Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Jamaican dancehall/reggae singer, Mavado, on Sunday said he was unable to sing in Guyana on Saturday night because he arrived quite late on a light aircraft that usually flies to the interior. Sources said that Mavado, whose real name is David Constantine Brooks, is owed US$25,000 by Slingerz promotions, the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia About 200 persons Sunday morning marched from the East Coast Demerara to Georgetown to galvanise support for the construction of an 1823 Slave Rebellion Monument on Parade Ground and pressure government ito address several grievances. The Coalition for the 1823 Parade Ground Monument does not recognise the government-built monument constructed ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Donald Ramotar has approved the promotion of Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Commodore Gary Best to the rank of Rear Admiral, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said on Saturday. The swearing in ceremony will take place on Monday, August 19, 2013 at ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A Guyanese man on Friday appeared in court for severely beating his wife after he returned from vacation in Jamaica and found her having sex with another man in their home. However, they declined to offer evidence against each other and the matter was dismissed. He also committed to replacing ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia By Ivan CairoPARAMARIBO, Suriname-With a dazzling display of colors and laser projections of the participating country’s flags on the Presidential Palace as backdrop, shaolin monks from China, hundreds dancing schoolchildren carrying balloons, a military drum band, drama, ballet performances and a fireworks show Suriname staged a spectacular opening of the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Even as Economics Professor Clive Thomas was Friday night justifying opposition claims that Guyanese will not pay less for electricity from the Amaila Falls Hydropower plant, President Donald Ramotar urged Opposition Leader David Granger to return to the negotiating table. The Guyanese leader agreed with A Partnership for National Unity’s ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The APNU has started preparing for local government elections saying that it is confident that President Donald Ramotar will assent to the new legislation passed last week. Aspects of two of the four local government bills had been sources of contention for the government prior to last week’s vote but ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The APNU is calling for the creation of a special institution to tackle domestic and other inter-personal violence which it says has reached epidemic proportions over the last few years. Leader of the Opposition and APNU David Granger told reporters on Friday that they had lost all confidence in the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Almost two weeks after the decomposed body of fisherman Quincy Sooklall was pulled from the Demerara River, a suspect in his killing was early Friday morning arrested, police said. The suspect was among 23 men and five women who were arrested during raids in Albouystown, Alberttown, Sophia, Meadow Bank, Charlestown ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia (TRINIDAD GUARDIAN).-A lobby group representing US airlines has taken issue with the fuel subsidy that Caribbean Airlines (CAL) benefits from and is attempting to use the subsidy to block an application by the T&T airline to fly directly between Guyana and North American destinations. Responding to questions from the Guardian, ...