Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Lawmakers of the governing Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) on Monday dodged questions about the quantitative purchasing power of the minimum salary being paid to public servants. Party General Secretary, Clement Rohee and Manzoor Nadir lauded government for increases in salaries and general improvement in the quality of life by Guyanese ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A soldier was Tuesday arraigned for allegedly stealing a firearm from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and allegedly being in illegal possession of the same gun. Lance Corporal Devon Harris was charged with stealing one Fabrique Nationale (FN) pistol bearing serial number 75C61408 between December 4, 21013 and January 4 ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A Canada-bound man was early Tuesday morning arrested with a quantity of cocaine concealed in false bottoms of both of his suitcases, police said. Members of the police force’s narcotics branch at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport nabbed the passenger at about 1:45 PM after conducting a search on the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia An Accra High Court has sentenced two persons including a Ghanaian, to a total of 35 years imprisonment for their roles in importing cocaine into the country late last year. Miller Ronald O’Neil, a Guyanese and Captain of the Guyanese ship as well as Seth Grant, a Ghanaian, were convicted ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A wooden house at Goed Intent, West Bank Demerara was early Tuesday morning destroyed by fire, leaving a couple and their nine children homeless. The cause of the blaze at Murphy Dam/ Saw Pit Road was not immediately known. The damage is estimated at GUY$10 million. The homeless are Harry, ...