Last Updated on Thursday, 29 October 2015, 2:57 by GxMedia Senior Counsel, Ralph Ramkarran on Wednesday expressed outrage at repeated attempts to tarnish the image of the former People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-led administration’s management of the country based on piecemeal information. “Everyday, we see these things in the papers. He (Junior Finance Minister, Jaipaul Sharma) gets wind of some ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 October 2015, 2:14 by GxMedia A well-known Hindu spiritual leader died Wednesday in New York, United States of America, according to a spokeswoman for that religious community. Guruji Swami Vidyanandaji Maharaj passed away at age 79. He was regarded as the spiritual leader and director of the Guyana and United States Sevasharam Sangh. Swami, according ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 October 2015, 1:53 by GxMedia Rozario and Associates, P.C., a New York City based law firm announced that managing attorney and founder, Rovin R. Rozario, has been selected as General Counsel to the Guyanese American 50th Anniversary Commemoration Committee. The Republic of Guyana will celebrate its 50th Independence Anniversary from England next year, May 26, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 17:21 by GxMedia Attorney General, Basil Williams on Wednesday said government has proposed that Red House becomes a research centre for all of Guyana’s presidents, as talks begin on addressing what he termed an illegal lease transaction. Williams said one week ago he held talks with Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran and People’s Progressive ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 16:55 by GxMedia An 11 year-old child was among several girls that were picked up from a bar in Baramita on Saturday night following a visit by Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes and several high-level government officials, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said Wednesday.  Subsequently, the child was brought ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 21:47 by GxMedia Ten patients recently benefitted from follow- up eye surgeries, as a four-man team, two ophthalmologists, one nurse and one assistant, all from “World Class Eye Surgeons” based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, conducted the operations at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The hospital said in a statement that during ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 21:32 by GxMedia Guyana hopes to tap into the Republic of Korea’s technology and expertise in pushing a Green Economy. Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman last week represented Guyana in a high level meeting in Seoul, Korea after an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, to participate ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 21:21 by GxMedia Sugar workers are threatening to resume strike action if the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) fails to commence negotiations for a nine percent increase in wages and salaries, President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU), Komal Chand said Tuesday. Chand noted that 2015 was the first time in ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 20:20 by GxMedia A police constable, who is about to retire after serving for at least 36 years , was Tuesday arraigned for allegedly allowing a suspected drug trafficker to escape from lawful custody. Appearing before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan, 54-year old Noel Trotman of 162 Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara was ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 19:54 by GxMedia Johnny Welshman, a controversial figure who had accused a prominent lawyer and politician of sexually abusing him as a teenager, was Tuesday arraigned on a charge of obtaining money by falsely pretending to be a lawyer. Appearing before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan, he was placed on GUY$25,000 bail after ...