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The bodies of three persons were found on Sunday in a minibus on the Mabura trail, police confirmed. The causes of the deaths were not immediately known, but a senior police confirmed that the bodies were found in the vehicle at 28 Village on the Mabura trail closer to Linden. A senior police officer confirmed that the bodies were discovered ...

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Sunday warned that pharmacies that sell antibiotics without prescriptions would soon be shut down, as Guyana joins the rest of the world in reducing the resistance to antibiotics and other types of prescription drugs. He said the Health Ministry has received reports that a number of pharmacies have been treating patients by selling them ...

A 34-year-old woman, who is a fruit vendor, was late Saturday night stabbed to death by her drunken, reputed husband at their home at Lot 1 Best Village, West Coast Demerara, police said Sunday. Police said they were investigating the murder which occurred at about 11:30 Saturday night. Police said they recovered a knife, believed to be the murder weapon, ...

Even as People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) member, Vanessa Kissoon is reportedly reluctant to report that she was allegedly sexually harassed by party leader, Aubrey Norton, a committee of elders has been called in to investigate the claim. “The executive member, at this time, is not inclined to take such measures,” PNCR Central Executive Committee member, Volda Lawrence said in ...

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on Friday agreed to call off the strike in talks with the Ministry of Education to allow the two sides to hold conciliation talks in the presence of the Chief Labour Officer on the period that should be the subject to pay talks. GTU President Dr Mark Lyte said the teachers are due to return ...

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday said the Suriname government would be formally asked to explain why a number of detained Guyanese fishermen have been prevented from speaking with their lawyers. Minutes after he was briefed by Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Hugh Todd that lawyers, who were hired by the Guyana Embassy in Suriname, were prohibited from seeing the detainees, Dr ...

In the wake of the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) sanctions on Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed, President Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that a committee has been established to explore ways of further tightening the already rigid gold export system and widening the net on gold export transactions by other dealers. “I’ve asked the ...

-Nazar Mohamed resigns from neighbourhood council President Irfaan Ali on Thursday said government decided to impose sanctions on Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin as well their businesses without any evidence from the United States (U.S.), but relied on the announcement by the Treasury Department. “Suppose, at the time of sanctions, there was a transaction in process, gold being sold ...

Mr David Patterson has agreed to step aside and make way for Nigel Hughes to contest for the position of Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), the party said Wednesday night. Mr Sherod Duncan, who received the highest nominations – 15 – for the post of party leader, still in the race for the top post, is expected to ...

The state-owned Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Wednesday said security was being beefed up to counter violent attacks on wounded patients while they are receiving treatment at the Accident and Emergency Department, an apparent growing trend across the Caribbean. GPHC Chief Executive Officer, Robbie Rambarran said security guards would be equipped with more handheld scanners to prevent persons from ...