Guyana flagged for misappropriation of resources and increased attacks on dissenting voices
Enrico Woolford The 2024 Corruption Perception Index is out, and Guyana has been flagged for misappropriation of resources and increased attacks on dissenting voices. The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) which…
Azruddin Mohamed denies raping teenage girl
Businessman Azruddin Mohamed has denied recent rape allegations made against by a seventeen-year-old girl. He also said that he is prepared to fully cooperate with authorities and wished that a…
Sixteen year old charged with murder of local government councilor
A sixteen-year-old boy accused of killing local authority representative, Kyle Solomon was today (February 11th) placed in the Juvenile Holding Centre. The teenage suspect who cannot be named because of…
New 10-year validity Guyana passport
Guyanese can begin to apply for a ten-year validity passport according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Ministry said the initiative comes into effect today, February 10. The Ministry…
CARICOM calls for increased international funding for Haiti
Enrico Woolford CARICOM continues to play a significant role in Haiti amidst the ongoing political and security challenges. This comes as regional leaders prepare for the 48th Regular Meeting of…
Fugitive extradited to Canada
A Guyanese with Canadian citizenship was on Thursday extradited to Canada to answer to criminal charges including attempted murder and aggravated assault. According to a statement issued by the Ministry…
Fake 100K distribution notice saw scores of persons gathering at Mohamed Enterprise Lombard Street Office
Scores of persons converged this morning in front of the Lombard Street office of Mohamed Enterprise after a social media page Daily News falsely publicized that businessman Azruddin Mohamed was…
Calvin Brutus fired from Police Force after found guilty by tribunal.
Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus is no longer a serving member of the Guyana Police as he was dismissed by a tribunal appointed by the Police Service Commission to investigate…
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…
London bound woman busted with more than 5lbs of cocaine
A twenty-seven-year-old East La Penitence woman was today remanded to prison on a charge of possession of narcotics. On Monday, the woman A’ishah McKenzie who was an outgoing passenger at…