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Parliamentary democracy in Guyana has been collateral damage in government’s resort to the courts to stave off the effects of the no-confidence motion passed against the David Granger-led administration on December 21 last year, So said Opposition Leader Bharat Jagdeo at a press conference last week.
Recently reinstated Assistant Commissioner of Police Simon McBean has been assigned as the Commander of Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) effective from Friday.
A police pickup yesterday morning crashed into two utility poles and a newly-constructed shop at Perseverance, East Coast Demerara and the driver of the vehicle has been arrested.
Rajen Dindial, who is accused of killing a man outside a Grove wedding house, is expected to lead his defence after a judge overruled a no-case submission that was made on his behalf.
Guyana has joined the International Offshore Petroleum Environment Regulators (IOPER), an international regulators group whose help it will be seeking as it accelerates preparations for crucial oversight of the oil and gas sector as the expected start of production has been moved to next month.
The police will be seeking to obtain DNA samples for testing in order to confirm whether the charred remains that were found in the trunk a torched car at Mahaicony on Friday afternoon are indeed those of Colin Rodney Jr, a key witness in a murder case who went missing over a week ago.
Commissioner of Police Leslie James has said that while there has been a recent spike in crime, he is “not bothered” because the Guyana Police Force has recorded an overall drop in serious crimes.
Two Corentyne men who were wanted in connection with the murders of four fishermen during a recent pirate attack have since been arrested in Suriname.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Fredrick Flatts has said an eight-foot dam, between Fairfield and Dantzig, Region Five, will soon be built to ease the suffering of Mahaica-Berbice residents who have been devastated by recent spring tides.
A body, suspected to be that of a Venezuelan man, was found with multiple stab wounds in the shallow waters of a creek at Tabatinga, during the wee hours of yesterday morning near the Brazil-Lethem border.
The Guyana Police Force on Friday welcomed 86 new constables into its ranks and Commissioner of Police Leslie James urged them to always keep the law in mind when confronting whatever challenges they may encounter as they embark on their new journey as law enforcers.
Commissioner of Police Leslie James has signaled plans for changes at the embattled Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU).
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is inviting small and medium-sized agro-processors to participate in a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)-funded project aimed at improving the quality standards of their businesses and products.
After a month of activities to raise funds for the fight against cancer, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has issued a call to local non-governmental organisations to apply for grants through its “Pinktober Fund.”
The Citizenship Initiative (TCI), one of Guyana’s newest political parties, is calling on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to be forthcoming with the public on the reasons behind its decision making.
Police in Region Seven are still on the hunt for two suspects as they continue to investigate the death of a Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke-Linden Highway miner David Atkinson, who was fatally chopped just over a week ago.
A $16 million lapidary facility was commissioned on Friday at Monkey Mountain in the North Pakaraimas, Region Eight.
The Humanitarian Mission Guyana Inc in partnership with its donors has recently made two separate donations to victims of the recent fire in Port Mourant, Corentyne, and to female victim of domestic violence, also from the Corentyne.
Dr Keith Cummings, who has been making donations to the medical development of his home country for years, last Thursday made a contribution of over four hundred thousand dollars to his former primary school.
The main sugar union, GAWU today expressed concern about the reported sale of assets belonging to the shuttered Sheldon sugar estate.
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