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Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton is recommending that the government subsidise the cost of fuel , amid steadily rising prices at the pump. Mr. Norton says the Guyana government should use some of the money from the price windfall to stabilise the prices of gasoline and so prevent a rise in cost of living. “The government should ensure gas prices do ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA), to mark the 42nd assassination anniversary of its co-leader Dr Walter Rodney, pledged its commitment to help create an organised national movement to resist the “dictatorship” and create a new political order based on power-sharing. “Such a movement should be multi-party, multi-racial and multi-class. WPA is prepared to help build that movement. Our objective in ...

A man, who was angered that his girlfriend refused to have sexual intercourse with him, severely burnt a gold miner from whom she sought help, the Guyana Police Force said. Police also said the assailant also burnt the peacemaker’s girlfriend during the fracas at about 3 PM, June 5 at Panty Creek, Puruni Backdam. According to police, the attempted murder ...

A man, who allegedly shot dead two Brazilian men at Mount Ayanganna earlier this year in exchange for GY$2 million, has confessed to the crime, police said. Investigators said Lyfrey Alban was questioned at the Mahdia Police Station lockup about the killing of Geraldo Vieira De Souza and Edivaldo Alves Da Silva between March, 2022 and April, 2022 at Gold ...

Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan was Saturay reelected Leader of the Alliance For Change with120 Votes. His lone rival David Patterson mustered 74. Mr Patterson did not contest for any other post. The Alliance For Change is holding its national conference on Saturday. Suceeding Mr Raphael Trotman as Chairma, is Cathy Hughes with 98 who beat Juretha Fernandes’ 85. There was one ...

The man, who allegedly struck down Reonol Williams 18 days ago and dumped his body,  was Friday expected to face six charges, Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Wendell Blanhum said. Fifty-three year old Daniel Melbourne of Lot 53 Middle Street, Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara is scheduled to appear in court on Friday morning. Mr. ...

A policeman has been allegedly involved in stealing a vehicle which he has since led investigators to. The Guyana Police Force says the owner of the car, 34-year-old taxi driver Rameshwar Singh of #70 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, has since identified the Toyota Premio as his. “The police rank then took the investigators to Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara and ...

Two Guyana Defence Force soldiers have been robbed at knifepoint on the Kitty Seawall, police said. The incident reportedly occurred shortly before 8 O’clock Wednesday night on the Rupert Craig Highway seawall. The 39-year-old Woman Corporal and the 23-year-old Private told police that they were robbed of , both from the Guyana Defence Force They say they were robbed of ...

The Guyana government on Wednesday criticised Venezuela’s objection to admissibility of Guyana’s case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as a move aimed at delaying a ruling , but at the same time said it marked that Spanish-speaking neighbour’s participation in the legal proceedings. The Foreign Ministry said it welcomed Venezuela’s decision to finally participate in the legal proceedings. ...

The cell phone tracker on a stolen phone has led to the arrest of three of four men who staged a multimillion dollar robbery committed on a lawyer and seven businessmen early Wednesday morning at La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara, police said. The eight victims told police that the bandits carted off a total of GY$8,162,000 in items ...