Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 21:20 by GxMedia Police could soon be called in to arrest and charge persons who have begun squatting on lands earmarked for the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), the Ministry of Public Works said Tuesday. “The Ministry cannot condone squatting on lands allocated for the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 20:56 by GxMedia A man, who whipped out a pistol during an argument with a female friend and threatened to shoot her, was Tuesday jailed for two years after he pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Twenty-three year old Joel Johnson was also fined GYD$100,000 by Chief Magistrate, Priya ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 18:56 by GxMedia GEORGETOWN – A senior representative from a Corentyne-based non-governmental organisation that seeks to empower girls has returned from the United States (US) with additional skills and expertise gained from an American Embassy-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange. The embassy said its Chargé d’Affaires Bryan Hunt met with Miriam Jainarine upon ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 18:47 by GxMedia Skeletal remains found in bushes in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States earlier this year have now been identified as those of a Guyana-born man. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office Tuesday said the remains are those of 63-year-old Michael Augustus Parkinson, a homeless man who only moved to Birmingham months before ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 18:38 by GxMedia Authorities are monitoring forest fires partly due to a drought in the Rupununi where residents have begun receiving emergency supplies of water. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment says aerial surveillance and satellite imagery show that only leaf litter and dry vegetation are burning.  “However, the fires have ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 15:31 by GxMedia Guyana’s opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) participated in the first Candidate Issues Session at which several issues were addressed. Held on Tuesday, April 13, 2015; the well-attended forum at the Theatre Guild heard from presidential candidate, David Granger and AFC women’s rights activist, Cathy ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 3:26 by GxMedia The opposition on Monday pledged to re-professionalize the public service, pay teachers more as well as slash income, value added and import taxes on brand new vehicles. If elected to office on May 11, the coalition of A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) also intends to ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 1:38 by GxMedia Opposition coalition Presidential Candidate, David Granger Monday night said if he is elected to office next month soldiers involved in same-sex relations would not face discrimination but they would not be deployed to the same location in order to avoid adverse impact on operations. Addressing a Candidate Issue Session organised ...

Last Updated on Monday, 13 April 2015, 20:40 by GxMedia The Carter Centre is preparing to gradually deploy a 40-member mission to observe next month’s general and regional elections, according to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). GECOM said in a statement that this was indicated by a precursor team of medium term observers from the Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered Carter Centre during ...

Last Updated on Monday, 13 April 2015, 20:32 by GxMedia The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) Monday afternoon explained the cause of a major shutdown Sunday night that affected the city and several villages in Demerara and Berbice. The com-pany said that at approximately 8:18 Monday night,  a canter while en route east along the railway embankment crashed and broke ...