Woman critical, niece, 3, injured in Albion hit and run
A late night, hit and run accident on Sunday has left a woman in critical condition, whilst her husband and niece were also injured.
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A late night, hit and run accident on Sunday has left a woman in critical condition, whilst her husband and niece were also injured.
A second person was yesterday charged with murdering taxi driver Orin David, who was gunned down on August 1.
Residents of the West Coast Berbice are disputing claims made by Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Frederick Flatts that the tender for rehabilitation of Trafalgar pumps was cancelled and the job sole-sourced because of more flooding.
The driver accused of causing the accident that claimed the life of Wavel Sabsook, also known as ‘Bashment,’ was yesterday placed on over $1,000,000 bail after denying charges that he caused the man’s death and drove while under the influence of alcohol.
The St Lucian Cub Scout, who was seriously injured in an accident along Woolford Avenue last month, departed Guyana along with his mother on Sunday.
Lear Goring, a close friend of Guyana Water Inc’s (GWI) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Richard Van West-Charles and who has been employed as the Debt Collection Manager at the utility company, is believed to be a convicted drug trafficker.
A landlady yesterday admitted to a court to removing a door and window panes from a tenant’s apartment, saying that she did so out of anger because she had not been paid rent since May.
Patrick Goodluck, one of the two suspected bandits captured and severely beaten by a group of persons in North Ruimveldt last week, has been charged and remanded to prison, although his lawyer claims that he is a victim of a case of mistaken identity.
Minister of Finance Winston Jordan is set to present the government’s 2017 national budget on December 5, according to President David Granger.
A suggestion by President David Granger for the establishment of an authority to monitor policies on indigenous affairs has Pauline Sukhai, former minister of what is now the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs and a PPP/C MP, worried that it would be an attempt to usurp the independence of the National Toshaos Council (NTC).
Three weeks after a freak storm caused three electrical poles to topple in the village of Pearl on the East Bank Demerara, residents are still awaiting assistance from the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL).
Two weeks after calling for an “urgent meeting” at which councillors could discuss the findings of the government’s review of the contentious parking system contract between City Hall and Smart City Solutions Inc (SCS), Mayor Patricia Chase Green has indicated that the meeting will take place this week.
The man who was shot by police on Friday night outside of the Camp Street Prison is still to be identified.
Although government has said that the Walter Roth museum is being relocated to accommodate a department of the Ministry of the Presidency at the Main Street site, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Clement Rohee yesterday said the “nation deserves an explanation” for the decision.
After more than a three-week delay, a date has been set for the commencement of the trial of the three accused in the Ramada Princess Casino robbery.
An autopsy performed on the remains of 21-year-old Kevon McKenzie, whose body was discovered under the broken bricks of a collapsed wall last Sunday, revealed that he died as a result of fractured skull and compression to the chest.
The David Granger administration is “talking the talk” but it remains to be seen whether it is “walking the walk,” according to a USAID-funded report which says the executive has done enough to suggest that it lacks the political acumen needed to address some issues including tackling corruption and pursuing politically meaningful reforms.
An 11-year-old child was yesterday electrocuted after he came into contact with what is alleged to have been an illegal connection that was located near to his Golden Grove home.
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed and his friend was beaten by residents in Pearl, East Bank Demerara, after the proprietor of a shop noticed the two men acting suspiciously around his business.
Five bandits armed with a gun, knives and cutlasses robbed an Edinburgh family early yesterday morning, and in the process one of the attackers shot dead his accomplice.
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