Walton-Desir walks to PNCR and starts her own party
In what has been described as a political shake-up in the lead up to the September 1 General and Regional Elections, Opposition Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir announced her resignation from the…
Duncan and Fernandes are on the APNU list of candidates for September 1 elections
With less than three months to go before Guyana’s pivotal September 1 General and Regional Elections, major shifts are unfolding within the opposition. Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has confirmed that…
Youth and women to benefit from US18 M investment in the agriculture sector
Approximately 4,300 farmers countrywide stand to benefit from a US $18 million financing agreement for agricultural and infrastructure development. The agreement was signed Wednesday at the Ministry of Finance between…
Teenager dies in motorcycle crash in Rupununi
A seventeen-year-old girl allegedly under the influence of alcohol lost her life in a motorcycle accident on Sunday along the Kumu Trail in Central Rupununi. According to a report issued…
Authorities in French Guiana and Guyana in contact on the killing of Guyanese national Coretta Blair-Sandy
Olinda Poole Guyana’s Ambassador in Suriname is in contact with the authorities in French Guiana on the Coretta Blair Sandy aka Mindy alleged murder case. The French are seeking the…
Political parties call for “Baby Skello” to be released
Attorney at Law Dexter Todd has been retained to represent local singer, Daniel Wharton who was remanded to prison last week on a single charge of blasphemous libel by Magistrate…
Empowerment of women and girls among priority areas for discussion at 30th Anniversary of Fourth World Conference on Women
Olinda Poole Women around the world will gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York come September for the 30th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. This…
Body of missing Guyanese woman found in French Guiana, boyfriend in police custody in Guyana
The Police in French Guiana have found the body of a young woman from Guyana. The body has been identified as that of 34-year-old Coretta Blair Sandy called “Mindy”. The…
Guyanese in the United States illegally are encouraged to depart immediately, says the Foreign Ministry
Guyanese travelling to the United States are warned of the consequences of remaining there unlawfully. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press statement on Wednesday said it had received…
Two policemen among four detained in connection to the killing of construction worker Rondell Clarke
Four persons are now in police custody in connection to Sunday’s killing of construction worker Rondell Clarke. Attorney Dexter Todd who is representing the interests of Clarke’s relatives said two…