Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 17:06 by GxMedia by Zena Henry Three top officials of Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) were sent on leave by the new central government that was voted into office at last month’s general and regional elections. The are the Regional Executive Officer (REO), Claire Singh; Assistant REO Karl Singh and Deputy REO Mohammed ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 0:33 by GxMedia United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner Gregory Quinn says the passage of amendments to 2009 Anti-Money Laundering Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act was the main discussion when he paid a courtesy call on Legal Affairs Minister and Attorney General (AGC) Basil Williams on Monday.    Contentions on the details of ...

Last Updated on Monday, 1 June 2015, 23:36 by GxMedia Two air conditioning technicians, contracted to work at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport,  and a passenger were Monday arraigned on charges of being in possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The passenger, 21 year old Keon Brewster of ‘B’ Field, Sophia and air condition technicians- Lorrick Williams of ...

Last Updated on Monday, 1 June 2015, 22:34 by GxMedia The duration of the International Commission of Inquiry (ICoI) into the death Dr. Walter Rodney is uncertain as Legal Affairs Minister, Basil Williams, says the inquiry has cost Guyanese taxpayers GUY$325,194,226 to date, GUY$16 million of which was paid to a state-media operative for his coverage of sittings. Williams, who ...

Last Updated on Monday, 1 June 2015, 21:16 by GxMedia The Guyana Power and Light said there was a shutdown in the Demerara and Berbice grids following loud explosions aback of Sophia. Following is the power company’s statement: At 15:49 hrs today, following sounds of an explosion aback of Sophia, there was a disruption in the supply of electricity to ...

Last Updated on Monday, 1 June 2015, 20:55 by GxMedia The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will decide on Tuesday whether it will publish the results of Elections 2015 without the Peoples Progressive Party Civic’s (PPP/C’s) list of Members of the Parliament for the 11th Parliament, says GECOM Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield. Section 99 of the Representation of the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 1 June 2015, 20:51 by GxMedia by Zena Henry The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been able to avert what seemed to be total shut down of the industry after it reported last week that it had no money to pay junior and senior staffers as at Sunday May 31. This is according to Minister of ...

Last Updated on Monday, 1 June 2015, 20:41 by GxMedia by Zena Henry For more than a year, four of the six major pumps needed to drain Georgetown during time of heavy rainfall have not been operational, but after this long period, the Ministry of Infrastructure has noted that these mechanical devices will be up and running in 24 hours. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 1 June 2015, 19:29 by GxMedia (Georgetown, June 1, 2015) The Ministry of Education wishes to advise parents and guardians that some schools will remain closed on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. The following schools are expected to be closed: Georgetown: 1. South Road Nursery 2. Headstart Nursery 3. Albouystown Nursery 4. St. Agnes Primary 5. *Gacestock ...

Last Updated on Monday, 1 June 2015, 19:17 by GxMedia Approximately eight hundred customers in the lower East Coast Demerara area are currently without telephone service as a result of extensive damage done to GT&T’s cabinet facility at the junction of the University Of Guyana Road and the Railway embankment. “GT&T has been unable to ascertain the details of the ...