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An arsonist is believed to have committed suicide after a house was severely damaged and his common law wife was badly burnt. Police said the body of Patrick Seepaul was found about 6 PM at Zorg, Essequibo Coast. “He is believed to have consumed poison,” investigators said. The body was taken to the Suddie Hospital mortuary for an autopsy. Seepaul ...

A drunken couple’s common-law union has finally come to a brutal end after years of spousal abuse by the man. A 40-year old man known as Reeaz allegedly badly beat 45-year old Maharani Parmanand to death at their Grass Field, Lusignan home. Police said her body was found with “blood oozing from her nostrils.” The mother of three girls- 28, ...

The fate of amendments to the Anti Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation now hangs in the balance as A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Wednesday was noncommittal on whether it would vote in favour of the changes. APNU’s Chief Whip, Amna Ally said her 26-member opposition coalition had no part to play in crafting the ...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has accused A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) of scaring away investors from major multimillion dollar projects but that opposition coalition on Wednesday refused to recant its position that the Marriott Hotel project is a bad investment. PSC Chairman, Ronald Webster on October 17 wrote Opposition Leader, David Granger expressing its “profound dissatisfaction” about APNU ...

A group of Amerindians under the banner of the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) on Wednesday protested against the signing earlier this week of the US$10.7 million land titling project, warning that it would yield conflict with occupants of traditional lands. APA spokeswoman, Laura George said the project was signed on Monday without the knowledge of communities and the absence of ...

Procurement Officers are now expected to be better prepared to assess bids for huge multi-million dollar contracts that are funded by development banks like the Inter American Development Bank (IDB). The 50 procurement officers from project executing units for IDB-financed projects, government ministries and departments and the Guyana Association of Professional Engineers (GAPE) participated in the two-day training programme at ...

Red Thread, a children and women’s rights organisation, on Tuesday expressed disappointment at a recent High Court ruling that paves the way for a pregnant 15 year old girl to marry her 38 year old man who has been accused of raping her. “I think we are in a terrible bind and I think that the judgment puts us in ...

The Full Court of the High Court would early next month decide whether to overturn Chief Justice Ian Chang’s decision and again allow Opposition Leader David Granger to be party to an ongoing case on whether the House can cut the national budget. Chang ruled on June 19 that Granger and Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh should be exempted from ...

The death toll on Guyana’s roads has been pushed to 83 with the latest road fatality being that of a hire car driver late Monday afternoon. He has been identified as 56-year old Felix Layne of Onderneeming Sandpit Road. The accident occurred about 5 PM when he exited from Sandpit Road and swerved on the main road in the path ...

The Guyana Elections Commission’s newest commissioner, Athmaram Mangar took his oath of office at the Office of the President on Monday before President Donald Ramotar, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. The new commissioner was congratulated by the Head of State who said he should always remember that the work of the commission should be foremost in his mind as ...