Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 18:48 by Denis Chabrol Police said said they were hunting several men who robbed a family of cellular phones, cash and jewellery at their Westminster, West Bank Demerara home Tuesday morning. Investigators said the five also robbed a driver/salesman of his valuables and that of his motorcar, which was shortly after, found. T ...
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China helps Guyana battle Zika, other infectious diseases
Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 16:55 by Denis Chabrol China on Tuesday donated at least GYD$20 million in medical equipment to Guyana to aid the fight against Zika and other infectious diseases. The equipment will be used in the Reference Laboratory of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). “I want to thank the Chinese Embassy and the people ...
Read More »Civil society increasingly concerned about Granger’s rejection of GECOM nominees – Jagdeo
Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 22:46 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday said civil society actors are increasingly fed up with searching for nominees for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in keeping with President David Granger’s criteria. He said a third list would be submitted after he receives nominees from ...
Read More »Ansa McAl salesman on GYD$22 million fraud charge
Last Updated on Monday, 26 June 2017, 14:23 by Denis Chabrol An Ansa McAl salesman was Monday arraigned on four charges of embezzling a total of GYD$22 million. Thirty-two year old Apollos Manoharlall of 299 Fourth Street Alexander pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him by Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan. He was a salesman in the ...
Read More »Racing car drivers, charged in connection with GYD$500 million cocaine bust, granted bail
Last Updated on Monday, 26 June 2017, 12:20 by Denis Chabrol Racing car drivers, Stephen Vieria and Nazim Gafoor, who have been charged in connection with GYD$500 million cocaine-in-lumber bust, have been granted GYD$5 million bail each by the High Court. Chief Justice, Roxanne George granted them bail last Friday, but they were not expected to be out of the ...
Read More »Teacher commits suicide weeks after husband died
Last Updated on Monday, 26 June 2017, 10:53 by Denis Chabrol A teacher, who was found earlier this month in a house in a semi-conscious state with the decomposing body of her husband, has committed suicide, a relative confirmed. Nursery school teacher, Cindy Dawson took her life Monday morning at Charity, Pomeroon, Essequibo Coast. Dawson,a teacher at Turkeyen Nursery School, ...
Read More »Unidentified man shot dead in Sophia
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 June 2017, 10:02 by Denis Chabrol A man was shot dead Saturday night at ‘C’ Field, Sophia Access Road, East Coast Demerara, and police have already arrested a man in connection with the incident. Investigators said a knife and a toque were found near the body of the unidentified man. A mobile police patrol said ...
Read More »Two dead, five hospitalised in separate road accidents
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 June 2017, 9:50 by Denis Chabrol Two persons are dead and five others are hospitalised as a result of two separate accidents on Sunday, police said. Dead are pedestrian 49-year old Kalicharan Goordial of Creek Dam, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara and 36-year old Debra Pompey of 473 Belle West Housing Scheme, Canal No. 2 Polder, ...
Read More »Gouveia did not participate in sale of Duke Lodge properties to Roraima Airways- company
Last Updated on Saturday, 24 June 2017, 20:52 by Denis Chabrol Roraima Airways Chief Executive Officer Capt. Gerry Gouveia on Saturday rejected reports that suggested that he might have been given preferential treatment for the purchase of two properties from the government, saying that he was not a member of the Privatisation Unit’s Board. “Captain Gouviea was not a member ...
Read More »Govt leaders failing to talk with sugar workers to counteract PPP; time for emergency national sugar conversation- Hinds
Last Updated on Saturday, 24 June 2017, 19:59 by Denis Chabrol Politician and academic, Professor David Hinds on Saturday called on top government leaders to fan out across the sugar belt to talk with sugar workers about the future of the industry because both sides have valuable arguments. Hinds criticised government leaders for failing to mount outreaches among ordinary sugar ...
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