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New York State Senator, John Sampson Saturday night gave Guyana’s opposition presidential candidate, David Granger some strong advice to win the upcoming elections- put “boots on the ground” to convince those reluctant to change. Speaking at a fund raising reception in New Jersey, Sampson acknowledged that overseas support was key but argued that it is important to target those who ...

Guyana’s opposition presidential candidate, David Granger Friday night expressed concern about rapacious exploitation of primary natural resources but assured that if he wins the upcoming elections foreign investors woud have nothing to fear and the focus would be on value-added production.“Nearly fifty years after independence, we are losing our country. People are cutting down our trees and digging holes in ...

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has stated its concern about several recent assertions from Venezuela, and has again expressed its hope for an early resolution of the controversy arising from Venezuela’s contention that the 1899 Arbitral Award, which settled the boundary between the two countries, is null and void. See full Statement from the Caribbean ...

Police are probing the alleged murder of a fisherman and the dumping of his body overboard. Three men were arrested on Thursday, March 19, 2015 “and are in police custody assisting with the investigations.”  The dead man has been identified as 19-year old Avo Singh of Dundee, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara. His body has not been recovered. Police say he ...

Two men, who allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from a school in Lethem, have been arrested, police said. Investigators said at about 7 O’clock Thursday morning (March 19, 2015) it was discovered that the Machuine Primary School at Lethem, had been broken into and the sum of GUY$408,000.00 stolen. Police said they responded to the report and following ...

The Guyana government and the business community appear to be banking on international observers, including the well-respected Carter Centre, to quell any unease about the results of the upcoming general and regional elections. Less than one week after government said it was asking foreign observers to be here well in advance and long after ballots would have been cast on ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says Britain has promised to provide assistance to hold the upcoming general elections. The elections management authority said the pledge was made by Britain’s new High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn last Friday during a courtesy call on GECOM’s Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally. “The British High Commissioner expressed his satisfaction with the works being carried ...

GEORGETOWN, GUYANA: The  Key Club of Georgetown International Academy was officially chartered as a member of the Kiwanis International Service Leadership Program, earlier this month under the auspices of Key Club International Caribbean Atlantic District. Held on March 5, organisers said that momentous event marked the formal establishment of the first Key Club in Guyana. It was attended by the U.S ...

Legal wrangling continue in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court over whether the son of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds should be sentenced for unlawful wounding or he should face a new trial because the magistrate who convicted him has been fired. He is Samuel Hinds Jr. When the matter came up again on Thursday before the new City Magistrate, Annette Singh, she ...

Georgetown, GINA, March 19, 2015..At approximately 2:30 Thursday afternoon , the driver of the Minister of Finance was involved in a vehicular accident on the public road in Buxton, East Coast Demerara. The Minister of Finance and his security detail were also in the vehicle at the time of the accident. Only the driver of the Minister’s vehicle was injured ...