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A 23 year old maintenance worker of Alpha Hotel, Ogle, East Coast Demerara and of Manchester Village, Corentyne, Berbice is nursing a wound after being shot about 06:50hrs this morning at his place of employment.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC — Pakistan defeated West Indies by three wickets, in the second Twenty20 International of the four-match series at Queen’s Park Oval here today.
President David Granger today said he is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Secretary-General of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and veteran educator, Carmen Jarvis.
The Government of Guyana has welcomed the announcement made today by ExxonMobil about the recent discovery of oil bearing sands in the offshore Stabroek Block at the Snoek well.
The Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Wilfred Tennyson, 20, a businessman of 37 Adventure, Essequibo Coast, which occurred about 01:00hrs this morning at the said address by a Supernumerary Constable attached to a Security Service.
Attorney General Basil Williams SC yesterday stopped short of publicly apologizing for his conduct during the Carvil Duncan High Court hearing, which Justice Franklin Holder has described as “despicable,” but expressed his willingness to work along with the judge to have the matter sorted out.
Having received some 14 names from consulted stakeholders, Opposition Leader Bharat Jagdeo will this week begin shortlisting to submit to President David Granger another list for his selection of Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Chairman.
The Headmistress of Central High School has called those who have made negative criticisms in print and social media about the nature of visits to several local secondary schools by an American missionary group, “narrow-minded”.
In a bid to improve its patrols of the waterways, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard yesterday officially com-missioned two Metal Shark vessels, worth approxi-mately $140 million each, with President David Granger doing the honours.
The Guyana Private Schools United turned out for the second week to protest the government’s implementation of VAT on private tuition fees, but this time the group took their grievances to the Ministry of Education’s head office on Brickdam.
The PPP/C says it wants “full disclosure” pertaining to the over $605 million emergency drug purchase for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and therefore has moved to have questions answered on the matter in the National Assembly.
An Indian national drove himself to a city hospital on Tuesday evening, after managing to flee an armed bandit who shot him during an attempted robbery at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Former Permanent Secretary of the Office of the President Omar Shariff was yesterday identified to the court as one of the permanent secretaries who approved 10 of the 23 memorandums along with the relevant payment vouchers.
The PPP/C continues to engage workers across the country to discuss sugar’s future, but will not initiate any protests, though it will support such moves, Leader Bharat Jagdeo has said.
A prison officer attached to the Georgetown Prison was arrested on Tuesday evening after he allegedly attempted to smuggle a quantity of cannabis into the facility.
In a bid to recover some $1.1 billion in outstanding rates owed by citizens and businesses, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will launch ‘Operation Rates Recovery’ next month targeting Kingston, North Cummingsburg, South Cummingsburg and Lacytown.
Two armed bandits on Tuesday evening invaded a Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara house during which they beat one of the occupants and held his daughter at gunpoint before escaping with a quantity of cash and other valuables.
A businessman is currently a patient in a city hospital after he was shot and robbed on Tuesday evening when he attempted to intervene into an armed robbery in front of his Kitty business.
An 18-year-old and a 19-year-old were each placed on $200,000 bail yesterday when they appeared in the Springlands Magistrate’s Court charged with attempted murder.
A Number 64 Village, Corentyne man was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared in the Springlands Magis-trate’s Court.
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