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Man sentenced to 23 years for raping woman moves to Appeal Court

Five years after he was sentenced to serve 23 years’ imprisonment for raping a 20-year-old woman, whom he viciously assaulted...

CDC readies for COVID-19 Public Assistance Programme

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) this morning opened its two day (Strengths Weakness Opportunities and Threats) SWOT Analysis Workshop on...

We must raise the bar; civility, understanding, and decency needed in Nat’l Assembly –...

Newly elected Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir expects standards to be raised in relation to how Members of...

GCCI President to serve as PSC Chairman

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer, has been elected to serve as the Chairman...

Motion passed to have sittings during National Assembly recess

The National Assembly has suspended Standing Order No. 9 to allow the commencement of sittings of the National Assembly to...

President commits to resolving challenges to trade in CARICOM, U.S.

President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali has committed to resolving issues affecting export of Guyanese products to the Caribbean Community...

PPP Gov’t working to cut energy costs by 60% in three years’ time

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government will be reintroducing the hydropower project in a bid to slash energy costs in...

GPL neck-deep in US$201.7 million debt

At the end of July 2020, the Guyana Power and Light Inc. was neck-deep in debt totalling US$201.7M or about...

ICJ likely to offer opinion on Guyana’s case by year-end – Greenidge

Recently appointed Advisor on Borders, Carl Greenidge, has informed Guyana Standard that Guyana’s case against Venezuela which is before the...

PSC’s role in elections a signal of its commitment to democracy, national development –...

The role played by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) in the pre and post-election periods in Guyana, has indicated the...

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