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Tragedy and shock gripped the town of Bartica late on Saturday night when the bodies of a woman and her two young daughters were found in the ashes of their old wooden house that was set ablaze by the woman’s reputed husband. Persons at Four Miles Squatting Area, Bartica noticed the house on fire at […]
Members of the Guyana Defence Force will be getting two-weeks of their monthly salary as a bonus. The bonus will be tax free. President Irfaan Ali made the announcement on Friday as he visited the GDF base at Kaikan in Region Seven. “Even with the difficulties of the pandemic, the slope of the recovery expenditure, […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has arrested a 33-year-old Corentyne man after more than 100 pounds of marijuana was found in the trunk of his car during an operation at Moleson Creek on Thursday night. The suspect has been identified as taxi driver, Imran Johara of Line Path Corentyne. An underage youth was also in […]
A 28-year-old man from Shell Road, Kitty will face the murder charge for the gunning down of 60-year-old Peter Gonsalves. The elderly man was gunned down on Monday night in Garnett Street, Kitty after being attacked by two men who demanded his motorcycle. After allegedly putting up a fight, Gonsalves was shot multiples times by […]
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved funding for the upgrading of 121 kilometres of road from the town of Linden to Mabura Hill in Region Ten. The project was announced today and it aims at improving connectivity between Guyana’s hinterland and the coast. According to the CDB, the project is the first phase of […]
The People’s National Congress Reform has announced that Former President David Granger has declined an invitation from President Irfaan Ali for him to attend a meeting of former Presidents. The meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday, 15th December at State House. In a statement, the PNC Reform said the invitation letter to a “working lunch” […]
The International Court of Justice will on the 18th December hand down its ruling on the question of whether it has jurisdiction in the case that Guyana filed against Venezuela seeking to confirm full legal validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award which established the international boundary between Guyana and Venezuela. Arguments in the case were […]
Describing it as a major contribution to the inclusive and sustainable development of Guyana and the substantial fiscal space for the country’s finances, in the context of the COVID 19 crisis, the European Union today released $19.8 Billion to Guyana under its Budget Support Programme. In a statement, the European Commission in Guyana explained that […]
Opposition Members of Parliament Jermaine Figueria and Sherod Duncan have submitted a Bill to the National Assembly seeking to amend several parts of the Narcotics Act in an effort to remove jail time for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Under the proposed changes, the Opposition MPs want trafficking of drugs in relation to marijuana […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall admitted in Court this morning that the appointment of former Magistrate Oneige Walrond as a Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament was in breach of Guyana’s Constitution and the government has since taken steps to correct that breach. The APNU+AFC through Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones, filed the Court action over […]
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