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Monthly Archives: November 2016

Granger gives President’s College $1M for development of science and technology

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 November 2016, 22:17 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger Thursday evening presented GYD$1 million dollars to President’s College at its 26th Graduation exercise, to boost the school’s science and technology facilities, even as he noted that education, which has been founded in the sciences, can lead to the development of the country. The Ministry of the ...

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Updated: Police identify bandit shot dead at Diamond Housing Scheme

Last Updated on Friday, 4 November 2016, 5:17 by Denis Chabrol Police have identified the bandit who was shot dead by a licensed firearm holder at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. He is Elijah De Florimonte of Middle Road, La Penitence. He had given authorities his occupation as a contractor. De Florimonte’s body was identified by someone who knew him well, hours after ...

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Harmon, Nandlall differ on whether Duncan is still in legal hotwater

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 November 2016, 17:41 by Denis Chabrol One day after a city magistrate dismissed a fraud charge against Carville Duncan, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said the legal woes facing the Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) are not over. “Mr. Duncan is charged with several offences; more than one; at least two other offences ...

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Overhaul of civil aviation sector plan approved

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 November 2016, 17:45 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government on Thursday announced plans to overhaul the management and development of the civil aviation sector including measures to resolve long-running disagreements between the majority of domestic airlines at Eugene F. Correia ‘Ogle’ International Airport and the management of Ogle Airport Inc. (OAI). Among the steps that ...

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Govt scaling back legal, illegal guns off the streets- Granger

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 November 2016, 15:29 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Wednesday said  he wants the number of illegal and legal guns to be drastically reduced, leaving firearms mainly in the hands of police and soldiers. “The Minister of Public Security and I are reducing the frequency or the ease or controlling the ease with which some ...

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Closure of some GuySuco operations among options being considered

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 November 2016, 13:10 by Denis Chabrol Government on Thursday signaled that closure of a number of operations of the cash-strapped and highly-indebted Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco) is one of the options to be considered by a Cabinet sub-committee before year-end. “All of these are the options; these are all options because if you are going ...

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Minibus driver charged with attempting to murder woman

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 November 2016, 10:28 by Denis Chabrol A minibus driver was on Thursday charged with attempted murder and is now on remand. It is alleged that on October 31, 2016, at Lodge Georgetown, Clayson Clementson unlawfully and maliciously wounded Andrea Phillips with intent to murder her. The 47-year-old North Ruimveldt resident was not required to plea ...

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Guyanese man extradited from Trinidad convicted for murder in US

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 November 2016, 7:20 by Denis Chabrol HICKSVILLE PATCH.- A Guyanese man who fled the country after he killed a 19-year old and injured another man at a Hicksville, Nassau County, New York wedding in 1999 faces 19 years in prison, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced Wednesday. Balkumar Singh, believed to be 38 years old, ...

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Retired Assistant Police Commissioner to probe alleged drug procurement malpractices at Health Ministry

Last Updated on Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 20:56 by Denis Chabrol Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Winston Cosbert was Wednesday evening given the Terms of Reference (TORs) by Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, to probe into the allegations of unauthorised disclosure of information, mismanagement and malpractices in the procurement of pharmaceuticals at the Ministry of Public Health, government announced. ...

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Case against Carville Duncan dismissed

A City Magistrate on Wednesday dismissed an almost GYD$1 million larceny charge against Carville Duncan. Magistrate Leron Daly ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove that Duncan had stolen more than GYD$900,000 in director’s fees from the state-owned Guyana Power and Light. Police had alleged that that on March 31, 2015 at Georgetown, he stole GYD$984,900, property of GPL. He was charged ...

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