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A Brazilian businessman and a Guyanese man were shot dead in separate incidents within 24 hours, police said in a statement. The businessman, 58-year old Antonia De Sena, was shot and robbed at Arau Landing, Wenamu Rivr. Investigators were told that about 8 O’clock Saturday night,  the bandit entered De Sena’s business place and held him at gunpoint and demanded ...

Constitutional Lawyer and academic, Professor Harold Lutchman has agreed to be the man to officially say who would sit in the National Assembly after the May 11, 2015 general and regional elections, according to a well-placed prominent official of the opposition coalition. Disclosure of the name came ahead of Nomination Day- April 7, 2014 when contesting parties will present their ...

Residents of  Pomeroon-Supenaam desirous of getting into small and medium scale production of food and other items could soon receive a boost if the opposition wins the May 11, 2015 general and regional elections. A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Presidential Candidate, David Granger told a large rally at Damon Square, Essequibo Coast on Saturday that his ...

Supporters of Guyana’s opposition coalition have been urged to be vigilant during balloting and the counting of votes at next month’s general and regional elections. Issuing the call on Saturday was A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) Vice Chairman, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine at the coalition’s rally at Damon Square, Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast. “For us in APNU, we have to ...

A Linden businesswoman was Saturday night gunned down by armed bandits who fled with a bag containing about GUY$20,000 cash. Police did not disclose the amount of money but sources confirmed that it was about GUY$20,000. Investigators confirmed that 45-year old Shevon Gordon was shot dead about 7:30 PM as she was about to enter her home at Block 22, ...

Guyana’s opposition coalition intends to change the constitution to allow for parties to team up after a general election to prevent the one with the plurality from forming the government, a top official of the Alliance For Change (AFC) said Saturday. AFC Chairman, Nigel Hughes signaled the coalition’s intention to do so at a rally at Anna Regina where the ...

The opposition coalition Saturday night promised the largely rice-dependent Essequibo Coast that it would examine ways of ensuring that lowly-paid farmers receive higher prices for their paddy and that they get a fair share from sales to Venezuela. Prime Ministerial candidate Moses Nagamootoo appealed to the rice farmers to vote in favour of a government that would bring an end ...

Surinamese police allegedly assaulted the Guyana Ambassador to that neighbouring country, Keith George while he was blocking the arrest of his chauffeur inside the embassy in clear violation of international law. Guyana’s Foreign Ministry said George insisted that no arrest could take place on the premises because that would be a breach of the Vienna Convention, but the police said ...

Three men have been arrested in connection with a spate of robberies in East Berbice during Thursday night, police said. Following is the full text of a statement issued by the Guyana Police Force. At about 2030h. last night Thursday April 02, 2015, three men, one of whom was armed with a firearm and the others with cutlasses, entered the ...

A 58-year-old businessman was on Friday, April 2 refused bail at the Georgetown Magistrates Court on a drug trafficking charge. Colin Clyde Prescott of Linden, pleaded not guilty to the charge, when it was read to him by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.  Particulars of which said on March 30 at Silver Hill, Linden Soesdyke Highway, he was busted with 178 ...