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The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Thursday slammed government for not revealing the names of all the advisers, and threatened to move to the Privileges Committee of the House on the basis that parliamentarians were deliberately misled. “We find this rather strange that a number of persons were omitted,” PPP Chief  Whip, Gail Teixeira told a news conference. Last month, ...

Conflicting reports are emerging from 12 persons who are currently in police custody, after having been linked to the placement of a grenade near the vehicle that is usually driven by Kaieteur News publisher, Glenn Lall, police sources said Thursday. Among those in custody is a woman who, according to a police source, appears to be the owner of the ...

The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) wants a minister exclusively for the tourism sector, a demand that was first made to the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration four years ago. “THAG reaffirms that it is critical to the industry’s development to have a Minister who has the time to focus on the sector’s development, understands the needs ...

Guyana will later this year embark on a two-year project to reduce the  viral load in 90 percent of all persons living with the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. The United States (US) is providing a US$160,000 grant to help Guyana buy drugs to fight off virus soon after persons are  tested positive to reduce their chances of ...

The National Communications Network (NCN) has sought to clear the name of its former Chief Executive Officer, Molly Hassan, saying that she was not implicated in any financial irregularities. “NCN is satisfied that Ms. Hassan always executed her duties with financial rectitude,” the state-owned radio and television broadcaster said in a statement. Sections of the NCN audit report have raised ...

Ten persons were Wednesday nabbed by Guyanese police in connection with the interce‎ption of more than six kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in a consignment of frozen fish that was bound for the United States.  Police said that at about 2:10 AM on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 anti-narcotics police seized 6.44 kilos of the narcotic ‎at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. ...

The National Communications Network (NCN) on Tuesday dismissed claims of a conflict of interest in writing off  a  GYD$2 million debt owed by  Merundoi whose principal is Board Director, Margaret Lawrence. The company said Merundoi’s proposal on April 4, 2016 had entailed the payment of GYD$250,000, plus allowing NCN access to two previous seasons of programme content of “Merundoi”  Radio Serial ...

United States based Charity, RAD-AID will be working along with the Ministry of Public Health to develop Radiology Services in Guyana with the first major step being the introduction of a Radiology Residency Programme in September of this year. The Ministry of Public Health said team members of the Charity RAD-AID on Monday, June 6, 2016 met with Public Health ...

The woman, whose daughter was shot dead in Brooklyn, New York last month,  is now set to travel to the United States (US) to say final goodbye to 16-year old Shemel Mercurius. Lovern Williams-Oliver praised Mark Benschop of the Benschop Foundation for assisting her with completing the visa application form and approaching Fly Jamaica to secure a return ticket. “He is ...

Six persons were early Tuesday morning arrested in connection with the presence of a live grenade near the vehicle owned and driven by the publisher of Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall. “Relative to the investigation into the grenade attack at Kaieteur News, detectives from the Guyana Police Force after reviewing surveillance footage have detained a motor car matching the description and ...