Linden biker killed in collision with car
A biker died just before midnight yesterday after the CBR motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on the Amelia’s Ward Public Road, Linden.
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A biker died just before midnight yesterday after the CBR motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on the Amelia’s Ward Public Road, Linden.
An unlicensed motorcyclist died early yesterday morning, less than two days before he would have celebrated his birthday, after he reportedly lost control of the motorcycle he was riding and slammed into a lorry before hitting a light pole.
An elderly man on Thursday afternoon sustained minor burns about his body when a fire of unknown origin completely destroyed his Enmore, East Coast Demerara house leaving millions in losses.
Aimed at highlighting events in the community, the recently launched Radio Lethem 95.1 FM, would not be airing political programmes.
The challenges, though many, have not stopped the young minds behind Intellect Storm (IS), a local IT solutions company, from trying to change how Guyanese access country-specific information with the launch of their mobile software application Directory.gy.
The Guyana Hemp Association is on a mission to change the perception of hemp in Guyana as it believes that large scale production of the plant is the solution to Guyana’s impoverishment.
Attorney Gem Sanford-Johnson is the new president of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) for the period 2016 – 2017, succeeding Attorney Christopher Ram who did not seek reelection.
Three years after her husband was shot and killed during an armed robbery, a grief-stricken Faye Joseph is calling on witnesses to come forward and for the police to work towards finding those responsible.
The residents of two villages in the Upper Pomeroon River now have access to a water ambulance, which will be used to transport the ill to the Essequibo Coast for urgent medical attention.
The recently tabled Telecommuni-cations (Amendment) Bill 2016 is the same piece of proposed legislation which was brought to the National Assembly by the then PPP/C administration in 2012, Attorney General Basil Williams said yesterday.
The Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) will convene a meeting of Caribbean delegates from government and civil society to cement a position for the region during the United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on Ending AIDS, which will be held from June 8 to June 10 at the United Nations General Assembly, in New York.
Fuel prices will be increased today at Guyana Oil Company Ltd (Guyoil) pumps countrywide, which the company says is due to the acquisition costs going up.
A grenade was last night lobbed outside the offices of the Kaieteur News at Saffon Street, Charlestown, where staff had gathered for a wake for one of its reporters.
Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident which occurred on the Goed Fortuin Public Road, WBD, about 04:05 hrs today that resulted in the death of Shawn Patrich 21 years, of David Rose Street, Bagotville, WBD.
Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident which occurred at about 23:46 hrs yesterday on the Amelia’s Ward Public Road, Linden, that resulted in the death of Michael Fox, 22 years, of Cinderella City, Amelia’s Ward.
Fuel prices are going up from tomorrow. A release today from the Guyana oil company said that acquisition costs for fuel have been going up.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., (Reuters) – Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose record-setting boxing career, flair for showmanship and political stands made him one of the best-known figures of the 20th century, died on Friday aged 74.
The PPP/C has benefitted from over $55.2 million in advertising from the state-owned broadcaster National Communications Network (NCN) that it was either not billed for or had not paid for up to May, 2015.
There is concern at the writing off of $2.5 million owed to the state broadcaster NCN by Merundoi Inc whose Executive Director Margaret Lawrence sits on the NCN Board but NCN’s Chairman Bish Panday says the settlement is not the public’s business.
Chairman of National Parking Systems Irfan Cush, who has signed an agreement with the City Council to install parking meters around the city, said he believes their implementation will see Georgetown’s congestion decrease significantly.
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