinese company wants to back out of the original agreement. Back in March, the cabinet granted no objection for the Office of the Prime Minister to engage China […]
Taxi driver, Matthew Monroe who was last week freed of a murder charge after the Prosecution admitted to having no evidence linking him to the crime, is calling on the Guyana Police Force to reopen the investigation into the murder of High School teacher Kescia Branche. Monroe was charged with the teacher’s murder and remanded […]
The President has not yet made up his mind on who he believes should be the country’s next substantive Chancellor of the Judiciary and Chief Justice, according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. During a press conference today, Mr. Jagdeo said the President is looking at the issue. The Opposition Leader has been pressing for the […]
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