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The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) on Thursday admitted that leaking hoses were used to fight the Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice fire on Monday, June 1, 2024 and that it failed to inspect hydrants as one of their valves was buried and could not have been found. “The complaints about hoses with perforations and delays in accessing an open water ...

Two motorcyclists, clad in what appeared to be police uniforms, Wednesday night allegedly robbed the manager of Toucan Distributors Limited of GY$10 million at Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s (GBTI) compound on Young Street, Kingston, Georgetown. police said. “The man observed that the motorcyclists were ‘Policemen’-suspects dressed in Police uniforms. As such, the 65-year-old walked towards the Deposit vault ...

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC), Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said Alliance For Change (AFC) leader, Nigel Hughes’ insistence on remaining ExxonMobil’s lawyer is unethical and amounts to double standards but Mr Hughes said he has not been responsible for the company’s portfolio for the past 24 years. “What is it saying all along? That we have ...

The People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) internal elections that were held on June 30 were “transparent”, Returning Officer Vincent Alexander said on Thursday. “I’m even more proud of its transparent and open conduct of the election in a country where elections are associated with notoriety,” he said in a video release on the PNCR’s Facebook page. Leader-nominees Roysdale Forde and ...

Three days after delegates voted at the People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) internal elections, up to Wednesday afternoon the results for the 15-member Central Executive Committee (CEC) were not available, party officials confirmed. Multiple sources confirmed late Wednesday that the 15 CEC members are expected to include Joan-Ann Romascindo, Jermaine Figueira, Ganesh Mahipaul, Egerton David, Deron Adams, Coretta McDonald, Anil ...

In the wake of devastation and death caused by Hurricane Beryl, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met in an emergency session on Tuesday and agreed to ask the international community for financial relief. “The extent of destruction here will definitely require international support, not only immediate financial support in the form of grants and long-term low-interest concessional loans but also help ...

Guyana’s Civil Defence Commission (CDC) said the first shipment of relief aid to Grenada from Guyana has arrived in the hurricane-affected country where three people were killed by Beryl. The relief items included generators, water purification tablets, chainsaws, batteries, hygiene items and other necessities. CDC Director General, Retired Colonel Nazrul Hussain officially handed over the items to Grenada’s Minister for ...

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said he has received a commitment from Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali to rush a quantity of building materials to Union Island, one of the Grenadines, where Hurricane Beryl smashed more more than 90 percent of the houses. “In one case, the President of Guyana has indicated that he would send ...

At least five buildings on Bush Lot public road, West Coast Berbice were burning Monday night, the Guyana Fire Service said. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known. The Fire Service asked commuters passing through that area to “exercise caution and traverse safely” because of thick smoke. According to the Fire Service, 20 firefighters from Onverwagt, Mahaica and ...

Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell on Monday said that Guyana was on standby to deploy security personnel to his tri-island country after the violent category four storm, Hurricane Beryl, passes. He told a news briefing hours before that he was in contact with President Irfaan Ali and the Grenadian and top civilian security personnel were also communicating with one ...