Over 400 farmers and other residents on the Essequibo coast are expected to benefit from the installation of the Lima Pump Station which was yesterday morning inaugurated by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Agriculture Minister Noel Holder, GINA said.
Three men were charged with murder yesterday after three separate killings at the end of last year, including the fatal shooting of a Brazilian miner who was robbed of raw gold.
Since the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) questioned the veracity of wage and salary figures for sugar workers contained in the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report into GuySuCo, the state corporation and the CoI have remained silent.
The victim in the Greenwich Park stabbing, Dewaun Anthony Baksh, 22, died of shock and haemorrhage due to five stab wounds.
The temporary holding site at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill is now accepting waste from Georgetown and the East Bank of Demerara, while garbage from the East Coast will continue to be collected at the Lusignan Landfill.
An autopsy performed on the remains of Ganesh Ramlakhan, who was allegedly murdered by his cousin at Mon Repos on New Year’s Day, has revealed that he died as result of a single stab wound to the heart.
Despite a stop order from the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, construction is continuing at this building at 81-82 Robb and Camp streets.
The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) has temporarily suspended vending operations along a section of the Merriman Mall and issued vendors a one week deadline to get themselves in order.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday accused the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Omesh Satyanand of misleading the public in relation to the list of ranks recommended for promotion.
A Cummings Lodge miner was yesterday denied bail after he made an appearance before a city court on a charge of attempting to murder a man during a bar brawl.
Vendors still selling under the dilapidated shed of the Stabroek Market Wharf are awaiting word on their relocation from the Mayor and City Council, which will be moving to begin rehabilitation works soon.
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday reiterated that it had no plans to institute a security deposit for disconnected customers of up to six months of average monthly charges.
Mark Prince, who was allegedly shot by the would-be victim when he and others invaded a Bel Air Park home last November, was yesterday charged with armed robbery.
The new owners of the former Hotel Tower have officially applied to City Hall for permission to continue renovations.
A Port Kaituma farmer has landed himself in prison on an attempted murder charge after a domestic dispute allegedly broke out when his mother attempted to move herself and a man into his residence.
Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan celebrated the arrival of the New Year with residents of Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni).
A seaman yesterday denied knowledge of burgling the house of a long-time friend and instead told a city court that he blacked out after a night of drinking.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday eliminated the National Assembly’s control over nomination and removal of central bank directors through a legal reform that the opposition slammed as aimed at curtailing its power a day before it takes leadership of the legislature.
A Dowding Street, Kitty resident was yesterday refused bail after he appeared before a city court on a charge of cannabis possession for trafficking.
Marvin Somersall, who was accused of harming another, was yesterday released on bail after he told a city court that he was trying to defend himself.
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