Cabinet has asked Public Health Minister Dr George Norton to investigate reports that staff of his ministry passed insider information to bidders seeking lucrative drug procurement contracts.
A security guard attached to the Electronics City branch in the Fogarty’s building was shot yesterday after he attempted to foil an armed robbery in which a man was relieved of over $1M.
Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday confirmed that Cabinet on October 11 discussed the planned acquisition of private property on Carmichael Street and decided to ask Attorney General Basil Williams to provide a report on the matter.
Shamir Barker, the accused in the hit and run accident that caused the death of Latoya Thompson last year, was yesterday found not guilty of the crime after police failed to prove that he was the driver of the vehicle that hit her.
An overpass to divert the approximately 20,000 vehicles using the Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) intersection every day is in the pipeline and will bring much needed relief to the congested road.
The recent spate of countrywide power outages is a concern for government and has seen Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo seeking answers from the Guyana Power and Light Inc.
While saying the coconut industry can potentially increase foreign currency earnings through the export of its myriad products, Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin yesterday stressed that now is the time to get serious about the “miracle fruit.”
As the probe continues into the murder of Mahaicony businesswoman Bibi Shairoon Nesha Ali, who was found bound and gagged in her home earlier this week, police say a third suspect was arrested on Thursday and he has since admitted to being involved in the crime.
Two men, who were arrested for questioning in relation to the murder of Brazilian miner Mario Pozzer, have allegedly confessed not only to that crime, but to the killing of another gold miner during a camp invasion last Friday.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – An international inquiry found Syrian government forces responsible for a third toxic gas attack, according to a confidential report submitted to the U.N.
A fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, destroyed a Triumph, East Coast Demerara house yesterday morning, leaving a police officer and his family counting millions of dollars in losses.
NEWTOWN, Pa./CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gained on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton among American voters this week, cutting her lead nearly in half, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling released yesterday.
(Reuters) – Hackers unleashed a complex attack on the internet through common devices like webcams and digital recorders and cut access to some of the world’s best known websites yesteday, a stunning breach of global internet stability.
Murder accused Jahryl Reid had admitted to battering businessman Colin McLean in the head with a piece of wood, after the man attempted to sodomise him, according to his caution statement, which was admitted into evidence at his trial yesterday.
BRUSSELS/OTTAWA, (Reuters) – The head of the European Parliament said late yesterday he would hold emergency talks in a bid to save a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada that looks to be foundering amid protracted disagreements.
Nicholas Hercules, who is accused of murdering his uncle, was yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.
DAVAO, Philippines, (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesteday he was not severing ties with his country’s long-time ally the United States, but merely pursuing a more independent foreign policy by strengthening relations with China.
A young robbery suspect was shot early yesterday morning by a member of a Professional Guard Service patrol, after it responded to a report of the attempted robbery of a company guard at Republic Bank Limited at Waterloo and New Market streets, Georgetown.
Often criticised for not responding promptly to reports of crimes because of a lack of transportation, the Guyana Police Force yesterday announced that additional vehicles have been made available to it through the Public Security Ministry.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea yesterday, drawing a warning from Chinese warships to leave the area.
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