July 2024

Over 3,000 firearm licences issued in the past seven years – Benn

Over 3,000 firearm licences issued in the past seven years – Benn

In a disclosure to the National Assembly on Wednesday, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn provided insights on the patterns and shifts in the issuance of firearm licenses as he disclosed the total number of firearm licenses, for all calibers, issued for the period 2017 – September 2023 is 3,020. He was responding to Opposition
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Wounded schoolgirl, 6, discharged following two life-saving surgeries

Wounded schoolgirl, 6, discharged following two life-saving surgeries

See below full statement from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC): The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is pleased to announce the successful surgical treatment and discharge of a six-year-old female patient who sustained a critical gunshot wound to her head on June 16, 2024. The warhead penetrated the left temporal region and became lodged
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Gov’t considers railway system between Haslington and Diamond

Gov’t considers railway system between Haslington and Diamond

As the government makes upgrades to the road link that replaced the decades-old railway lines along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), consideration is being given to putting in place a new railway system connecting Haslington on the ECD to Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara. This is according to Vice President Dr. Bharrat
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‘Indigenous Imaginations’ set for Black Magenta on Aug 10

‘Indigenous Imaginations’ set for Black Magenta on Aug 10

Members of the group – 9 Nations – which brings together indigenous tribes in Guyana, on Tuesday hosted a rehearsal session for the upcoming ‘Indigenous Imaginations’, an event scheduled for August 10 2024 at The Black Magenta on Camp Street, Georgetown. Speaking with the News Room, Nigel Butler who is the Vice President of 9
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