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Two feared drowned at Unity Beach
Police in Regional Division 4 ‘C’ are investigating an incident at Unity Beach, East Coast Demerara (ECD), which has left two persons missing after they were reportedly swept away by strong currents on Sunday afternoon. Missing are Lyodisa Waldron, called “Loyda,” a 20-year-old salesgirl of Victoria Village, ECD, and Andri Francis, called “Bobby,” a 31-year-old...
Aircraft crashes in Region Seven
A Cessna 182P Skylane aircraft N9347G, reportedly owned by well-known Guyanese pilot and operator Orlando Charles crashed on Sunday morning...
Five homeless as fire destroys Port Mourant house, arson suspected
A fire completely destroyed a house at Port Mourant on Tuesday morning, rendering five people homeless. Stephanie Cecil, 29, a...
Guyanese Girl honoured with Queen’s Young Leader Award
The philanthropic work of a 26-year-old Enterprise woman from Guyana has earned her the prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award 2017....
One dead, five injured as drunk driver loses control
Written by Leroy Smith 36-year-old Debra Pompey of 473 Bell West Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara (W.B.D.) is now dead...
Body found on Sophia roadway; One arrested
Written by Leroy Smith Last evening (Saturday, June 24, 2017) the police in ‘C’ Division while patrolling the ‘C’ Field...
Speaker lauds new booklets for “opening the door” to Parliament
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Barton Scotland has expressed satisfaction over the number of initiatives being undertaken to ensure...
Vendor arrested with 117 grams of cannabis
A 35 – year old vendor has been arrested with 117 grams of cannabis. He has been identified as Derrick...
Driver arrested after robbing Kuru Kururu man of footwear, other valuables
Swift action by the police led to the arrest of a driver shortly after he robbed a labourer of his...
Passports returned to former GRDB officials; Trial adjourned to July 11
The Court has ordered the return of passports to the former officials of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) who...
AG’s “leaked emails” photoshopped
A thorough examination of the “leaked emails” purportedly from the Attorney General Basil Williams displays several signs of botched photoshopped...
GINA sent mail to AG’s “fake email” address in the past
Independent investigations have revealed that the email address the Attorney General Basil Williams claims is fake, was previously used by...
Full liberalisation of telecoms sector by July – Hughes
Guyana’s telecommunications sector will most likely become fully liberalised by the end of July, according to the Minister of Public...
Granger promises press conference in July
In the face of scathing criticisms from civil society, President David Granger has finally agreed to hold a press conference...
Gov’t’s $50M Youth Project calls for more entries as closing date nears
All hands are on deck to offer entrepreneurial opportunities through a Government of Guyana $50M initiative for which the closing...
Jagdeo finally responds; says Trotman is “hostile” and “incompetent”
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, after four days, has finally responded to the verbal attack meted out against him by government...
Pakistan thrash India to win Champions Trophy
SUMMARY: Pakistan 338-4 from 50 overs (Fakhar Zaman 114, Azhar Ali 59, Mohammad Hafeez 57*, Babar Azam 46) vs India...
Gov’t finalising health insurance policy for Ministers
State Minister Joseph Harmon today (Jun 16, 2017) disclosed that the government is in the process of finalising a health...
Gov’t splits functions of Education Minister – Harmon
The newly created Department of Education under the Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) will usurp some of the responsibilities previously...
Dr. Roopnarine says he did not request removal from Education Ministry
Though he is looking forward to taking up a leadership role in the new Ministry of Public Service under the...
“We will only live in the kind of country we fight for” – Jagdeo
Decked in his trademark red shirt and drenched in sweat from the heat of the night, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo...
