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…
Guyana flagged oil vessels sanctioned are operating with forged Guyana registration – MARAD
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) in a press statement on Thursday said five of the six oil tankers bearing the Golden Arrowhead and sanctioned by the United States Government are…
Thirteen-year-old dead while 11-year-old suspect in police custody.
A thirteen-year-old is lying in the mortuary while the eleven-year-old accused of causing his death is in custody as investigators try to get to the bottom of the incident. A…
GPHC makes last minute plea for persons to claim bodies in its morgue.
/ The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation on Tuesday announced that it will be proceeding with final disposal of twenty-five unclaimed bodies from its mortuary. This will be done within the…