Body of missing miner found floating near Bush Cow Backdam Landing
The body of Dionson Charlie, a 32-year-old miner who went missing following a boat mishap on Monday was found floating in the vicinity of Bush Cow Backdam Landing on Wednesday.
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The body of Dionson Charlie, a 32-year-old miner who went missing following a boat mishap on Monday was found floating in the vicinity of Bush Cow Backdam Landing on Wednesday.
A sixteen-year-old girl has been found dead in her parents’ home in Mashabo Village, Region Two.
A post-mortem examination conducted on Rushik Ramkarran, who was found in his house on Tuesday, revealed that he died as a result of blunt trauma to the head, consistent with a fall.
Acquity BPO has advised employees that it is closing its operations here at Goedverwagting effective October 15 due to increased operating expenses.
The Department of Public Information [DPI] has reported that 12,000 women have been empowered under the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security [MHSSS] Women Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) programme.
Guyana has joined the European Union (EU)-Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Digital Alliance.
On Wednesday, the US Embassy’s Law Enforcement Working Group handed over two state-of-the-art drones to the Commander of Regional Police Division #10 Superintendent Guy Nurse.
Jamal Cromwell, a 31-year-old construction worker was on Wednesday granted bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on a charge of simple larceny.
The Department of Public Information [DPI] says that the Ministry of Housing and Water, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), is on track to complete 300 of the 700 young professional homes presently under construction at the new La Bonne Intention (LBI) Housing Scheme, along the East Coast of Demerara.
Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton along with Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), Natecia Garraway yesterday received a courtesy call from representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) IOM/ILO to continue discussions on how migrants can be supported in their transition to Guyana.
President Irfaan Ali has met with USAID Adminis-trator Samantha Powers. A release from the Office of the President said that the meeting, hosted at the Guyana Mission on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, focused on areas for development and cooperation.
Banks DIH’s Bartica branch has donated two water dispensers to the Bartica Police Station.
Superintendent Karl Wilson, who is stationed at CID Headquarters, appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court #5, before Magistrate Faith McGusty, where he pleaded not guilty to two charges of sexual assault.
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill today met with various utility companies and agencies responsible for the delivery of services to Guyanese to discuss the challenges being encountered and to arrive at an efficient way forward, specifically for the uninterrupted delivery of public infrastructure to the nation.
The Guyana Power and Light today said that a service interruption at Industry on the East Coast of Demerara is as a result of a defective transformer.
The Guyana Power and Light today said that a service interruption at Ogle on the East Coast of Demerara and its environs is as a result of a vehicular accident early this morning.
-Figueira says gov’t will provide roofing sheets A severe storm swept through Linden on Tuesday night, leaving a trail of destruction and flooding across multiple communities and APNU+AFC MP for Region 10 Jermaine Figueira last evening said that the government will be providing roofing sheets and local contractors will help with repairs.
-launches Global Biodiversity Alliance x President Irfaan Ali yesterday told the United Nations General Assembly that Guyana is doing more than its fair share to address the issue of climate change by following promises with action, and also called on international body to assist those countries facing humanitarian crises.
-lays out 20-point plan for sector The PNCR/APNU yesterday released a list of policies, strategies and principles for the petroleum sector and said it would review the controversial 2016 PSA to maximise benefits to the country but it did not explicitly say it would move for renegotiation of the pact or increased royalties.
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