Last Updated on Sunday, 28 February 2021, 21:35 by Denis Chabrol Guyana has recorded more than 300 cases of child abuse for the year on top of in excess of 3,000 reported in 2020, Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud said. “We have seen last year over 3,000 cases of child abuse; [it’s] very early in ...
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Well-known West Berbice pastor dies in collision
Last Updated on Sunday, 28 February 2021, 21:14 by Denis Chabrol A pastor and well-known mechanic on the West Coast Berbice was Sunday killed in a road accident. Dead is Okechi Farley of Lot 5 Moor Park, West Coast Berbice. At the time of the accident on the Number 29 Village Public Road, he was riding a motorcycle when he ...
Read More »Suspected killer arrested with severe injuries
Last Updated on Sunday, 28 February 2021, 21:11 by Denis Chabrol A man, who police say was wanted for the killing of a man days ago, has been arrested and has admitted that he sustained injuries during a fight with the now dead man. Police say they arrested Silas France, also known as Tattoo or Max, on Saturday in Eye ...
Read More »18-month old in critical condition after her father’s car rolls over her
Last Updated on Sunday, 28 February 2021, 16:49 by Denis Chabrol An 18-month old girl is hospitalised in a critical condition after her father rolled over her with his car. The injured girl has been identified as Adena Ramkissoon and her father, Danny Ramkissoon. Mr. Ramkissoon and his wife have not yet given police statements because they have been traumatised ...
Read More »News-Talk Radio Guyana to broadcast Sri Lanka v West Indies cricket commentary
Last Updated on Sunday, 28 February 2021, 8:25 by Denis Chabrol News- Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM today acquired the rights to broadcast the radio commentary of all the cricket matches to be played by Sri Lanka and West Indies. The less than five-year old radio station welcomed the opportunity to be part of the game that has singularly united ...
Read More »Father crushes 20-month old son to death with lorry
Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2021, 22:29 by Denis Chabrol A man accidentally crushed his 20-month old son to death by rolling over his head with his lorry in their yard at Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. Police named the dead toddler as Adam Kiritipaul. The man told police that he was slowly navigating the lorry out of his yard ...
Read More »Schools may reopen after Easter holiday to avoid long-term learning loss
Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2021, 22:01 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Saturday announced that face-to-face teaching in classrooms may resume after the Easter holiday after government intensifies its COVID-19 vaccination programme during March. She said the Education Ministry would not take any decision without directions from the Ministry of Health. Among the steps she ...
Read More »27 Haitians, 1 Cuban arrested in Brazil after leaving Guyana illegally- CANU
Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2021, 11:03 by Denis Chabrol Twenty-seven Haitians and one Cuban have been arrested in Bon-Fim, a neighbouring Brazilian town, after they allegedly left Lethem, Guyana illegally, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said Saturday. CANU said Brazilian Federal Police nabbed the suspected illegal immigrants last Friday night into early Saturday morning under a memorandum of ...
Read More »Money allocated to start City Hall rehabilitation
Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2021, 9:20 by Denis Chabrol At least GYD$100 million have been allocated in the 2021 National Budget to help restore the dilapidated City Hall, Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall said during ongoing debate on the 2021 National Budget. “One hundred million dollars have bee set aside for the restoration of City Hall and we ...
Read More »Opposition offers political unity with government to confront ExxonMobil
Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2021, 7:43 by Denis Chabrol The opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Friday pledged critical political support to confront ExxonMobil on key issues facing the oil and gas sector. Contributing to the 2021 National Budget debate, APNU+AFC frontbencher, David Patterson publicly pledged political support to the governing People’s Progressive Party ...
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