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General Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee on Monday hinted strongly that elections might be called before the National Assembly debates an opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion.  He said calling the election before the debate, was under “active consideration” by the PPP-Civic- led administration. “It remains an option under active consideration,” he told a news conference, adding that ...

A former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier early Monday morning burnt down his house after threatening to kill his family but he has so far not yet been arrested, according to well-placed sources. The incident occurred at Enterprise Railway Road, East Coast Demerara about 1:50 AM. No one was injured in the blaze that quickly engulfed the one-flat wooden and ...

A West Coast Demerara policeman has been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of at least GUY$8 million from the coffers of the Guyana Police Force, according to well-placed sources. The Sergeant, who is based at the Leonora-based Division ‘D’ Headquarters, was placed under close arrest on Saturday, after an officer from the Finance Department at Police Headquarters , ...

Former People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Executive Member, Vincent Alexander on Sunday recommended a short period of shared governance to ensure that there is a permanent level playing field to address problems facing African Guyanese and other race groups. “I don’t think we need shared governance forever and ever and ever. We need it as a transition where we can ...

A gold miner was killed on Sunday when a mining pit caved in at Mazwa Mountain, Marudi, deep South Rupununi. Confirmed dead is 56-year old Clifton Rodrigues of Aishalton, according to usually reliable sources. The pit caved in and trapped three miners about 300 feet below the surface but, according to the sources, one of them managed to escape to ...

Afro-Guyanese need to find ways of acquiring wealth legally but they will first have to change their mindset towards education, panelists on Sunday told a forum on the State of Black African Guyana. Held at the Critchlow Labour College under the theme “Guyana Approaching 50 and Beyond: Whither Independence?,” the forum heard Attorney-at-Law, Onassis Granville saying that the February 2002 ...

Police are depending on an autopsy to determine how prisoner, who was accused of murder, died at the Georgetown Prison. He has been identified as Victor Larry, said to be in his 30s.  Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Senior Superintendent Leslie James said there were no visible marks of violence on Larry’s body. He said Larry was pronounced dead ...

A drunken man and his four-year old son were Saturday afternoon seriously injured on the Essequibo Coast Public Road in a collision with a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) truck. The truck driver was arrested to assist police in their investigations. The injured have been identified as Delon Henry and 32-year old Norbert Benn. Henry was admitted to the Suddie ...

Police have arrested a man in connection with the killing of a woman at her Plaisance home, East Coast Demerara. Investigators said jewellery and electronic equipment were missing from the home of 57-year old Jennifer Ann Mendonca. Her body was found about 9 O’clock Friday night in her home with her mouth and hands tied with duct tape. An autopsy ...

A man was shot and injured as he tried to escape from two men who pounced on him early Saturday morning as he was about to enter his yard. Clifton Anderson, 50,  told police that about 1:45 Saturday morning he was about to enter his North Ruimveldt yard in his motor vehicle when he was confronted by two men. Anderson ...