Last Updated on Thursday, 24 July 2014, 0:23 by GxMedia Amid assertions by the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) that the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) push for a no-confidence motion against the government is aimed at influencing this weekend’s congress of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), one of the latter party’s candidates promises to support the vote if elected ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 20:30 by GxMedia The mother-in-law of city businessman, Malcolm Panday, and four accomplices were Tuesday convicted for multi-million dollar armed robbery committed on him three years ago. Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry ruled that the five were guilty. They were remanded to prison until Thursday when they would know their jail sentences. Those convicted ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 18:18 by GxMedia The man allegedly linked to the death of four persons who drank cocaine-laced SSS Tonic was Wednesday arraigned on a cocaine-trafficking charge. He is 34-year old Deon “Barney” Layne of HH East La Penitence. Layne pleaded not guilty to being in possession of 252 grammes of cocaine on May 2 ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 17:54 by GxMedia Government on Wednesday called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to prove that it is ready for local government elections or early general and regional elections. Reacting to assurances by GECOM Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally that the electoral management body would be ready for the local poll once the Local ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 23:25 by GxMedia The Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administration (COTA) on Monday announced the winners of the essay competition that was launched earlier this year under the theme “The tax code is a road map for law abiding citizens and businesses to pay what they legally owe, not an obstacle course to be ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 23:18 by GxMedia Veteran Guyanese comedian, Habeeb Khan died early Tuesday morning at his East Bank Demerara home after a prolonged illness. He was 78. Khan’s close friend and broadcaster, Merano Isaacs, confirmed that the comedian died at his home at Friendship with his wife , Doris, by his bedside shortly after midnight ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 22:14 by GxMedia Residents and businesses at Bartica have been complaining about frequent blackouts in recent days , but the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) is assuring that every effort is being made to kick-start one of the generators. “We are trying our best and working around the clock and we are ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 21:07 by GxMedia Most new and continuing University of Guyana (UG) students will have to pay higher tuition fees from this academic year to help the institution provide a higher quality of education at a time of rising operational costs and inflation. UG said in a statement that new students would have to ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 17:22 by GxMedia The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) intends to amend its constitution to abolish delegate voting and instead allow a system of one member-one vote, party General Secretary Oscar Clarke said Tuesday. He said that would be one of the key recommendations to be tabled by the Constitutional Reform Committee at ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 16:41 by GxMedia The High Court on Tuesday freed a 19-year old man, who was charged with the murder of his lessons classmate, on the basis of no-case submissions but the Prosecution immediately appealed the case. Justice Diana Insanally then granted Samuel Cornelius GUY$300,000 bail pending the commencement of the appeal. Cornelius is ...