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• PPP/C councillors accuse Corlette of being dictator

  By Heppilena Ferguson | Friday, October 24, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  

  Chairman says will not tolerate indiscipline

  Two PPP/C Region Four councillors are up in arms about what they call the “dictatorial behaviour” of  Chair-man Clement Corlette who has however dismissed the allegations saying he will not …

• Dax Arokium used tell-tale phone up to June 5

  By Heppilena Ferguson | Monday, October 20, 2008 | 20 Comments

  
  

  

  Friend had credited him $200
  Moments before he left Kwakwani to go into Lindo Creek on the morning of June 5, 2008 Dax Arokium had called a friend asking him to credit his cell phone account …

• Battle of the tourism guides looms

  By Heppilena Ferguson | Saturday, October 18, 2008 | 11 Comments

  
  

  THAG says it won’t remove ‘official’ tagline
  The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has pulled its ads from the Explore Guyana magazine and its director has asked the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) to stop …

• EU forks out $1M euros to tackle child labour

  By Heppilena Ferguson | Friday, October 17, 2008 | 2 Comments

  
  

  

  Poverty link cited
  The European Union (EU) has contributed one million euros to ‘Tackle’, a programme aimed at fighting child labour here through education, even as backers of the plan say government needs to lower the …

• Salbora Road being mined at nights

  By Heppilena Ferguson | Friday, October 10, 2008 | 2 Comments

  
  

  -Regional Chairman
  The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) says its officers have  been vigilant in monitoring the road to Salbora in Region 8 and records show that no illegal activities have taken place to cause …

• Search for ‘missing’ mother…

  By Heppilena Ferguson | Saturday, October 4, 2008 | 5 Comments

  
  

  

  Former caretaker tells her side of story
  The woman who once assisted her now estranged husband in taking care of the “missing” octogenarian Noelina Prospere-Medor has disputed what the woman’s son says and insists that she …

• Sugar punts, old buildings hit by scrap vandals

  By Heppilena Ferguson | Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 15 Comments

  
  

  – PM threatens trade suspension
  Unscrupulous dealers in the scrap metal industry have caused the trade to flash up on the radar once more forcing Prime Minister Samuel Hinds to issue a public notice threatening …

• Yurubarrow Mountain fatal crash

  By Heppilena Ferguson | Monday, September 15, 2008 | 2 Comments

  
  

  

  Inadequate weather forecast, poor pilot judgement cited
  A report on the plane crash near Kopinang on April 25, 2007 which claimed three lives has cited the lack of proper weather information, bad weather and the …

• Families identify ‘Fineman’, ‘Skinny’

  By Heppilena Ferguson | Saturday, August 30, 2008 | 84 Comments

  
  

  

  Family members have positively identified the bodies of wanted men Rondell `Fineman’ Rawlins and Jermaine `Skinny’ Charles and post-mortem examinations are to be performed on Monday.
  Charles and Rawlins were shot dead on Thursday by joint …

• GPHC wards gutted

  By Zoisa Fraser and Heppilena Ferguson | Thursday, August 14, 2008 | 19 Comments

  
  

  

  Fire believed set by mentally ill patient

  The Observation Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) and other facilities were yesterday morning consumed by a fire allegedly set by a mentally ill patient. 
  A mattress was reportedly …

• Barbados sending portable runway lights for Timehri

  By Heppilena Ferguson | Thursday, August 14, 2008 | 37 Comments

  
  

  Barbados is lending Guyana 30 portable runway lights to facilitate night landings at the Cheddi Jagan Internationl Airport, Timehri by tomorrow while the engineers who installed the current lighting system are expected back to resolve …

• Torture allegations mount up

  By Heppilena Ferguson | Sunday, August 10, 2008 | 4 Comments

  
  

  There are at least six allegations of torture pending against the security services and even though there have been denials followed by promises of in-depth probes, the findings of any investigations have still not been …

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