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Calling it a “veiled attack” on the Office of the President, the government used its majority in the National Assembly on Thursday to quash a motion brought by the opposition People’s Progressive Party calling for the reestablishment of a Ministry of Labour. The Motion piloted by Opposition MP Gillian Persaud is in keeping with calls by several […]
The owner of the City Vibes Night Club was today remanded to jail after being charged with being in possession of 42 pounds of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. 40-year-old, Clyde Barrett appeared in the Courtroom of the Chief Magistrate smiling as he entered a not guilty plea to the charges. The Court was […]
(DPI) As the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) wraps up its 2018 first crop, results from January to June show an export volume increase of 87,000 tonnes as compared to the same period last year, according to GRDB General Manager, Nizam Hassan. “When we look at the figures compared to the first half of 2017, we saw […]
-by Kurt Campbell- Stalled talks between the Government and the Opposition on several matters of national importance may now move ahead following the intervention of former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo told media operatives at Parliament today that President David Granger has now committed to leading those talks himself. […]
Businessman and former murder accused, 57-year-old, Andre Gomes aka “Zipper” walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court a free man today after a drug trafficking case that was brought against him was dismissed for insufficient evidence. In dismissing the case, Magistrate Leron Daly said the evidence provided by Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit […]
President David Granger met this morning and consulted with Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo at State House on the appointment of the Public Service Commission and the Police Service Commission. The lives of both Commissions ended several months ago and recommendations have since been put forward for new members. The President had his Minister […]
Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has announced that November 12 is the designated date for Local Government Elections. According to the Department of Public Information, the order with the date is to be gazetted by end of today. The Government has allocated $2.9B to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for preparations for the elections, which […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that the People’s Progressive Party will be choosing its Presidential Candidate for the 2020 general elections, before local government elections this year. Local government elections are likely to take place by November of this year. Mr. Jagdeo told a media conference yesterday that the vote for the party’s Presidential […]
A post-mortem examination carried out on the body of 18-year-old Ronaldo Gomes, who died at the Splashmins resort over the weekend, is pointing to blunt trauma and multiple injuries as the cause of death. The injuries are believed to have been caused by a pointed object, suspected to be a boat propeller. The youngster was at […]
A former Accountant at the Guyana Gold Broad was today slapped with six fraud charges. The 35-year-old woman, Rosanna Ramnarine made her first court appearance today at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore. She pleaded not guilty to all six charges. The Court learnt that between the 1st February nd the 30th April, […]
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