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Attempted suicide must be decriminalized; police launches suicide prevention hotline
Amid the rising incidence of suicide, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan on Thursday called for the decriminalization of attempted suicide...
No $60B being withdrawn from commercial banks, funds are from semi-autonomous agencies accounts
Ministry of Financeby Zena Henry Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has clarified that there is no GUY$60b of state money...
State Board appointees were not handpicked, to revise appointment guidelines- says govt
by Zena Henry Government in its defense has dismissed charges that it handpicked persons to sit on the varying Boards...
Trainee teachers, recent CPCE graduates to get govt laptops
FLASH BACK: Minister of State Joseph Harmon visiting the head office of the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project.Current trainees...
No hefty pay hike for ministers, MPs- govt
by Zena Henry Under intense pressure from the opposition to justify higher salaries for ministers and parliamentarians, government on Wednesday...
Telecoms law for another review
Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman.Cabinet has approved a US$15,000 (some G$3 million) contract for two consultants to examine existing telecommunications...
Bandits, police trade gunfire after robbing rice farmer
Bandits armed with cutlasses and guns opened fire on police and managed to escape in the backlands of the Number...
Pradoville 2 property ownership sent to State Assets Recovery Unit
by Zena Henry Beneficaries of the controversial Pradoville Two (Sparendaam) land allocations could come in for some inconvenience if the...
Committee to decide on weeding pavement while pedestrians’ lives are at risk- City Mayor
A woman risks competing with vehicular traffic because the pavement has been taken over by grass.The Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton...
Probation Officer for High Court trial for allegedly having sex with teenage girl
A Probation Officer, who was entrusted with the care of a 13 year old girl, would have to face a...
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