With fatal accidents occurring almost weekly, the Traffic Chief is indicating that the Police Force will continue its best efforts to educate drivers about speeding, especially late at nights. Speaking to members of the press this morning on the sidelines of a Police Anniversary event, Traffic Chief Linden Isles said most of the fatal crashes…
Two men who allegedly stabbed a taxi driver during an armed robbery appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Wednesday charged with attempted murder. Erneste James, a 25-year-old poultry farmer of Old Road, Eccles East Bank Demerara (EBD) and Linden Flavius called ‘Fine Crime’, a 31-year-old construction worker of Agricola, EBD were jointly charged. It is…
Students from the hinterland communities who have to travel to Georgetown for their tertiary education will now be accommodated at the new Tertiary Dormitory for Hinterland students. The facility is located at Lilliendall and was constructed at a cost of $186 million as a project of the Indigenous People’s Affairs Ministry. At a commissioning ceremony…
…as President, Opposition Leader continue talks on new GECOM chair …discussions on President’s nominees, other candidates expected today Four persons, who were nominated by the Leader of the Opposition for the position of chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), have found favour with President David Granger. The four nominees are expected to be included
From the list of five persons shortlisted for the post of a new GECOM Chair, President David Granger has found four persons to be “not unacceptable.” The President and the Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo met late Tuesday at the Ministry of the Presidency where a “broad agreement” was reached, the Head of State told a…
Two Brothers, who were allegedly caught with over 4 pounds of compressed marijuana in a small boat earlier this month have both been remanded to jail. The brothers, Kevin and Kevon Thomas appeared in Court this morning and denied the charges made against them. The Court was told that on the 9th July in the…
BERMUDA, considered as one of Caribbean’s strongest women’s football sides, went down 2-1 to St Lucia for their second defeat in the CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship Qualifiers. The result for St Lucia saw them picking up their second win of the Group A matches, following a nail-biting 4-3 win over Suriname on the opening night.
ExxonMobil Guyana made a $4M contribution to the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Guyana for the completion of its Gasifier project, which was commissioned Monday at an estimated cost of $12.4M. This equipment will be used to produce biochar which is charcoal produced from plant matter and stored in the soil as a…
In a statement on Saturday evening, the Guyana Government it accepts that it is an ‘interim’ government, “but emphasises that Cabinet has not stopped functioning and government must continue to provide public services”. In its ruling, the CCJ said the December 2018 no-confidence motion against the Guyana Government was validly passed and that the constitutional…
— Jagdeo under pressure to abide by consensual approach to appointment of GECOM chair — President urges cooperation, good faith WITH mounting calls from civil society for the country’s leaders to quickly find a solution to the current political impasse, Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo will be hard pressed this week to cooperate with President
