Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Bandits struck the Regent Street branch of Golyn and Sons household store, snatching an undisclosed sum of cash from the cashier. She was taken to a hospital for injuries sustained when the bandits pushed her down. The incident occurred about 10 AM at the branch located on Regent Street between ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A truck driver on Thursday pleaded not guilty to causing the death of four persons when he collided with a Mahdia-bound minibus on the Coverden Public Road, East Bank Demerara. 20-year old Rupesh Bhagwandin of Lot 12 Hope, East Bank Demerara has to return to court on November 15 by ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A man was shot to his abdomen during a robbery in south Georgetown early Thursday morning, police said. Injured is 23-year old Christopher Wayne. Police said that about 3:50 AM, Wayne of Callender Street, Albouystown, was about to enter his premises when he was confronted by two men on bicycles. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia An arsonist is believed to have committed suicide after a house was severely damaged and his common law wife was badly burnt. Police said the body of Patrick Seepaul was found about 6 PM at Zorg, Essequibo Coast. “He is believed to have consumed poison,” investigators said. The body was ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A drunken couple’s common-law union has finally come to a brutal end after years of spousal abuse by the man. A 40-year old man known as Reeaz allegedly badly beat 45-year old Maharani Parmanand to death at their Grass Field, Lusignan home. Police said her body was found with “blood ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The fate of amendments to the Anti Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation now hangs in the balance as A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Wednesday was noncommittal on whether it would vote in favour of the changes. APNU’s Chief Whip, Amna Ally said her 26-member ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has accused A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) of scaring away investors from major multimillion dollar projects but that opposition coalition on Wednesday refused to recant its position that the Marriott Hotel project is a bad investment. PSC Chairman, Ronald Webster on October 17 wrote ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A group of Amerindians under the banner of the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) on Wednesday protested against the signing earlier this week of the US$10.7 million land titling project, warning that it would yield conflict with occupants of traditional lands. APA spokeswoman, Laura George said the project was signed on ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Procurement Officers are now expected to be better prepared to assess bids for huge multi-million dollar contracts that are funded by development banks like the Inter American Development Bank (IDB). The 50 procurement officers from project executing units for IDB-financed projects, government ministries and departments and the Guyana Association of ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Red Thread, a children and women’s rights organisation, on Tuesday expressed disappointment at a recent High Court ruling that paves the way for a pregnant 15 year old girl to marry her 38 year old man who has been accused of raping her. “I think we are in a terrible ...