Five homeless after Rose Hall Town fire
A Rose Hall Town, Corentyne family of five is now contemplating their next move after a fire suspected to be of electrical origin destroyed their two-bedroom house on Monday evening.
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A Rose Hall Town, Corentyne family of five is now contemplating their next move after a fire suspected to be of electrical origin destroyed their two-bedroom house on Monday evening.
On Sunday last, Sergeant Hoyte, W/Corporal De Lima, Corporals Fraser and Pellew, along with Constables Boyce, Holder and Simon, conducted a ‘foot patrol’ around the Meadowbank Wharf.
Former manager of the New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon, who was found to have been wrongfully dismissed, is entitled only to the full payment of pension amounting to some $59 million and not severance benefits as well.
The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Department is currently investigating an industrial accident that occurred on March 13, 2024, at Pritipaul Singh Investments, located at Wharf Area, Providence, East Bank Demerara.
The police say that are investigating the murder of Marcus Adrian, a 36-year-old logger of Hururu Mission, Upper Berbice River, which occurred on 2024-03-18 at about 12:30hrs at 7 Mile, Hururu Mission.
Ashanti Liverpool of Dazzell Housing Scheme was shot and killed early this morning reportedly by her twin sister’s ex boyfriend.
Apart from an award of US$300,000 ($60m) from the United States to combat narcotics trafficking here, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will begin a capacity-building programme and a FBI team will help with port security.
`We cannot come here with the best ideas, and then forget that we have 700 million people who we represent living in poverty’ President Irfaan Ali has emphasized the importance of addressing global issues such as hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity.
Guyana found itself in the hot seat yesterday at the United Nations’ 140th Session of the Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Switzerland as a barrage of questions on corruption, human rights and public accountability for state assets were asked including allegations against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.
The Chinese Landing Village Council is calling on the government to engage with it on implementing the recommendations of the IACHR on the protection of residents of the north west community and it has also raised the matter of the ban on villagers’ small mining which it says is affecting livelihoods.
HOUSTON (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods yesterday said his company is trying to establish it has rights over Hess Corp (NYSE:HES)’s Guyana assets in its dispute with Chevron (NYSE:CVX), not buy the company itself.
The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) yesterday said that emergency repair works at the Parika and Supenaam Stellings have been completed.
A crash along the Corentyne highway on Sunday evening has left a Number 64 Village, Corentyne pensioner dead and his family demanding answers.
The private sector has been urged to get more involved in articulating Guyana’s trade policy.
Commander of Region Six, Shivpersaud Bacchus yesterday confirmed that the driver involved in the accident which resulted in the death of Justin Totaram from East Canje Berbice has been placed on $300,000 station bail.
Guyana and Brazil recently held a technical bilateral meeting in Boa Vista on their International Road Transport Agreement (IRTA) which the Ministry of Home Affairs says signifies an important step toward in fostering closer ties and collaboration in the transportation sector.
Police are seeking legal advice following the crash that resulted in the death of Aaron Leitch, a 34-year-old District Crop Extension Officer attached to the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute along the Tacama trail, Ituni, Region Ten on the morning of January 31.
President Irfaan Ali has emphasized the interconnectedness of prosperity within the Caribbean region, stating that the wealth of Guyana will ultimately lead to the prosperity of the entire region.
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn was in Saxacalli on Sunday where he met with the Joint Services personnel who were tracking prison escapee, Akeem Wong.
APNU+AFC Member Vinceroy Jordan said he is disappointed that villages such as Maruranau, Semonie, Quiko and Rupertee are without functioning water wells despite Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal’s announcement that 96 percent water coverage was achieved with an investment of $1 billion.
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