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The Chairman of the Moblissa Community Development Council, Pastor Arthur Reynolds, has put the government on notice by declaring that Moblissa is in dire need of holistic development so as to create employment.
Sentenced to 75 years for the murder of Mocha mechanic Terrence Lanferman, Kenkassie Lynch has appealed his conviction, arguing in part that trial judge Navindra Singh erred by admitting into evidence a purported caution statement.
Abiola Lewis has been declared the winner of the Department of Energy’s logo contest.
The Subraj Foundation and Red Lock Media officially launched their first film, The Tenants… Rent’s Due, a movie written, directed and produced by Guyanese.
There has still been no trace of 79-year-old Joyce Davis, the United States (US) citizen who was reported missing almost three months ago from her Almanac Creek, Essequibo River house.
More sensitisation is needed to curb the issue of reckless disposal of garbage in Bartica, Mayor Gifford Marshall said yesterday.
The Department of Labour and immigration officials on Friday met with contractors in the oil and gas sector to sensitise them about labour requirements here.
The riverine community of River’s View has been selected as the National Heritage Village for Indigenous Heritage Month in September, according to National Toshaos Council Chairman Nicholas Fredericks.
A man was on Friday remanded to prison by a city magistrate, after he was accused of stealing a bicycle.
After admitting to wounding his great aunt, a man was on Friday sentenced to three months in prison.
A Diamond Housing Scheme resident was on Friday granted bail, after he was accused of robbing a woman of her cellphone.
Kwakwani community leader, Charles Alexander was hailed as a hero as he was laid to rest on June 7th.
The University of the West Indies Open Campus has been reaccredited for the next seven years, after demonstrating improved performance in its administrative systems, among other improvements.
A father of two was refused bail after being caught with 60 grammes of cannabis suspected to be his.
With the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) embarking on a probe of how two small companies without the capacity to drill for oil were able to lock down prime offshore acreage near to ExxonMobil’s key oil find days before the 2015 general elections, the spotlight will likely be on the key decision maker, then Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud.
Alness Village, Corentyne pensioner Gilford Goodchild, who was beaten during a robbery at his home in early May, has succumbed to his injuries at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
With the suspension of the ferry service between Guyana and Suriname, daily traffic along the “backtrack” route has more than doubled.
A Farm Village, East Bank Essequibo man went berserk late yesterday afternoon and brutally chopped his neighbour to death.
The North Texas Guyanese Association (NTXGA) is arguably one of the most close-knit groups in the United States and relishes keeping Guyana’s traditions alive but it seems to have hit a hurdle in its efforts to pass them on to the younger generations.
A group of West Bank Berbice cattle farmers have moved to court to challenge a decision made by the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary-Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) to evict them from land they have been occupying for over 20 years and allocate various portions to other persons.
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