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President to meet GECOM Chair and Commissioners today

President David Granger will this morning meet with the recently appointed Chairman and all of the Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission.  It will be the first meeting between the President and the full Commission since Justice Claudette Singh took office as the GECOM Chairman last week. The meeting is set to take place at […]

New Peace Corps Volunteers urged to serve with dignity

The newest group of US Peace Corps volunteers took their oath to serve today at a simple ceremony at the US Ambassador’s residence. The 29 volunteers will be serving Guyana in the areas of education, the environment and health for the next two years. The US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann Lynch, welcomed the volunteers […]

Parents beg eyewitnesses to come forward after hit and run teen dies

Two months after being knocked unconscious by a speeding car, an 18-year-old man has died without regaining consciousness. His parents are now begging for eyewitnesses, including the friends that he was with, to come forward with information about the hit and run accident. The youth, Bariel Hall, was walking in the company of friends after […]

Youth remanded to jail over alleged rape of Venezuelan woman

A 21-year-old man was remanded to jail this morning after being charged with the rape of a Venezuelan woman. The accused, Jamal Bunbury, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge as he appeared before the Chief Magistrate. It is alleged that on the 3rd of August, Bunbury raped the 26-year-old Venezuelan […]

E-Library opening at North Georgetown Secondary

When school reopens in September, students of the North Georgetown Secondary School will have more information technology at their fingertips. The Guyana and North American Chapters of the North Georgetown Old Students Association have pooled their resources to set up an E-Library in the school. The e-library will be furnished with over 25 tablets and […]

Wrongfully dismissed PSM staff to be reinstated following COI

Three staff members of the Public Service Ministry who were dismissed by recently appointed Minister of Public Service, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, have been ordered reinstated. The decision is as a result of the recommendations of a Commission of Inquiry conducted by former Chief Whip for the PNC Reform, Lance Carberry. At his weekly press conference this […]

Opposition MP denies sexual assault allegations involving minor

Member of Parliament (MP) for the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Alister Charlie, has denied allegations of attempted rape of a minor sometime last week.   The issue was first reported in the Kaieteur News and the Guyana Chronicle on August 2. It was reported that the incident allegedly occurred in Lethem, Region nine.  However, […]