Electricity rate hike can spark unrest; public hearings needed- AFC
The Alliance For Change (AFC), warning that the proposed 26.7 percent increase in electricity tariff will spark widespread unrest, strongly...
Updated: Policeman electrocuted while chasing escapee
Constable Darwin PitmanA policeman was early Monday morning electrocuted while chasing a detainee who had moments earlier escaped from custody....
Oppositon should support Cabinet’s no-objection for Procurement Commission- Ramkarran
Senior Counsel Ralph RamkarranProminent civil lawyer, Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran has recommended that the opposition agree to an amendment to...
Guyana’s gay rights organisation preparing for parliamentary select committee
Left to Right: Guyanese singer Nhojj, Co-Chairs of SASOD, Namela Baynes and Joel SimpsonGuyana’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)...
DDL official killed in road accident
Harry B. SinghA senior official of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) was knocked down and killed on Sheriff Street, Campbelville. The...
Benschop’s half-brother charged in Philadelphia building collapse
Sean Benschop (left), the excavator operator chargedin the Market Street deaths, surrendered to police Saturday. (JOSEPH KACZMAREK / AP).(PHILLY.COM).-The excavator...
Fine, jail for employers who don’t pay national minimum wage
Minister of Labour Dr. Nan Kishore Gopaul (GINA photo)Labour Minister Dr. Nan Kishore Gopaul has warned that employers, who are...
Fire leaves two homeless
Fire of unknown origin late Saturday afternoon destroyed a wooden house in Sophia, leaving in its wake millions of dollars...
Electricity rates to increase; opposition to discuss restoring budgetary allocation
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Saturday announced plans to increase tariffs by a whopping 26.7 percent, but the...
Man stabs wife to death, slits his throat
A man stabbed his reputed wife dead and attempted suicide, leaving him in a critical condition. The incident occurred around...
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