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An elderly couple who dedicated their lives to helping others as Missionaries of Christ, died last evening in an accident along the Linden/Soesdyke highway. The couple, 75-year-old Cornelius Rozema and 79-year-old Bernice Rozema were heading to their home at Hauraruni along the highway when tragedy struck. The husband was driving when he reportedly lost control […]
The Argentine Forensic Expert who was brought to Guyana by the Guyana Human Rights Authority to assist in the probe of the Berbice teen murders will be leaving Guyana tomorrow and is still to receive any technical information on the Police investigation. Forensic Expert, Dr. Luis Fondebrider who visited the scenes where the bodies were found […]
With the United Kingdom and the United States already administering one of the coronavirus vaccines, Guyana has started moves to expand its capacity to store the vaccines whenever they become available. Some of the vaccines have to be stored in -70 degree temperatures. The country currently does not have such storage facilities, but Health Minister […]
The Police Constable who was initially charged with murder in the shooting death of 39-year-old Cecil Sampat, has now been charged with manslaughter after the DPP withdrew the murder charge. 25-year-old, Police Constable Troy Munroe appeared before the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan today and was not required to enter a plea to the manslaughter charge. […]
Recently convicted private school teacher, Mohammed Wazir Khan, is appealing his three-year jail sentence and conviction for the sexual assault of an underage girl. Following a trial last month, Magistrate Leron Daly found Khan guilty of the crime. The Magistrate sentenced him to three years imprisonment. The convict was also ordered to pay a fine […]
President Irfaan Ali went ahead and hosted his “working lunch” meeting with three of the four former Presidents this morning, Sam Hinds, Bharrat Jagdeo and Donald Ramotar. All three former are executive members of the governing PPP. Former President and PNC Leader David Granger turned down the invite to the meeting. Mr. Granger said there […]
One week after a 60-year-old man was shot multiple times to his body and robbed of his motorcycle, one of his alleged attackers has been charged and remanded to jail for the crime. 28-year-old Kitty resident, Kelsey Heyliger appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning and was not required to enter a plea to the […]
The Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force has withdrawn misconduct in public office charges against recently appointed Finance Minister in the Office of the President Ashni Singh and former Head of NICIL Winston Brassington. The move by SOCU comes less than three weeks after the High Court ruled that the charges against […]
The Ethnic Relations Commission two-day National Conversation on Ethnic Relations in Guyana opens this morning with several presentations and discussions planned. The event is being held virtually and persons can join the live discussions through the ERC’s social media pages and on HBTV, HGPTV and TVG as well as News Talk Radio. In a statement, […]
The Coronavirus death toll in Guyana inched up by 1 over the weekend taking the total number of deaths to 155 following the passing of a 79-year-old REGION FOUR MAN. According to the Ministry of Health, the man was a patient at one of the health institutions. The country also recorded 41 new cases yesterday. […]
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