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The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday set May 10th for the hearing of the appeals on the validity of the December 21st vote on the no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC administration and added the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as a party to the proceedings.
A bill to provide funding for general elections will be among the items on government’s agenda when the National Assembly is reconvened on April 11th, according to State Minister Joseph Harmon.
Over 100 Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) cane harvesters remained on strike yesterday over the conditions at the Blair-mont Estate and many are contemplating asking to be paid severance in order to seek out other means of employment.
Joyce Davis, a 79-year-old United States (US) citizen, who took up residence here about two decades ago, has been reported missing in Region Seven, where a search was continuing up to yesterday to find her.
Fly Jamaica Airways yesterday issued its staff with redundancy letters. This development comes a day after Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Captain Paul Ronald Reece announced that the airline was hopeful of resuming operations here in a couple of months.
A Rupununi farmer is now dead and a search is underway for another who is believed to be responsible.
Patricia Charles, one of the four persons severely injured on Wednesday after a relative went berserk and attacked them, succumbed at a city hospital on Thursday.
With a growing demand for housing by Guyanese, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is once again hosting a housing expo to showcase affordable housing options.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has dubbed government’s recently held public day as a “gimmick,” while stressing that citizens must be able to access help at the respective ministries at any time.
A man who is deemed a “person of interest” in the almost two-week old murder of Beterverwagting (BV) bread vendor Clairmont Telesford has been arrested and the police are currently pursuing a second suspect.
Three years after its last visit, cruise ship the MS Serenissima has made its way back to the shores of Guyana.
A New Amsterdam man was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail for the possession of cannabis, which he claimed he was using for a medical condition.
A city magistrate yesterday remanded a Surinamese national to prison after he was charged with trafficking ecstasy pills.
A mother of five was yesterday charged with the attempted murder of her husband, whom she allegedly attacked while being under the influence of alcohol.
“The Man from El Dorado,” a new documentary film on business magnate Yesu Persaud, was screened on Wednesday at the Pegasus Hotel.
Outgoing Mexican Ambassador to Guyana Ivan Roberto Sierra Medel yesterday paid a farewell courtesy call on Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge.
Minister of State Joseph Harmon today announced that the National Assembly will be reconvened on April 11th.
Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that two of his party’s Members of Parliament (MPs) have indicated their intention to relinquish their foreign citizenship, while he accused the government of duplicity by failing to address those within its ranks with dual citizenship.
The Guyana Youth Corps (GYC), which is expected to expand education and employment opportunities for young people, was yesterday officially relaunched at the Kuru Kuru Training Centre, at Soesdyke, Linden Highway.
A $110 million modern bridge, which links Kumaka and San Jose in Moruca, Region One, is almost completed and is to be opened to vehicular traffic within three weeks.
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