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Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 1500h. yesterday Thursday June 12, 2014, at Freeman Street, East La Penitence, Georgetown, and which resulted in the death of Joseph Parris, 6 years, of Freeman Street. Investigations so far have revealed that the driver of motor car PPP 5931 was allegedly driving along the roadway at a ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR, David Granger on Friday vowed that his party would not give a “blanket apology” for excesses during its almost 30-year unbroken rule of Guyana. “I am not going to give any blanket apology when nobody has given any indication as to what is to be investigated,” he said. Instead, he first prefers ...

ANTIGUA OBSERVER.-The people of Antigua & Barbuda chose change over continuity when they overwhelmingly voted for the Antigua & Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) on Election Day June 12. With a high voter turnout of over 90 per cent in some constituencies, the ABLP won by an almost two to one margin in some constituencies ending a 10-year return out of ...

A woman, who burnt her nine year old daughter about her body with a hot knife because she allegedly stole her money, was Thursday jailed for two years. Patricia Pashur of 151 East La Penitence, Georgetown was convicted for inflicting grievous bodily harm to her now 10-year old daughter. Pashur, a hairdresser, was found guilty at the end of her ...

Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh Thursday night said millions of dollars are owed to the University of Guyana Student Loan Facility because very few graduates have been repaying the revolving fund. Speaking at a news conference, he acknowledged that the level of repayment was extremely poor and said that government was mulling steps to ensure that students pay their debt ...

A Brazilian gold miner was convicted and fined on Thursday for having false immigration stamps in his passport. Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry gave Raimundo Norato Barros the option of paying GUY$75,000 or six months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to uttering a forged document and conspiracy. If he did not pay the fine, he would have had to serve three months ...

A man, who allegedly attempted to force his ex- girlfriend to go to a city hotel, on Thursday pleaded not guilty and was released on GUY$350,000 bail. Mark Bhikari,28, also has to report to the Criminal Investigations Department every Friday until his return to court on July 4. Defence Lawyer, George Thomas said the accused was willing to have no ...

The parliamentary opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) called on the police force to cease its crackdown on touts in Georgetown and go after drunken drivers, in the wake of Wednesday night’s deadly hit-and-run rampage. “APNU calls on the Guyana Police Force to stop chasing touts in Georgetown and instead go after the drunken drivers who are killing ...

 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS DIVISION NATIONAL GRADE SIX ASSESSMENT 2014 The results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) written on16 April and 17 April 2014 will be released to schools shortly.  Fifteen thousand two hundred and twenty seven (15,227) candidates were entered for this assessment. These candidates also wrote the National Grade Two Assessment in 2010 and the National ...

A drunken driver killed three persons, including a three year old child, and injured two others  Wednesday night on the public road of three Corentyne villages. A police source identified the driver of motor car, PPP 5842, as 18 year old Nakash Persaud of Number 51 Village, Corentyne. Investigators said the driver was believed to have been under the influence of alcohol ...