Eighteen for Soca Monarch semis
With their eyes on the $1.5 million top prize, 18 local artistes are preparing to give it their all at the semi-final of the 10th Carib Soca Monarch competition on February 8.
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With their eyes on the $1.5 million top prize, 18 local artistes are preparing to give it their all at the semi-final of the 10th Carib Soca Monarch competition on February 8.
The governments of Guyana and the UK yesterday signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking.
A row, allegedly over stolen cannabis has resulted in two men being remanded to prison on attempted murder and other charges.
Justice Navindra Singh yesterday overruled a no-case submission made by the defence for the four accused in the Windsor Forest murder trial.
City magistrates will resume sitting at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court building, Avenue of the Republic and Brickdam, with effect from Monday, January 20.
Police in ‘A’ Division are investigating a multi-million dollar robbery at an East Bank Demerara Chinese restaurant which occurred on Sunday night and according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud no arrests have yet been made.
Former High Court judge Winston Moore was today sworn in as ombusdman at the Office of the President.
Seventy professionals and service providers from Government agencies and civil society are being trained in forensic interviewing of survivors of sexual abuse and multi-disciplinary responses to sexual abuse, according to a release today from the Ministry of Labour.
Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman hopes to bridge disagreements between government and the United States over the American-financed $300 million Leadership and Democra-cy Project (LEAD) from which Parliament was expected to benefit.
Chairman of the opposition coalition APNU, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine says that he will be seeking further information on a proposed US$500 million investment by the Malaysian syndicate, Wee Boon Ping Group of Companies.
Fed up with the filthy condition outside Parliament Building, Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman says he may not work this Thursday but instead lead a protest to press authorities to clean the area outside the historic structure where anti-litter and mental health laws have been passed.
The Ministry of Finance yesterday rapped APNU over its planned question about the hiring of Alexei Ramotar, the son of President Donald Ramotar, for the fibre optic cable project.
A fire suspected to be of electrical origin early yesterday morning destroyed a Charlestown house leaving 12 persons homeless and millions of dollars in losses.
A family of six watched all their possessions burn to nothing yesterday afternoon after the house they were living in was consumed by flames.
CEO of Panther Recycling Michael Mosgrove says that his company will be selecting 10 Guyanese for training in Canada in waste recycling as he remained hopeful that the government will favour his proposal for a $6 billion waste management and recycling facility.
One year after sex worker Wesley Holder was brutally slain and his bloodied body left near a city church, police are yet to apprehend those responsible.
Electricity tariffs for Lethem were recently increased by $20 and this has left residents disturbed and they want the rate revisited, resident Carl Parker says.
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Chairman Komal Samaroo says that the brain drain constitutes the biggest local challenge to the company’s operations today.
The search for rare earth metals will venture into new areas after voluble concerns forced one company to pull out from exploration activities in the ecologically sensitive New River Triangle in southeast Guyana.
A dwelling at Zeelugt on the West Bank of Demerara was last night destroyed by fire after a kerosene stove flared up while the owner of the house was cooking.
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