Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal announced in the National Assembly this morning that the government is on track to reach its five-year goal for the allocation of 50,000 house lots. In opening the debate on the Condominium Bill, which seeks to regularise condominium housing options, Minister Croal said 11,000 house lots have already…
A 39-year-old woman is in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by her 36-year-old boyfriend who is currently on the run. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred at around 03:30hrs on Tuesday at the victim’s, Sharon Hoppie’s Hadfield Street, Lodge, Georgetown house. The…
Five weeks after the brutal murder of 57-year-old East Coast Demerara resident Savitri Raj, the lifeless body of her husband, who was the only suspect in the murder, has been found. The partly decomposed body of 56-year-old Vijaimal Raj was found on Monday afternoon in the Enmore backlands. The discovery was made by a cattle…
The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) on Tuesday announced the establishment of the long-awaited Athletes’ Commission. According to the GOA, this Commission will comprise athletes who have represented Guyana at multi-sport Games, Regional Games and/or participated in National Championships within the past eight years. As described in its Mission Statement, the Commission will ensure the viewpoints…
Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton wants to see the government put together a more holistic relief plan that will cater to all citizens and cushion the effects of the rising cost of living in the country. During a press conference this morning, Mr. Norton said there is a need for a better relief package…
An argument over a parking spot at D’Andrade Street, Kitty, Georgetown, on Monday morning has left three people nursing stab wounds and two of them are hospitalised. Those injured are 36-year-old Kinray Joseph, a Rural Constable; Kennedy Barky, 34, a taxi driver and 51-year-old Gordon Branch, also a taxi driver. According to the police report,…
Six months after a fire gutted the section of the Police headquarters that housed its Office of Professional Responsibility, the Guyana Fire Service is still to release the findings of its investigations, although the probe was completed months ago. On Monday, as the Acting Fire Chief Gregory Wickham was overlooking the Fire Service dousing another…
Long-time rivals in Regional First-Class cricket, Barbados and Guyana, will meet on Wednesday as the Four-Day season resumes with lots of attention on this key fixture. With just three rounds remaining, it is a matter of do-or-die for the Harpy Eagles, as ideally, they need to win all of their remaining matches to have a…
The Opposition APNU+AFC today called on the government to return to the table and start fresh broad-based consultation on the reform of the country’s electoral laws. According to the Opposition, the Government must face the reality that the nation has rejected both its amendments to the Representation of the People’s Act and its public consultations…
Regarding it as a modern piece of legislation amid new demands for higher standards and more accommodation in housing, the Condominium Bill was passed on Tuesday during the 47th Sitting of the National Assembly. Few Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) were present for the debate and while they did not vote against the bill’s passage,…
