January 2025

Kiran Bacchus, a mason from Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice has died following a fight with his younger brother Deepak, 27, on New Year’s Day. Police said Deepak lives with his wife, Tena and his mother Sookranie Bacchus. Kiran lived next door with his wife, Seeta Churchand. At about 01:30 hrs on January 1, Deepak
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Moonie Ramnarine, a 65-year-old businessman was arrested for the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old cane harvester on New Year’s Day. Dead is Yognand Chaitram called ‘Boy’ from Alness Village, Corentyne, Berbice. The businessman operates a bar at his premises at Lesbeholden. Police said he is a licensed firearm holder of a .32 pistol. The shooting
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A New Year’s Day murder claimed the life of Reinsford Kenny at Kumung Kumung Backdam, Puruni River. The suspect, Alpha Osafha McPhoy, also known as ‘Bat’, is a 28-year-old gold miner from Georgetown. McPhoy was arrested and reportedly confessed to stabbing Kenny but claimed it was in self-defence. According to a police report, both men
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India coach Gautam Gambhir did not confirm whether out-of-form captain Rohit Sharma would be part of the starting XI for the New Year’s Test in Sydney or not. “The head coach is here. That should be enough,” Gambhir said to a room full of reporters wondering why Rohit was not at the pre-match press conference.
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See below full statement from President Dr Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Progressive Party. On this historic occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), I extend heartfelt congratulations to the party, its members, and supporters,
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UK-based company RioMed Limited has been awarded a US$3.3 million contract to design, supply, and install the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system in Guyana. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony, marking a significant step towards modernising and digitising the country’s healthcare system. “We went out to public tender,
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To counter a nurse shortage that the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has been dealing with for some years now, health authorities have been utilising certain strategies such as training and bringing in foreign nurses. This is according to Chief Executive Officer of GPHC Robbie Rambarran. “Our nursing shortage has been compounded by the punctuality
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See below press release from the Ministry of Public Works: The Ministry of Public Works is actively monitoring the significant disruption affecting passengers stranded in St. Lucia and Georgetown due to British Airways flight BA 2159’s cancellation on Monday, December 30th. The aircraft experienced unforeseen mechanical issues. In coordination with the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority
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President Irfaan Ali has said that while the Guyana Power and Light company (GPL) can now generate more power than is needed, this has to take into account that many of the generators being used are overdue for repairs. With the commissioning of a second power ship on December 23, GPL’s generation capacity moved from
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Health authorities no longer believe that the Kitty Health Centre in Georgetown is conducive to good healthcare. For this reason, the Campbellville and Kitty health centres will be merged in a brand new two-storey building to be constructed at a cost of $831M. At an end-of-year press conference earlier this week, Chief Executive Officer of
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