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President Donald Ramotar Monday evening unveiled the 1823 Monument which commemorates the 190th anniversary of the 1823 slave revolt, saying he hoped it would be a symbol of partnership for Guyanese. “May this monument inspire all Guyanese to join hands in partnership for peace, progress, and prosperity,” President said. He said that in unveiling this monument, Guyanese are formalising the ...

Two watchmen have been beaten to death and two separate locations- in New Amsterdam and the other at a mining camp in Konawaruk- but no one has been arrested. They have been identified as 78-year old Ezra Minty of Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice and 64-year old Darndey King of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demeraera. Minty’s son said his father was ...

The man, who allegedly chopped his children to death and severely injured his wife, on Monday continued to elude police since the incident late last month. Police have since issued a wanted bulletin for Richard Lord of Zeelugt  North, East Bank Essequibo, saying that they want to question him in connection with the “murder” of five year old Kimberley Houston ...

A taxi driver attached to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport died Monday morning when he lost control of his car and slammed into a sand-laden truck. Preliminary information is that 42-year old Sooklall “Blinky’ Roopnarine lost control of the car,HB 8254, resulting in the accident at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara around 7:30 AM.  He was returning to the ...

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Sunday night reacted sharply to a position taken by a committee at the just concluded Congress of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) against the proposed Local Government Commission. “The statement emanating from the PPP`s Congress regarding their opposition to the Local Government Commission to be established as a result of the Bill now before ...

The Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), seemingly willing to go ahead with local government elections under the old system, is opposed to the proposed Local Government Commission. “The Local Government Commission is a parallel government system and so we don’t agree with the proposals,” the plenary session of the just concluded PPP’s 30th Congress was told. The group reported to the ...

President and PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar has garnered the most votes in the election of the members of the party’s Central Committee with his predecessor Bharrat Jagdeo coming in second. The results were released on Sunday as the PPP’s 30th Congress ended at Port Mourant, East Berbice. The 10 new faces are Nigel Dharamlall, Shyam Nokta, Vishwa Mahadeo, Desmond ...

A light Cessna aircraft skidded off the Aishalton airstrip on landing and crashed into a fence Friday but the authorities appeared unaware of the incident. Reports are that around 4pm Friday , the aircraft , a Cessna U206A , bearing United States registration N6HQ,  was shuttling between Aishaton and Gunn’s Strip in the Region 9 area when it approached the latter location for ...

Delegates at the Peoples Progressive Party’s  (PPP) 30th Congress will Sunday know who will be in charge of their affairs for the next three years when results in Saturday’s voting are known. It was not immediately clear how many delegates voted in the party’s poll held at the JC Chandisingh Secondary School, Port Mourant. However, Presiding Officer Mahmood Shaw said ...

Delegates of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) on Saturday urged their party to overhaul the General Registrar’s Office (GRO) because of the opposition was being given preference in getting birth certificates to register on the voters’ list. In reporting to the plenary session on the Political Situation, Shyam Nokta observed that there have been several reports of favouritism in getting ...