CDB to Push for Easier Climate Finance for Small Island States at COP31
The Caribbean Development Bank will take a solutions-focused agenda to the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP31, which runs November 9 to 20 in Antalya, Türkiye, according to a…
US Offers Up to $50 Million for Tren de Aragua Leaders
The United States Department of State and Department of Justice on Thursday announced a combined reward of up to 50 million United States dollars for information leading to the arrest…
DIVER DIES DURING MV BARIMA SALVAGE OPERATION
Police are investigating the death of a Venezuelan diver who was taking part in the operation to refloat the MV Barima in the Essequibo River. He is sixty-six-year-old Luis Martinez.…
BABYSITTER CHARGED WITH CHILD STEALING
A twenty-year-old babysitter has been remanded to prison, charged with taking a seven-month-old baby from Port Kaituma to the coast without the mother’s knowledge. She is Dariana Figuera, a Venezuelan…
POLICE CONSTABLE REMANDED IN SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE CASE
A third person has been charged in the investigation into the alleged leak of surveillance footage from a shooting outside the home of Senior Superintendent Prem Narine. He is twenty-four-year-old…
Four police ranks in custody after post mortem finds Gavin Douglas died of blunt trauma to the head
Four police ranks stationed at the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station have been taken into police custody after a post-mortem examination found that Gavin Douglas died from blunt trauma to the head.…
Father remanded over death of six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran
A 45-year-old father has been remanded to prison in connection with the death of his six-year-old son, Orlando Jaikarran. Bharrat Jaikarran, also known as “Viji” or “Crank”, appeared before Magistrate…
Dev and Jagdeo’s tributes to Corbin misrepresent his peers, says Alexander
Dear Editor, My current sojourn overseas and being in-flight on the evening of Oct 12 curtailed my participation in the Home-Going activities for Robert Herman Orlando Corbin, CCH. However, virtual…
GRPA says oil-funded programme helped it deliver 2,000 cancer screenings in hinterland communities
The Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) says it delivered about 2,000 cancer screenings to women and girls over the past 12 months, mainly in Indigenous, hinterland and under-served communities. The…
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed in custody after shooting incident outside Special Branch head’s home
The Guyana Police Force this morning confirmed that Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, his driver and a third person are in police custody following a shooting incident involving Senior Superintendent of…