Last Updated on Monday, 23 June 2014, 21:53 by GxMedia American Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt on Monday said the United States (US)-funded Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project has restarted after government received assurances that it was not aimed at influencing electoral outcomes, legislative reform or policy changes.  “There was always a belief in a highly partisan environment that somehow, ...

Last Updated on Monday, 23 June 2014, 20:52 by GxMedia A father, who pleaded guilty to a cocaine-trafficking charge and sought to take the rap for his son charged with a similar offence, was Monday jailed and fined. He was jailed and his son pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison. They were due to leave for the United ...

Last Updated on Monday, 23 June 2014, 19:54 by GxMedia As an increase in tuition fees beckons at the University of Guyana (UG), the nation’s premier tertiary institution will undertake a series of stakeholder consultations this week which will ultimately justify the “adjustment”. The consultations will commence tomorrow Tuesday, June 24 from 10 am to 2pm with staff of UG, ...

Last Updated on Monday, 23 June 2014, 14:06 by GxMedia Retired Lt. Col, Joseph Harmon Monday morning withdrew representation of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) and instead opted to give his legal services to retired servicemen at the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry. Under the umbrella of the Ex GDF (Guyana Defence Force) Association, Harmon intends to also offer ...

Last Updated on Monday, 23 June 2014, 1:29 by GxMedia Guyanese Lisa Punch Sunday night scored 80 percent and made it through to the next round of the US network ABC’s Rising Star,a musical competition. The second person to appear on the show, Punch sang Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know” moments after she talked a but about her Guyanese ...