Six-Year-Old Boy Chopped to Death at Parika; Man in Custody
A six-year-old boy is dead and a man is in police custody following an incident at Parika, East Bank Essequibo. According to a statement from the Guyana Police Force’s Corporate…
AFC Calls for SOCU Head to Be Relieved of Duties Pending Independent Probe
The Alliance For Change is calling for the head of the Special Organised Crime Unit, Deputy Commissioner of Police Fizal Karimbaksh, to be relieved of his duties immediately. In a…
Two Detained After GGMC Seizes Gold, Cash from Unlicensed Mazaruni Shop
Two persons have been taken into custody following the seizure of gold, equipment and cash from a shop operating in the Mazaruni Mining District. According to the Ministry of Natural…
Nine Children Hospitalised After Fire at Sophia Children’s Home
Nine children were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital on Monday following a fire at the Sophia Care Home, which is managed by the Ministry of Human Services and Social…
Investigation Launched After Aircraft Veers Off Mahdia Airstrip
An investigation has been launched after an aircraft veered off the runway at the Mahdia Airstrip on Sunday. According to a police statement, the aircraft landed at Mahdia with five…
Cuban National Stabbed to Death at East Bank Demerara Shipyard
A 37-year-old Cuban national was stabbed to death on Saturday during a fight with a co-worker at a shipyard on the East Bank of Demerara. According to a statement from…
Ali Asks UN Member States to Back Rodrigues-Birkett as Reports Say the US Will Use Its Veto
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday morning used his address to the United Nations General Assembly to call on world leaders, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, to…
Venezuela to Guyana: “Return to Negotiations” Under Geneva Agreement
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez addressed the UN General Assembly’s 81st session Tuesday night, reasserting Caracas’s territorial claim over Guyana’s Essequibo region, days…
Guyana’s President to Address UN General Assembly Thursday
UNITED NATIONS, New York, — President Irfaan Ali is set to deliver his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, as the country’s head of state joins the…
Lula slams Cuba embargo, Haiti “indifference” at UN General Assembly
NEW YORK — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has again called out the international community over its handling of Haiti and Cuba, telling the UN General Assembly on…