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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 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” […]
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 […]
After being in the Government’s “protective custody” for three weeks, 26 Haitian nationals including children were released on Wednesday night and dumped in front of the city hotel where some of them were staying before being held. The owner of the Hotel was shocked by the appearance of the Haitian nationals at his hotel and […]
Almost a week since she was last seen, a family in Linden is pleading for help in locating their 16-year-old daughter. The student of the Linden Foundation Secondary School was last seen on Wednesday 2nd December at her Rainbow City home in Linden. The girl’s mother, Nichelle Fable told News Source that she left her […]
Former Director of Medical Services at the Georgetown Hospital and current Director of the Yesu Persaud Clinical Education Center, Dr. Madan Rambarran has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. The announcement was made today by the Ministry of Health. The other members of the board are Chartered Accountant, Harryram […]
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