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A two-day conference focusing on educators in the field of higher education opened this morning at the Pegasus hotel with President David Granger reminding the participants of the important role that trained teachers play in the moulding of the nation. The conference has been organised by the University of Guyana’s Centre of Excellence for Teaching […]
As the governing coalition partners continue to review the Cummingsburg Accord, there has been no decision as yet on the Prime Ministerial Candidate. The Alliance For Change, which is the junior partner in the coalition wants its Leader Khemraj Ramjattan to be President David Granger’s running mate, replacing the current Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who […]
Two Guyanese are among three persons who have been indicted in the US in a multi-million US dollar Medicaid fraud. The three Sean Ally, Shamiza Ally and Lisette Joza are accused by the New York Attorney General of stealing over $1 million from the New York Medicaid programme by billing fake transportation services that were […]
With the President naming a date for elections and the Opposition accepting that date, Foreign Minister Dr. Karen Cummings today said there is clearly no need for sanctions against Guyana over elections. The US, UK and EU Missions in Guyana had accused the Government of taking the country into an unconstitutional state by the President […]
44-year-old Brian Matterson of Wortmanville was today remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge, which stemmed from his alleged stabbing of his own neighbour. The man was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. According to the Police Prosecutor, it is alleged that on the 27th September at Princes Street, Worthmanville […]
A 19-year-old motorcyclist who was caught on camera assaulting a police officer before hopping on to the officer’s motorcycle was today slapped with several charges as he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The youth, Anthony Clarke appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse and was charged with three traffic-related offences. Clarke admitted that on the 28th […]
As Guyana prepares to become a key player in the oil and gas industry, there continues to be worry that the country could also see an increase in its carbon footprint. Countries around the world are seeking to reduce their carbon footprint, which refers to the amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly […]
Opposition nominated Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Bibi Shadick is now accusing the Elections Commission Chairman, Justice Claudette Singh of bias and aligning her decisions and views with the position of the Government nominated members of the Commission. Shadick made her position known to the media this afternoon after the statutory meeting of the […]
The Sophia man who was charged for murder after throwing his 18-month-old niece through a window then buried her in a backyard has been sentenced to life in prison. The life sentence was handed down even after 22-year-old Sherwin Roberts, pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter and told the Court that he was […]
Two of the three men who were charged in connection with the murder of two elderly women in their South Road, Georgetown home have pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. The two men, Imran Khan and Stephen Andrews appeared before Justice Sandel Kissoon and admitted to killing 89-year-old Constance Fraser and 77-year-old Phyllis […]
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