Last Updated on Saturday, 31 May 2014, 23:55 by GxMedia Weather forecasters Saturday night warned that there could be flooding in some coastal areas due to heavy rainfall coupled with the Spring Tide. “Flash Flood warning is in effect for flood prone areas within Regions 1 to 4,” according to a weather bulletin issued through the Ministry of Agriculture. Forecasters ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 31 May 2014, 17:12 by GxMedia Electricity theft by GPL consumers issued pre-paid meters has reached levels that are causing the company’s management to worry. This was disclosed by CEO Bharat Dindyal at a public forum on Friday. The prepaid meter system was introduced in 2009 as part of the company’s loss reduction efforts and to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 31 May 2014, 16:44 by GxMedia A Tug Operator was killed after the tug he was on capsized in the Demerara River late Saturday morning a short distance from the Harbour Bridge. Traffifc across the east-west thooughfare was halted for one hour around 2 PM to facilitate the salvaging of the two-engine vessel that is owned by ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 31 May 2014, 0:57 by GxMedia Less than one month before results are due to be announced, the Ministry of Education on Friday said there were “irregularities in the conduct” of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examination at a school in Region One- Barima/Waini. The ministry said “no other irregularities were found in any of ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 31 May 2014, 0:29 by GxMedia A lawyer representing the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) Friday night warned that immunity from prosecution in the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry does not prevent persons from being charged privately or through international proceedings. Canada-based Attorney-at-Law, Selwyn Pieters  told the Commission’s Administrator,  Hugh Denbow and Attorney-at-Law, Nicole Pierre that ...