Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2015, 22:51 by GxMedia Former Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and former Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Jo-Ann Barlow were Monday  June 29 sworn in as Puisne Judges by President David Granger. Witnessing the swearing-in at the ministry of the Presidency were Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Carl Singh, Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney ...

Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2015, 22:42 by GxMedia (Georgetown, June 29, 2015) Minister of Education, Dr. the Honourable Rupert Roopnaraine has announced that it is the Government’s intention to have Professor E. Nigel Harris nominated through its representative on the Council to serve as Chancellor of the University of Guyana. Professor Harris served as Vice Chancellor(VC) of The ...

Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2015, 20:02 by GxMedia Amid rampant gun crimes and ongoing drug trafficking, Britain is actively considering Guyana’s request revive the Security Sector Reform Programme (SSRP) that had been shelved by the previous government. The announcement that Guyana has already approached the UK was made by President David Granger in an address to the opening ...

Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2015, 18:04 by GxMedia by Zena Henry People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Clement Rohee has issued a direct challenge to Minister of State Joseph Harmon that he should, “be a man” and expose any information he has to support government’s claims of PPP wrongdoings while in government. The General Secretary was livid during ...

Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2015, 16:00 by GxMedia by Zena Henry The People’s Progressive Party /Civic (PPP/C) is still unaware as to how soon they will be entering the Eleventh Parliament, but they have identified former President Bharrat Jagdeo to be Opposition Leader. The PPP’s list of members has been identified and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is ...

Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2015, 10:17 by GxMedia Residents of Ankerville, Port Mourant were Monday morning still coming to grips with the shooting death of a businessman at his poorly lit shop hours before. Dead is 41-year old Rampersaud Shivcharran. Police said that about 7 O’clock Sunday night, he was in his shop- Debbie’s Grocery and Liquor Shop- ...

Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2015, 9:50 by GxMedia Fire of unknown origin early Monday morning destroyed an unoccupied house at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice. Located on School Street, the wooden house was once owned by a man well-known as ‘Cow Head’. Following his death, his children took over ownership of the property. Two neighboring houses were scorched ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 28 June 2015, 23:13 by GxMedia by Zena Henry Residents of Timehri North can now breathe a sigh of relief as government assured them that they would not be uprooted from their homes to facilitate the controversial Cheddi Jagan International Airport runway (CJIA) expansion project. Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson said during his presentation in Parliament ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 28 June 2015, 22:59 by GxMedia Residents in several coastal areas across Guyana were Sunday night going to bed without electricity due to severe storm damage, even as the power company was busy mobilizing workers and spares to alleviate the situation early in the new week. Among the areas without power are South and North Ruimveldt, ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 28 June 2015, 21:19 by GxMedia High winds blew off the roofs of several houses on the West Coast and West bank Demerara. Accompanied by heavy rain, the wind uprooted the zinc sheets of many houses at Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara and South Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara. A vacant unfinished house at Cornelia Ida was ...