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The opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Friday accused the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) of trumping up concerns about the integrity of the preliminary voters list to find excuses for its imminent defeat at general and regional elections expected later this year or by next January. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has already discarded the PPP’s claims that ...

A utility worker was Thursday night shot and robbed in the city. He is Leon Andrews, a former employee of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Incorporated. He still services the electricity sector through a company that has been contracted by GPL. Andrews sustained a gunshot injury to his right ankle. He was attacked on Sussex Street, Georgetown. Andrews was ...

4 SEPTEMBER 2014 ¦ WHO, GENEVA – More than 800, 000 people die by suicide every year – around one person every 40 seconds, according to WHO’s first global report on suicide prevention, published today. Some 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries. In the WHO Region of the Americas, estimated suicide rates are generally lower than in ...

Bandits Thursday afternoon ordered the staff and customers at store on the West Coast Berbice to lie on the floor before carting off with an undisclosed amount of cash from the Money Gram agency, police said. Investigators arrested four men and detained a car at Number 6 Village, West Coast Berbice but none of the stolen cash was found. The ...

Arlington, Va USA– Conservation International (CI) welcomes the US$10M contribution from the Government of Guyana for the newly established Protected Areas Trust of Guyana (PAT), which was launched earlier this week. With the Government’s contribution, the Trust has now been endowed with US$18.5M, of which some US$5M has been donated by the German Development Bank, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), and ...

Guyana Power and Light Inc. on Thursday announced that residents on the Essequibo Coast would have to wait a bit longer before their blackout woes are eased because a lot depends on the arrival and installation of a part from Switzerland. The power company said it has already purchased replacement parts for a turbo charger from Switzerland and they are ...

Veteran Trade Unionist Carvil Duncan was sworn in Tuursday as the Chairman of the Public Service Commission before President Donald Ramotar at the Office of the President. The simple ceremony was followed by the swearing in of Vice- Chairman Cecil Seepersaud. The latter was formally sworn-in earlier today, after he was unavailable for the ceremony which saw the other members ...

The National Synthetic track was today certified by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) as part of the Government’s quest to renew sport and athletics and boost Guyana’s capacity to host international sport activities. Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony while at the Leonora, Region Three site, said, “We are very pleased that we have been ...

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally said he would not be giving into any demand for a new round of continuous registration, and assured that there are sufficient safeguards to prevent persons voting in the names of dead persons. “I would not be a protagonist of that thing. If there are concerns, let us sort the ...

BK International Incorporated on Thursday announced that it would be moving to the courts in India in an effort to recoup outstanding money owed by Surendra Engineering Corporation Limited, the Indian company contracted to construct the US$18M Specialty Hospital at Turkeyen in Guyana. BK International Incorporation said in a statement that its move to the courts in India comes after ...