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With the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) laying down new infrastructure in the Region 9 community of Aranaputa, about 100 residents are expected to benefit from access to potable water for the first time.
The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is again calling on the owners of derelict buildings— which pose a threat to both passersby and occupants— to repair or demolish the structures in the “interest of public safety and health”.
A 19-year-old handyman was remanded to prison yesterday by acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus after being charged with robbing two women in armed attacks.
Two men accused of the 2016 murder of Brazilian miner Mario Pozzer were yesterday discharged of the capital indictment due to the state’s inability to provide sufficient evidence against them.
After an hour-long debate on why improved Information Technology will or will not enhance the services offered to contributors and pensioners by the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), St Joseph High school emerged victorious, defeating their opponent, Queen’s College (QC) and six other schools.
(This is the third of a series of articles by Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc on the Production Sharing Agreement signed between the Government of Guyana and Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil) Today we want to examine the validity of the exercise by the minister of the discretion provided by regulation 13(3).
A man who was assisting with works at a construction site on Sheriff Street was yesterday hospitalised as a result of being shocked after coming into contact with electrical wire and falling from the scaffold.
Police have been granted an extension to further detain the suspect in the murder of Andrew Drakes, who was chopped to death Saturday last.
A full military welcome greeted Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo upon his arrival at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) at approximately 12.44 am today.
The much anticipated decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on the validity of the December 21, 2018 motion of no confidence is tentatively set for June 18 at 10 am, according to information from the court.
Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited (RBL) has already reimbursed customers millions as a result of fraudulent activity on its Visa International Debit Cards and at least one customer says it will have to pay out millions more based on what has gone missing from his account.
The family of a patient who died on Sunday evening after a fight at the National Psychiatric Hospital in New Amsterdam, Berbice, are calling for a police investigation.
Johnathan Budhan, 21, was yesterday morning sentenced to 25 years behind bars for killing a man with a cricket bat back in 2016.
The numbers of four policemen stationed in ‘B’ Division (Berbice) were found stored in the cellphone of accused bandit Kelvin Shivgobin, who was killed in the recent shootout at Black Bush Polder and some of their fellow ranks want an independent investigation as they say the four are engaged in corrupt practices and are being aided by a senior officer in the Guyana Police Force leadership.
All efforts are being made to ensure that the proposed Guyana Initiative Against Climate Change (GIACC) project gets off the ground, Linden Mayor Waneka Arrindell assured yesterday, while saying that the initiative could transform the town and the lives of hundreds of residents.
The passing of former parliamentarian and prominent businessman Alston Amin ‘Kim’ Kissoon has been described as a massive loss to Guyana’s forestry sector.
Three persons who assaulted the truck driver involved in the Agricola fatal accident in which seven-year-old Ciarra Benjamin was killed two Saturdays ago, have been identified but are yet to be apprehended.
The Minister of Citizenship is urging persons travelling to and from Suriname over the Corentyne River to present themselves to immigration offices for processing, in accordance with the Immigration Act.
Muammar Jabbar, who was recently held by police in connection with the 2013 murder of Tolasicy Marshall, was yesterday brought before a city court, where a murder charge was read to him.
With a jury unable to arrive at a verdict on the indictment levelled against him for the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl, Sareshwar Lall, called ‘Andy,’ now faces a retrial.
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