Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Government has launched a probe into the operations of a shelter for children and battered women on the Corentyne, following allegations that three girls had previously fled the institution. President of Camal’s International Home for the Homeless and Battered Women, Carmen Kissoon has also alleged that the girls have threatened ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia As public servants gradually intensify protests against a five percent pay increase for this year, government’s spending of billions of dollars on wages and salaries is expected to come under scrutiny in the National Assembly. Opposition Leader, David Granger said A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) would raise the issue ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Two gold miners were Sunday night robbed and one of them was shot in the process by two bandits, police said. Investigators were told that about 11 PM Francis Mc Pherson, 38, of Lime Street, Georgetown, and Eon Bourne, 30, of Port Kaituma, North West District, were travelling on an ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Transparency Institute of Guyana Incorporated (TIGI) on Monday- International Anti-Corruption Day- organised a march through the streets of Georgetown to demand that government does more to combat the scourge. Notably absent were representatives of the Guyana government which has consistently shrugged off criticisms and low Corruption Perception ratings by TIGI ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A woman on Monday appeared in court in connection with the discovery of a large quantity of cocaine that was stuffed in Boulanger that was about to leave for Canada. 37-year old Badmattie Persaud of 46 Grass Field, Lusignan, East Coast Demerara pleaded not guilty when she appeared before Chief ...