Rennita Williams M.P being welcomed to the National Assembly by Speaker Raphael Trotman. Leader of the Opposition David Granger says hospitalised former APNU parliamentarian Richard Allen made the decision to resign in light of his health issues and the importance of the consideration of the budget estimates. Sections of the media have been reporting that Allen was forced out in ...
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Gold mining pit collapses on poor Amerindian woman miner
Baramita is located in north-western Guyana where the red indicator is seen An Amerindian mother of five, eking out a living by mining for small amounts of gold, was severely injured when a mining pit collapsed on her in the North West District (NWD).
Read More »Teenager, boat captain drowned; father, uncle missing in Berbice River mishap
Map showing Berbice River Two persons are dead and two others-including an ill uncle- were Wednesday night still missing following a boat-mishap almost one week ago.
Read More »Gratuity payments for Linden nurses “being handled” – Health Minister
Linden nurses picket for their gratuity payments opposite the Parliament Building. Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran on Wednesday told the National Assembly that gratuity payments for Linden nurses were being handled even as the nurses continued strike action started earlier in the day with a picket outside Parliament Building . The matter was raised by APNU’s Region 10 representative ...
Read More »Consideration of budget estimates to start Monday
APNU MP Rennita Williams being sworn in. New APNU parliamentarian Rennita Williams was Wednesday sworn in allowing the opposition to carry the vote in favour of consideration of the budget estimates beginning next Monday.
Read More »Budget “trouble” rooted in Guyana’s politics – Ramjattan
Tuesday’s sitting went past midnight AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan says the “trouble” that will befall the 2013 budget when consideration of the estimates begins stems from the turmoil within Guyana’s politics. His remarks on Tuesday came in the wind down of debate on the GUY$208.8B budget estimates presented by the government.
Read More »Prisoner escapes
A manhunt was in progress Wednesday morning for a prisoner who escaped from the Timehri Prison, well-placed sources said.
Read More »Updated: Linden Hospital staff on strike for gratuities
Striking Linden Hospital nurses mingle near the health care institution. Even as the Health Ministry probes why almost 80 staff members of the Linden Hospital Complex were not paid their gratuities, the workers on Wednesday went on strike after negotiations failed for them to get the much needed cash in time for the new school term.
Read More »Guyana-born New York cop dies in accident
Patrick Prince, a Guyanese born New York Police Department (NYPD) officer died after he lost control of his vehicle that slammed into a tree last Thursday. Relatives said that Prince was on his way home after ending his shift when the accident occurred in the early hours of the morning.
Read More »Updated: One dead, several seriously injured in North West truck accident
The truck, GPP 5592. The body of the dead woman is nearby. One woman was killed and several persons injured when a truck toppled at Big Creek, North West District earlier Tuesday, officials confirmed. The woman has been identified as Angela Lawrence.
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