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Three persons were Thursday charged with an armed robbery they allegedly committed on a contractor  during an invasion of his home earlier this month, police said. They were jointly charged with the offence allegedly committed on Alex Aldridge on April 6 at 23 Goedverwagting Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara.  They were refused bail and ordered to return to court on ...

A woman, who allegedly stabbed a 4-year old child, has been charged with attempted murder. Police say that 29-year old Padmini Dwarka of 185 Timehri Cemetery Road, East Bank Demerara was granted $150,000 bail. She is accused of stabbing four-year old Zahara Lewis of  Lot 185 Timehri Cemetery Road Ms. Dwarka was not required to plead to the charge when ...

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that the perennial flooding in South Ruimveldt whenever there is heavy rainfall would be addressed in the coming months. “The drainage of this South Ruimveldt area is one of the most important pieces of infrastructure that has to be addressed,” he said to applause by attendees. Speaking at the commissioning of the Mandela Avenue ...

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that a high-tech system will be activated next week on the new $2.3 billion four-lane concrete highway from Mandela Avenue to Eccles that could eventually see speeding drivers losing their licences. “The adjustment of the laws would come where necessary to activate the demerit system for drivers so that those who continuously abuse the ...

The National Assembly Wednesday night unanimously approved the five persons  who would be serving on the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Those approved by the bipartisan Public Accounts Committee as “”suitable candidates” to sit on the PPC are Attorney-at-Law Pauline Chase, Economist Joel Bhagwandin, Rajnarain Singh, Berkeley Wickham and Diana Rajcumar. The nominees secured at least two-thirds support from members of ...

The National Assembly on Wednesday night approved the nominees for the Police Service Commission (PSC), the constitutional body that is responsible for the appointment and disciplinary action against police officers above the rank of Inspector. Those nominees would now be sent to President Irfaan Ali. After several previously approved bodies had been consulted, those unanimously approved by the bipartisan parliamentary ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton was Wednesday touted as the main opposition’s presidential candidate for the next regional and general elections constitutionally due by 2025. After Mr. Norton was sworn in as a parliamentarian, opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian Jermaine Figueira welcomed him as, among other things, the next President of Guyana. “Mr. Speaker, I join ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR and Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Aubrey Norton was Wednesday sworn in as a member of the National Assembly. Also taking the oath of office as a parliamentarian was Ms. Volda Lawrence who also served previously served as a parliamentarian for the PNCR and APNU. Mr. Norton has not ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday announced that the State-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) would reduce sugar production in Skeldon, Corentyne but would facilitate private cane farming and assign some of the estate lands to shrimp and hemp production. Addressing residents at Line Path, Skeldon, Corentyne, he said 400 of the 1,700 retrenched persons at Skeldon Estate have been rehired temporarily ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Sunday lashed back at government’s accusations that party leader Aubrey Norton was misleading Lindeners that the stage was being set to increase electricity rates, instead claiming responsibility for government’s position that there would be no tariff hike. PNCR parliamentary representative for Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice), Jermaine Figueira said Mr. Norton’s view last ...