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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...
ERC received 61 reports of discrimination in 2019
The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says that it received a total of 61 reports of discrimination last year. Chairman for...
Range houses collapse in Tucville; residents fed-up with promises made by Gov’t
Two range houses located at the Tucville housing compound, Georgetown collapsed on Thursday afternoon leaving over 15 persons homeless. The...
Abused teachers to get support from Ministry; union to pursue criminal charges
The Education Ministry will be assisting two Grade One teachers who were assaulted at their schools to pursue criminal charges...
Teacher abuse at St Anges escalated over medical expenses for injured student
The assault of a Grade One Teacher at the St Agnes Primary School in Church Street, Georgetown stemmed from a...
Teachers’ Union condemns abuse of teachers, wants more security
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has condemned the abuse of teachers by parents at city schools. The GTU’s comments came...
Boy, 5, loses four fingers after lighting squib
Five-year-old Darrin Jaigobin of Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara is now hospitalized after losing four fingers when a squib he...
Police top brass meets with Chinese on crime
Commissioner of Police Leslie James along with several divisional commanders met with Chinese Ambassador Cui Jianchun on Wednesday and key...
Global conventions on child support, protection under review for implementation locally
Stakeholders in the areas of child protection on Wednesday came together to continue planning for the implementation of four international...
Three remanded to prison for murder of Essequibo businessman
Three men were on Wednesday remanded to prison for the murder of Essequibo businessman Shawn ‘Paperman’ Mannilall. The men are...
Chief Magistrate denies Marcus Bisram’s plea for case to be heard in Georgetown
Magistrate Renita Singh is set to begin presiding over the Preliminary Inquiry into the charge of murder brought against Marcus...
Bandits escape with $3 million from Corentyne cambio dealer
An Upper Corentyne cambio dealer was Monday robbed of $3 million by three bandits who attacked him with cutlasses. Daneshwar...
Soesdyke youth was first to test Guyana’s oil
For Shivnarine Outar, it was the opportunity of a lifetime. The offshore laboratory technician, employed by Nalco Champion, was the...
Husband stabs wife to death with kitchen knife; consumes poisonous substance after
A West Demerara man after midnight Tuesday stabbed the mother of his three children to death. Dead is 34-year-old Bibi...
11 parties approved to contest general and regional elections; two contesting regional only
A total of 11 parties have been approved to contest the March 02 General and Regional Elections. This was disclosed...
Change Guyana seeking female PM Candidate to replace Nigel Hinds
Change Guyana Presidential Candidate Robert Badal is looking for a female candidate to be his running mate for the March...
City treasurer, other staff to be suspended over ‘money bag’ controversy
The Local Government Commission has recommended and approved the suspension of six staff at the Mayor and City Council in...
Wanted bulletin for suspect in Foulis Labourer murder
Police Headquarters on Tuesday issued a wanted bulletin for 20-year-old Errol Thapordeen called “Buffy/Bowie/Powie” for questioning in relation to murder...
Man who escaped CID HQ charged with murder of Court tout
Terrence Pitt, called Sonna Boy or Shots, was on Tuesday charged for the murder of Georgetown Magistrates’ Court tout Darrell...
