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One of two men was jailed for stealing a quantity of equipment belonging to the United States from a cargo airline’s bond at Timehri, East Bank Demerara. The other man was refused bail and remanded to prison until November 29. Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry sentenced 34-year old Albert Rajaram to three years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to break and ...

Industrial unrest among government employees for fatter pay packets appears to be slowly spreading with workers of the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) being the latest group to take to the picket line. At least 50 WDRH staffers staged a picketing demonstration outside that health care institution at Best Village, West Coast Demerara. Other entities that also participated in the ...

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee- just back from sick leave- on Monday called for a review of gun-laws and said that the renewal of gun licenses should not be automatic. Unlike the United States where citizens enjoy a constitutional right to bear arms, the Home Affairs Minister said his ministry should be given the right to decide whether gun licenses ...

Two persons were killed and three others rescued following a boat collision on the Upper Demerara River, police said. Dead are 28-year old Dale Duggin of Maritaro Village, who was the captain of one of the boats, and his passenger Williamson Felix. The accident occured about 9 PM in the vicinity of Maritaro, Upper Demerara River. Those rescued are 33-year ...

(NEW YORK POST).-Say it ain’t so, Mr. Claus. A drunken homeless man — who cops say resembles Kriss Kringle — was charged Saturday with attempted murder for allegedly pushing an elderly stranger onto the subway tracks in Harlem. It was on the St. Nicholas Avenue line that cops say Rudralall Baldeo, 57, randomly shoved the 72-year-old man, leaving him clinging ...

Guyana is providing thousands of acres of land in the Canje Basin for farmers and investors from Trinidad and Tobago to engage in large-scale agricultural development. The Government Information Agency (GINA) on Sunday reported that Trinidad and Tobago’s Agriculture Minister Devant Maharaj was told by Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud about the availability of land in ...

The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) plans to lobby government to spend gold royalties on repairing the environment for the long-term benefit of the tourism sector. THAG President, Christopher ‘Kit’ Nascimento announced his organisation’s intention at the Guyana Tourism Authority’s annual award ceremony held at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC). The association plans to engage the Ministry ...

Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) is questioning the independence of top officials of the judiciary who have been acting for several years now. TIGI Director Dr. Arif Bulkan said it most disturbingly a “significant deficiency” that since 2005 Guyana’s Chancellor and Chief Justice have been acting. “By no stretch of the imagination can we have or can we expect ...

Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) were Sunday battling to save the life of an 18-year old motorcyclist who slammed into a utility pole. He is Akeem Ali of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Ali sustained serious head injuries and broken legs. A Computed Tomography (CT) Scan was due to be performed to determine the extent of the head injuries. ...

A man who allegedly attempted to rob a couple was shot during an exchange of gunfire with a plain clothes policeman. He has been identified as 20-year old Jamal Cromwell of Tucville, Georgetown. Cromwell was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after he turned up there four hours after the shootout with a gunshot injury. “At about 2030h ...