Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 23:25 by GxMedia The Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administration (COTA) on Monday announced the winners of the essay competition that was launched earlier this year under the theme “The tax code is a road map for law abiding citizens and businesses to pay what they legally owe, not an obstacle course to be ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 23:18 by GxMedia Veteran Guyanese comedian, Habeeb Khan died early Tuesday morning at his East Bank Demerara home after a prolonged illness. He was 78. Khan’s close friend and broadcaster, Merano Isaacs, confirmed that the comedian died at his home at Friendship with his wife , Doris, by his bedside shortly after midnight ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 22:14 by GxMedia Residents and businesses at Bartica have been complaining about frequent blackouts in recent days , but the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) is assuring that every effort is being made to kick-start one of the generators. “We are trying our best and working around the clock and we are ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 21:07 by GxMedia Most new and continuing University of Guyana (UG) students will have to pay higher tuition fees from this academic year to help the institution provide a higher quality of education at a time of rising operational costs and inflation. UG said in a statement that new students would have to ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 17:22 by GxMedia The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) intends to amend its constitution to abolish delegate voting and instead allow a system of one member-one vote, party General Secretary Oscar Clarke said Tuesday. He said that would be one of the key recommendations to be tabled by the Constitutional Reform Committee at ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 16:41 by GxMedia The High Court on Tuesday freed a 19-year old man, who was charged with the murder of his lessons classmate, on the basis of no-case submissions but the Prosecution immediately appealed the case. Justice Diana Insanally then granted Samuel Cornelius GUY$300,000 bail pending the commencement of the appeal. Cornelius is ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 6:12 by GxMedia A rice farmer of Strath Campbell, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara was stabbed to death in his yard by a man, who shared a visiting relationship with his sister,  after the two men argued about the need to urgently access the toilet. The dead man has been identified as 52-year old ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 2:16 by GxMedia An ex fireman was Monday convicted and jailed for feloniously wounding one of his colleagues more than one year ago. Twenty-four year old Dellon Harris of 91 Best Road, West Coast Demerara was found guilty and sentenced to 48 months by City Magistrate, Faith Mc Gust. Ten witnesses testified in ...