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One person was killed and several others were injured when a Tundra crashed into a tree and slid down the bank of a trench at Road-en-Rust, East Bank Essequibo. Dead is 15-year old Ryan ‘Van Damme’ Brescinio. He died at the Leonora Cottage Hospital. Four others were rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital from where four were transferred to ...

Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, will present Budget 2014 in the National Assembly on Monday, March 24, his ministry announced on Tuesday. The Finance Ministry hopes that the governing Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC), which holds a one-seat minority, and the combined opposition of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and  A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) that together hold 33 ...

The four persons in the Arau crash, which occurred this morning March 18, 2014, were transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GHHC) this evening from Ogle International Airport. They were accompanied by Army medical personnel who had travelled to the crash site to aid in the rescue operation. The Guyanese men are Ivor Williams, Troy Daniels, Leon Bristol and Bernard ...

General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee on Tuesday defended the wealth amassed by Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, saying he has saved all his working life. “I will not agree, I will never agree that Jagdeo stole money, Jagdeo engaged in corrupt practices where he siphoned off money from government to build that house,” said Rohee. The ...

The floor of a packed and overflowing church at Port Kaituma caved in while the service for the charred remains of the mother and her four children was underway. No one was injured. Several persons exited the church through the window to avoid a stampede. The service was later moved from the Port Kaituma Christ Crusaders Assembly to the Fitzburg ...

Three persons were critically injured Tuesday morning when a United States-registered light aircraft crashed on take off from an airstrip at the remote interior mining location of Arau, a senior official of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said. The nationality of the passengers was not immediately available. The incident occurred about 11:14 AM. The single-engine Piper PA-28 Cherokee aircraft ...

A British judge on Tuesday said Guyanese magistrates would be told how to create the best conditions for victims of domestic violence when they appear in court. Justice Shamin Qureshi, Director of Programmes for Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association, London,  United Kingdom (UK), who is one of the facilitators at a two-seminar on Domestic Violence for magistrate and prosecutors, recommended ...

Fire early Tuesday morning destroyed the Medex Building, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara. The building was the administrative centre for several departments including Health Sciences Education, Veterinary Public Health, Food Policy and Environmental Health. Fire officials said they received a call from motorists about 3 AM that there was a fire at the huge wooden building. The security guard said he ...

St. Lucia has lifted the quarantine from the cargo vessel, MV Lady Zai, aboard which a Guyanese sailor died and another one was sickened. The names of the dead and sick have not been released. Sources said the sailor died from bronchial pneumonia. Guyana’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) said the sailor has been discharged from a St. Lucian hospital. “They are ...

Nine persons were up to late Monday being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital for injuries they sustained after the pickup they were travelling in toppled. Police said the Phagwah revellers, who were in the vehicle, were believed to be under the influence of alcohol. Investigators said the vehicle toppled several times while negotiating the Houston bypass. An eyewitness said ...