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Officials from the Ministry of Public Health are currently investigating the circumstances which led to the death of a young mother who died in neighbouring Brazil, after being transported there for emergency surgery for the removal of a dead foetus.
Dr Narendra Singh, Humber River Hospital’s Chief of Staff, was on March 9, awarded Canada’s Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) by Governor General of Canada, David Johnston.
The matter in which the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Inc. (CJRCI) is contesting the revocation of the lease it holds to the Red House, has been adjourned to March 24 when the court will rule on its jurisdiction to hear the case.
Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan, announcing that it was likely his final time acting in the capacity of Mayor of Georgetown, delivered exit remarks to the members of City Hall on Tuesday.
As part of the celebration of International Women’s Day, several organisations involved in promoting women’s rights hosted a march against street harassment and other forms of violence last Saturday.
In light of the circulation on social media of recordings of school children engaged in sexual activity, the Buxton Arts Theatre (BAT) has embarked on a project to empower vulnerable students at five schools on the East Coast of Demerara using the arts.
Scotiabank presented one thousand energy-themed booklets to the Guyana Energy Authority (GEA) yesterday for distribution to grade six Primary School students.
HONG KONG, CMC – Daren Sammy is leaving the decision about whether he plays again for West Indies up to the selection panel.
HONOLULU/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge in Hawaii dealt another legal blow to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, issuing an emergency halt to his revised travel ban just hours before it was set to go into effect early on Thursday.
Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, along with a team from the Ministry, and General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation, Rawlston Adams, yesterday met with LievenseCSO to discuss the first stage of a feasibility study for the new Demerara River crossing, a release from the ministry said.
Parking meters company, Smart City Solutions (SCS) says it has seen certain reporting in the media today purporting that Cabinet has recommended that the Mayor and Councilors of the City of Georgetown take action to suspend the geoPark project for some period of time.
Following intense pressure from Georgetown citizens and stakeholders to scrap the controversial parking meter deal, Cabinet yesterday decided to ask City Hall to immediately suspend the project pending a review and modification of the contract.
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) will review Health Minister Volda Lawrence’s emergency purchase of drugs for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in the wake of concerns that procurement procedures were breached.
With the removal of a transmission mast at Sparendaam one of the central points of investigation into the origins of the Pradoville 2 housing scheme, former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday presented documents to show that its relocation was required for safe operations at the Ogle Airport.
A student of the Tuschen Nursery succumbed at the West Demerara Regional Hospital yesterday afternoon, hours after he was struck down by a car on the Tuschen Housing Scheme Main Road.
Six men were yesterday charged over three separate armed attacks, between January and the start of this month, in which a total of $3 million was stolen.
After almost a week-long trial for the murder of Reyad Khan, Christopher Da Silva yesterday pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter for unlawfully killing the teenager.
A 21-year-old teacher was yesterday discovered dead in her Mahdia, Region 8 apartment and while suicide is suspected the police are awaiting the results of an autopsy.
A restaurateur, who was arrested last Thursday after the police found two AK-47 rifles at his Met-en-Meerzorg, West Coast Demerara, residence, was yesterday remanded to prison after being read a charge for the alleged illegal possession of the weapons.
A Mercedes Benz motor car yesterday afternoon burst into flames on the Rupert Craig Highway outside of Subryanville at around 1.30 pm.
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