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A man chopped his wife severely before committing suicide at their Corentyne home, police said. The woman, 50-year old Totmattie Juianand, was chopped about her body. Police said she was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital where she has been admitted. Her husband, 58-years old Deonarine Juinanand, was later found hanging from the ceiling in his home. He was pronounced ...

A man was severely burnt Monday morning during an explosion of a fuel tanker that he was inside servicing, according to well-placed sources. He is 28-years old Charles “Junior” Allen of Bel Air Village, Greater Georgetown. The incident occurred at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara about 9 AM. Allen was rescued by colleagues and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation ...

 Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Monday highlighted that the High Court has ruled that it cannot block government spending on programmes that have not been approved by the National Assembly. Opposition Leader, David Granger had wanted the Constitutional Court to bar the administration from spending funds in that manner during this year. Following is the Attorney General’s statement: On the ...

As a now almost one-month old strike by University of Guyana (UG) workers continues to impact harshly on classes, Vice Chancellor Professor Jacob Opadeyi on Monday appealed for an end to the industrial action and a resumption of negotiations.“For the sake of our students, I humbly request a return to normalcy, negotiation in good faith, and respect for each other. ...

Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan on Monday justified the importance of his party being promised 12 parliamentary seats and four ministries-including Home Affairs and Agriculture- in a coalition government, in the wake of a view that ministers are merely creatures of the president. Political Analyst, Dr. Henry Jeffrey poured cold water on the AFC being assured ...

University of Guyana (UG) workers on Monday marched from the Turkeyen Campus to the Georgetown, vowing not to return to classrooms and offices until a reasonable pay-offer is made. The march, for which police permission was granted, was incident free. On arriving in the administrative section of the City, they stood in front of the Chief Labour Officer, Charles Ogle’s ...

Former People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) government minister, Dr. Henry Jeffrey does not believe that the coalition between Guyana’s two major opposition parties would win the upcoming general elections, in stark contrast to political analyst, Christopher Ram who argues that the majority of Guyanese are so fed up of the government that they would vote them out. “I think what ...

Two primary schoolmates, who later went on to be on the different sides of the political divide, on Saturday evening- Valentine’s – embraced each other to be presidential and prime ministerial candidates in a 60-40 coalition between A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC). APNU’s David Granger- the presidential candidate- and AFC’s Moses Nagamootoo- the ...

In the face of the refusal by the University of Guyana (UG) administration to resume pay negotiations unless a now three-week old industrial action is called off, workers plan to Monday march to the City to pressure the authorities to broker a deal. President of the Senior Staff Association (UGSSA), Dr. Mellissa Ifill said her organisation and the Workers Union ...

The Guyana Bar Association on Saturday charged accused President Donald Ramotar of violating the Constitution by failing to dissolve Parliament on February 10, 2015-exactly three months before the May 11, 2015 general and regional elections. Attorney General Anil Nandlall has already defended the President’s decision, saying the Constitution provides for dissolution within three months of election day to take account ...