A 28-year-old man of Britannia Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) died after he reportedly backflipped into a canal at Tempe Village, WCB. Dead is Ramesh Ramphal, a carpenter. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred at about 17:00hrs on Monday. According to the report, Ramphal and his girlfriend, Rushelle Craig, 23, were swimming in the…
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has denied that he has ever accepted bribes from Chinese companies in exchange for large contracts in Guyana. In a wide-ranging interview, a New-York based correspondent for Vice-News told the Vice-President that a number of Chinese businessmen have related that the only way to get business done in Guyana is to…
— 10,000-12,000 temporary staff to be hired WITH there being a likelihood that Local Government Elections (LGE) will be held this year, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has been allocated some $783 million to begin preparations for the potential polls. This sum was included in the commission’s $4.1 billion budget, which was approved by the…
National Volleyball player Kristoff Shepperd and National Table Tennis Champion and Olympian Chelsea Edghill are among three persons injured in an accident between a car and a lorry on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown on Monday night. According to the report from Police Headquarters, Shepperd, 22, was behind the wheel of PPP 6198 while Edghill, 24, and Nickasie…
The Government will be spending another $71 million this year to purchase new vehicles for the Presidential fleet and Presidential Guard Service. It is the third time in under two years that millions will be spent on new vehicles for the Presidential fleet. Minister of Governance, Gail Teixeira told the Parliamentary Committee of Supply on…
With Opposition Member of Parliament, Nicolette Henry submitting her letter of resignation as an MP to the party’s list leader, David Granger, the former PNC Leader has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Clerk about the decision. The People’s National Congress Reform has already written to the former party leader informing…
With Opposition Member of Parliament, Nicolette Henry submitting her letter of resignation as an MP to the party’s list leader, David Granger, the former PNC Leader has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Clerk about the decision. The People’s National Congress Reform has already written to the former party leader informing…
With Opposition Member of Parliament, Nicolette Henry submitting her letter of resignation as an MP to the party’s list leader, David Granger, the former PNC Leader has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Clerk about the decision. The People’s National Congress Reform has already written to the former party leader informing…
Paul Collingwood has been appointed as England’s interim men’s head coach for the three-match Test series against West Indies in March. Chris Silverwood left his role as head coach last week following England’s 4-0 Ashes defeat by Australia. Former all-rounder Collingwood took charge of England’s 3-2 Twenty20 series defeat in the Caribbean last month. “I…
With Opposition Member of Parliament, Nicolette Henry submitting her letter of resignation as an MP to the party’s list leader, David Granger, the former PNC Leader has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Clerk about the decision. The People’s National Congress Reform has already written to the former party leader informing…
