Pensioner dies in East Bank Demerara accident
A twenty-one-year-old truck driver is in police custody in connection with an accident which has claimed the life of a pensioner, Vakeanand Sukdeo – 65. The accident occurred at 6:25hrs…
Housing Agency denies providing preferential rates for lands to any company
Following concerns raised by the Alliance for Change (AFC) in relation to commercial lands sold to New Global Investment Corporation a company for which American based Guyanese Edul Ahmad (Ed…
Brutus moves to court to quash disciplinary tribunal investigating him
Embattled Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus moved to court seeking an order to quash the disciplinary tribunal empaneled to investigate several allegations levelled against him. Brutus through his attorneys Eusi…
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,…
Guyana lacks legislGuyana lacks legislation for biometrics in electoral process – GECOMGuyana lacks legisl
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…