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The Guyana Police Force has indicated that it will be instituting charges against the members of a family who attacked Doctors and other medical staff at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) on Sunday night. Some Doctors were forced to scamper for cover as the drunken family members threw chairs across the room and knocked down […]
The consultant who has been retained to conduct a high-level economic feasibility study of investing in an oil refinery locally, will be making a presentation to stakeholders later this month. This was revealed by Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman at his most recent outreach programme which was held with the business community. The Minister […]
Confusion unfolded at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Wednesday during a visit by the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services which resulted in the Chairperson, Dr. Vindhya Persaud being instructed out of the storage bond. At the beginning of the announced tour, Chairperson of the GPHC Board, Kesaundra Alves announced that the tour will be […]
Five months ago, 26-year-old, Shondell Williamson was living life to the fullest. She had just gotten out of a bad relationship and was moving on with her children. On the night of January 19, Shondell’s life was shattered as she was doused with acid by the man she once loved and shared a long relationship […]
A recently formed group is seeking to remove some of the stigma associated with persons who would have been deported. The Guyana Re-migrant Mission is a non-governmental group and according to its President, Marlous Henderick, there is a need for more plans to be in place to assist persons who find themselves as involuntary remigrants. […]
Welfare officers in the Berbice region are probing the beating of a young boy allegedly by Police officers while in Police custody. The 14-year-old boy was allegedly taken into Police custody last week after being accused of stealing a phone belonging to a resident in the same Springlands, Berbice community where he lives. When Welfare […]
As Guyanese Journalists join their colleagues across the globe to celebrate World Press Freedom Day, the Guyana Press Association is using the occasion to call on the government to immediately address issues that threaten this freedom such as the continued existence of political interference in some sections of the state media. World Press Freedom Day […]
The May – June rainy season in Guyana has commenced, and rainfall through this period is expected to be above normal. Chief Hydrometrological Officer, Dr. Garvin Cummings is advising that the necessary precautionary measures be taken as the season unfolds. Above normal rainfall can result in severe flooding along the coast, affecting major economic activities especially […]
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has submitted his new list of nominees for the consideration for the Elections Commission Chairman position to President David Granger. The submission is in keeping with provisions of Article 161(2) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. The six (6) names are as follows: The six nominees are […]
One day after government reiterated that it could no longer financially support the failing sugar industry the way it has done in the past, a large number of field and factory workers of the Rose Hall Estate continued to protest the potential closure of that estate. Despite the rainy weather, the workers staged a picketing […]
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