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The Guyana government on Friday rebuffed claims by BK International, saying that the country has been gripped by a two-year old stone shortage that has now prompted government to encourage importation of the vital construction material. Public Works Minister, Robeson Benn said government and private construction have been all hit by inadequate stones calculated at a 60 percent supply of ...

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) on Friday announced that its crackdown on illegal electricity connections and diversions has been successful but the slow court system was a drag on swift justice. “The rate at which cases are completed and the number of conviction however, remains a huge hurdle to overcome,” said the power company in a statement. GPL ...

A group of Venezuelans, who recently crossed the border into Essequibo for research purposes, had reported to Guyanese authorities there but soldiers from the Spanish-speaking neighbour were not allowed entry. “This visit was a visit that obtained the approval of the appropriate authorities at the point at which the delegation entered Guyana,” Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon ...

A now 24-year old man, who was accused of killing a security guard six years ago, was Thursday freed of murder and manslaughter in the Berbice High Court. Andy Adams of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice was freed when a mixed jury returned unanimous not guilty verdicts in the court presided by Justice Navindra Singh. Adams was accused of killing ...

An employee of Baganara Resort, Essequibo River drowned Thursday afternoon after he wandered off from a group of colleagues, entered the river and disappeared, a spokesman said. He has been identified as 19-year old Ryan Harris. He had been working at Baganara for the past three months as a grounds-man. The spokesman said the body was recovered about 7 PM ...

The gold mining settlement of Mahdia continues to be plagued by 12 hours of blackout because the Mahdia Power and Light (MPL) is unprofitable and government has refused to pay its bills for the year, according to well-placed sources. While Junior Local Government Minister, Norman Whittaker on Thursday suggested that consumers should be asked to pay more or await a ...

Clement Rohee on Thursday dispelled suggestions that he was overburdened by Home Affairs ministerial duties and those as General Secretary of the governing Peoples Progressive Party (PPP). “Now,  I have two jobs to do. I have so arranged my life and I’ve so arranged my time to ensure that neither side is short-changed and the health and vitality of the ...

Guyana and Suriname have agreed to jointly patrol the border Corentyne River to clamp down on illegal activities, Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Rear Admiral Gary Best said on Thursday. If all goes well, he hopes that the joint patrols by the GDF Coast Guard and the Suriname Navy could begin in another six months. Authorities hope to ...

Investigators believe that one of four persons under arrest is a key suspect in the gunning down of a West Coast Demerara businessman, amid growing concerns in the Muslim community that the crime situation is out of control. Police Commissioner, Leroy Brumell said a cellular phone was found in possession of one of the suspects. ‘I can go a little ...

A Suriname-based man was Thursday arraigned for the murder oF Sheldon Cheddie alias DJ Cheddie and he was remanded to custody. Omar Williams of Apanestraat K, 7 Light, Paramaribo, the capital of the neighbouring Dutch-speaking country, is accused of murdering Cheddie, a father of five, on September 9 at Tucville, Georgetown. He was not required to plea to the indictable ...