Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers had objected to several Venezuelan soldiers eventually landing on Guyanese soil with their weapons although they were advised not to do so, officials here said Monday. The group arrived on August 31, the same day that Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro was on a one-day state ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia (TRINIDAD GUARDIAN).-Reports that the Government plans to provide 10,000 acres of land in Guyana for T&T’s farmers have already stirred up discontentment within the agricultural industry. Among the groups voicing their concerns are the T&T Agriculture Society, United Farmers Association and the T&T Cane Producers Association. In an interview yesterday, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A man was Sunday night shot dead after he allegedly chopped a policeman who had gone to investigate a report of threatening behaviour, according to well-placed sources. The dead man has been identified as 45-year old Krishna Persaud of Sophia Front, East Coast Demerara. Preliminary investigations have revealed that Persaud, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Hundreds of bikers and other associates of Kurt Davis, who was gunned down outside his home, Sunday night participated in a vigil and solidarity ride that prompted Police Commissioner Leroy Brummel to assure them that the search was continuing for the assailant. While the Guyana Police Force has not issued ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The Private Sector Commission on Sunday appeared to warn the political opposition that it could become “obsolete” because of its posture on investment. The Chairman of the PSC’s Trade and Investment Committee, Ramesh Dookhoo was at the time addressing the formal opening of H.F.D Mining Supplies Inc. at Forshaw and ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia As a Wakenaam business and his daughter remained hospitalised after a brutal attack by bandits, residents are recounting their reaction when the men invaded the usually peaceful island. When word spread across the 17.5 square mile island that 40-year old Rohan “Anand” Dhanayshure was shot, at least three wedding receptions ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A policeman, who was allegedly intoxicated, early Sunday morning struck down an 11-year old boy on the Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo Public Road. “He was found to be a member of the Police Force and was over the legal limit in terms of consumption of alcohol,” police said in a ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A three-month seismic survey to search for oil in commercial quantities is scheduled to begin on Monday, according to officials of the Spanish oil exploration company, Repsol. The company has hired a state-of-the-art vessel, the Polarcus Asima , to undertake seismic two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D) surveys in ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia (TRINIDAD NEWSDAY).-FINANCE Minister Larry Howai is Monday poised to announce in the Budget presentation that 10,000 acres of land in Guyana will be made available for use by local farmers under the terms of a new facility to be administered by the Ministry of Food Production. The facility is the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A tense calm Saturday night gripped Wakenaam after gunmen invaded the Essequibo Island and entered home and shot a businessman, well-placed sources said. Three wedding receptions on different parts of the island ceased and residents stayed indoors as the news spread across the 7.5 square mile agriculture-dependent island whose population ...