GECOM’s 7th registration cycle commences
Georgetown: The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will roll out its 7th cycle of continuous registration today. And persons will be allowed to register for the first time, conduct transfers and…
Month: December 2014
Guyana on track for eliminating HIV transmission
Georgetown: Thirteen Caribbean countries including Guyana are on track to be certified as having eliminated HIV transmission from mothers to children while three are close to reaching this goal. Over…
Britain grapples with Chikungunya cases as holidaymakers return
British public health officials say they are grappling with an escalating number of cases of the debilitating chikungunya virus, as holidaymakers return from Caribbean countries. Public Health England (PHE) that has…
Haitian PM stresses role of CARICOM and upcoming Cuba summit
Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has stressed the need for regional countries to keep struggling shoulder to shoulder for the wellbeing of their peoples, as Havana readies to host…
Venezuela to cut public spending as oil price continues to slide
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced plans on Friday to cut public spending as the price of oil continued to fall after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided on…
Caribbean drug busts result in seizure of $35 million of cocaine
The crew of British navy frigate HMS Argyll offloaded 840 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated wholesale value of $27.9 million at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Florida, on Saturday,…
9mm glock and rounds found in car – one arrested
Georgetown : At about 12:45pm yesterday ranks of a Joint Services Mobile Patrol conducted a search on a motor car at Yarrow Dam, Georgetown, during which an unlicensed 9mm. Glock…
Ex-Soldier shoots woman, kills himself with police firearm
East Bank Demerara : A Policeman who is also a licensed firearm holder was at Prospect, East Bank Demerara, at around 2pm yesterday conducting investigations into a report of threatening…
APNU calls on the PPP/C to respect GPSU and adhere to the collective bargaining agreement.
Georgetown : A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) condemns the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic administration’s arbitrary imposition of another paltry ‘freck’ on public servants’ salaries. APNU demands that the PPP/C enters…
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