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Government is considering increasing electricity tariffs by about 10 percent, rather than the 26.7 percent hike that Guyana Power and Light (GPL) wants to compensate for the multi-billion dollar budget cut, according to top government sources. The estimated 10 percent hike is being regarded as a “compromise” to give the power company some of the much needed revenue, while yielding ...

Digicel, the leading mobile communications provider in Guyana, today announced that the sleek BlackBerry Q10 will be available to Guyanese consumers from Friday, June 14. The introduction of the BlackBerry Q10 in Guyana coincides with the launch of the smartphone cross the Caribbean. This amazing smartphone with the ergonomically sculpted keyboard is meticulously designed for premium performance. Commenting on the ...

The Guyana government has announced that it will be establishing an international commission of inquiry to probe the assassination of noted historian and political activist Walter Rodney more than three decades ago. The announcement came from Prime Minister Samuel Hinds who read a brief message from the Office of the President at the start of Thursday’s sitting of the National ...

Guyana on Thursday announced that an International Commission of Inquiry would ne held into the bomb-blast death of Working Peoples Alliance (WPA) co-founder Dr. Walter Rodney 33 years ago. WPA executive member, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine welcomed the announcement by Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon but said it would be an “uphill struggle” for the commission to come to a conclusion ...

A New York-bound man was Thursday morning caught with a quantity of cocaine stashed in his suitcase, officials said. Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents intercepted the piece of baggage with the illicit substance shortly before the man was due to board the flight. He and the suiitcase with the drug were due to be transported to CANU’s headquarters for weighing, ...

by Alva Solomon A group of Aishalton women Wednesday afternoon congregated at a section of the Region 9 community to stop an excavator from venturing into the gold-mining areas at the Marudi mountains.   Reports are that during the mid-afternoon hours Wednesday , the women banded themselves together and stopped the driver of the heavy duty equipment belonging to the Mulgravian ...

Police are hot on the heels of marijuana growers in the Linden-Soesdyke highway and its environs, the latest operation netting a huge quantity of plants and seeds Friday morning. The raid, which was conducted at First Creek, Kuru Kuru, netted 3,5000 kilogrammes averaging a weight of 9,000 kilogrammes A quantity seeds was also seized and destroyed. Investigators found two tents ...

Britain has rubbished Guyana’s solidarity with Argentina over its territorial claim to the Falkland Islands, but Georgetown said it was merely reiterating its historical position. The issue came emerged again when President Donald Ramotar stated unequivocally at a reception in honour of the Argentine Revolution.” I wish also to reiterate Guyana’s support for the government and people of Argentina to ...

A young woman from Timehri is dead after being struck by the propeller of a small airplane, reports say. The Guyana Police Force has identified her as Raquel Joseph, 22, of Old Road, Timehri. “(She) was killed when she ended up in the path of the propeller of a single-engine Cessna 172 aricraft that had just landed at the Ekereku ...

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce on Wednesday opposed the “arbitrary” increases in airfare ticket prices by Caribbean Airlines (CAL), accusing the regional carrier of attempting to rake in profits from high demands in the Guyana markets. Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce (ag) Irfaan Ali who lamented the airline’s high fares, made reference to the 50- minute flight ...