Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says Guyana is retooling its agriculture curricula to include entrepreneurship as a necessary component. He made the remark on Tuesday at a youth workshop at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) being hosted ta the Guyana International Conference Centre. The minister in his usual passionate ...
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Suspected Mambo Bar “hit” mastermind surrenders
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A man suspected to have organised a failed hit on a man at a city bar surrendered on Tuesday in the company of his lawyer and was detained for questioning, Deputy Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud said. Persaud said the man turned himself after police had gone to his home in ...
Read More »Fraud “scandal” at Public Hospital- Health Minister
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A cashier at the state-run Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has been fingered in connection with an alleged multi-million dollar fraud following an audit there, Health Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsarran said Tuesday. “We are dealing with an unfortunate situation of a scandal which has demonstrated certain weaknesses,” he told a ...
Read More »New St. Kitts-Nevis party targets Guyanese vote
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Several persons, including two ministers, who have broken away from the ruling St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party have assured Guyanese living in the twin-island federation that they would be respected. The immigrant vote made up mainly of Guyanese and nationals of the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic (DR) is crucial to the ...
Read More »Several arrested for deadly Corentyne robbery
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Six persons were Tuesday morning arrested in connection with a deadly home invasion Monday evening at the home of a Corentyne businessman, police said in a statement. Investigators confirmed that 34-year old Davendra “Dave” Deodat of 72 Hampshire Squatting Area was shot and killed during a robbery. They carted off ...
Read More »Guyana-born man arraigned for biker-SUV attack in New York
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia (NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/ NEW YORK POST) A defiant motorcyclist caught on video smashing an SUV window with his helmet after a wild chase in upper Manhattan gave the middle finger to reporters in court Sunday. Reginald (Reggie) Chance, 37, was in Manhattan Criminal Court facing assault and gang assault ...
Read More »Nevis-based Guyanese dies in hit-and-run
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia SKN VIBES.-CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – A Guyanese national, who was residing at Upper Government Road on Nevis, was on Friday night (Oct. 4) killed on the spot by what many claimed to be a hit-and-run accident. Dead is 51-year-old Hardat Balgobin, who hailed from De Hoop, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, Guyana ...
Read More »Berbice businessman shot dead, wife chopped
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The siege of Berbice at the hands of armed bandits continued Monday evening when the owner of a popular trucking service was gunned down and his wife severely chopped in their Corentyne home, according to sources. A close family associate gave the name of the dead man as Davindra Deodat ...
Read More »Brumell confirmed as Police Commissioner
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia As a tearful Leroy Brumell took the oath on Monday, confirming his appointment as Commissioner of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), President Donald Ramotar sought to clear the air on speculation about whether or not he had supported Brumell’s candidature. “In 2012 Henry Greene (late Police Commissioner) demitted office as ...
Read More »Handyman shot during robbery of businesswoman ; suspected robber shot
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A handyman, who went to fend off bandits from his employer, was shot by one of the thieves on Monday morning, police said. Investigators were told that the proprietor of Whizz Electronic Store, Alexander Street, Kitty was robbed as she exited her vehicle in front of her place of business. ...
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