Woman and child among 19 decomposed bodies found off the coast of St. Kitts and Nevis
Authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis have so far been able to confirm that a woman and child are among the 19 decomposed bodies recovered in a vessel found floating…
National ID Cards ready to be uplifted
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is urging citizens to uplift their national identification cards. The call according to the commission is for those with completed transactions which includes new applicants,…
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Biometrics at polling stations will not be feasible for the upcoming general and regional elections according to the Guyana Elections Commission. The commission also said that Guyana lacked the necessary…
Farmer remanded to prison after 11 years on the run
A thirty-eight-year-old farmer on the run for murder for the last eleven years was finally caught. The man Bennie Adams of Cambelltown Village, Potaro, Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni) was arrested on…
Paradigm shift in Caribbean Education systems needed – World Bank Caribbean Director
Enrico Woolford Inequality in access to quality education is a challenge in Guyana. Lilia Burunciuc, the World Bank’s Director for the Caribbean in an opinion piece titled Caribbean’s Education System:…
Drug addict and pensioner dead following shooting and stabbing in Mahaicony
An investigation has been launched into the deaths of two Airy Hall Mahaicony men earlier on Wednesday. The dead men have been identified as Roger Pierre – 49 who the…
Prison officer attempting to smuggle marijuana into Mazaruni Prison sentenced to 3yrs
A decision to traffic drugs into the Mazaruni Prison on Tuesday, January 14th did not go as planned for a 21-year-old Prison officer. The young man who hails from an…
Body of missing Chinese national recovered
The body of the missing Chinese national Fu Jian Wei who fell into the Demerara River on Wednesday was recovered this morning. According to a statement issued by the Ministry…
Several homeless after Louisa Row Fire
Several persons are now homeless after their Lousia Row, Werk-en-Rust homes were destroyed by fire early this morning. No one could say how the fire started, but many people had…
Police in search of two men in connection with the killing of a Sophia man
A thirty-eight-year-old Sophia woman is in police custody in connection with the killing of her alleged abusive reputed husband. The deceased who has been identified as Ivor Thornhill succumbed to…