(BBC)-Swedish DJ Avicii, one of the world's biggest dance music stars, has died in Oman at the age of 28.
Avicii's club anthems include Wake Me Up, Hey Brother, and recently, Lonely Together with...
Popular deejay ‘GullyRas’ evolving from music to business
By Tracey Khan
DEEJAY ‘GullyRas’ continues to evolve from music to a businessman who will not be stopped.
Born Ceon LaRose, he started his career carrying music boxes for his uncle and a...
Feed The Flames heads to Trinidad for Golden Opportunity
AS Guyana celebrates its 52nd year of Independence on May 26, local Heavy Metal group 'Feed The Flames' will be celebrating their 10-year anniversary. What started as a rock band just for fun by a...
GLOWING AND TOXIC
‘THE TIES THAT BIND’
WE ALL come from different worlds; have different views; and are schooled by the wise, the foolish and monsters in between. Then we follow the chemistry we call ‘love’...
….Puerto Rico official urges amid Maria's devastation
San Juan’s mayor urged the United States on Tuesday to prioritize “people above debt” as it helps rebuild from the devastation of...
Ozone Protection – 30 years later
ON September 16, 2017, Guyana joined the international community in celebrating International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This day marked 30 years since the Montreal Protocol on...
Air Pollution
AS we continue to focus on the pertinent environmental issues, let’s turn our focus to air pollution and what laws exist to address this problem. The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) has...
Know More about the EPA Part II
Welcome to another week of the EPA and you! Last week, we provided answers to some frequently asked questions about our roles and processes. This week, we continue with providing answers to other...
A 30-year- old taxi driver of Timehri, East Bank Demerara, was on Thursday robbed of his silver-grey Toyota Premio HC 7628 and other valuables after a passenger who turned out to be a bandit robbed...
Counterfeit crooks busted
QUICK response from police resulted in four persons being arrested on Thursday after trying to exchange counterfeit currency at a grocery and general store at Success, East Coast Demerara.
Police...
‘Narco in food’ smuggler busted
A WOMAN was on Tuesday busted as she attempted to smuggle a quantity of marijuana into the Camp Street jail where her reputed husband, a murder accused, is on remand.
Nichola Clark, 60, of Joseph...
Car abandons with 100lbs of ganja
THE Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) found a red Toyota car with a large quantity of marijuana on Sheriff Street early Monday morning.
According to a reliable source, over 100 pounds of marijuana...
A 54-year -old man was remanded Friday for trafficking in narcotics.
It was alleged that on April 18, 2018, at Durban Street, Lodge, Colin Wallace was found with 1kg 734 grams of cannabis in his...
Goodluck’s luck runs out…gets two years jail
AKEEM Goodluck, a 27- year- old man was Thursday sentenced to two years in prison on a robbery charge.
It was alleged that on April 17, 2018 on Regent Street, P?rbati Bartram was solely entrusted to...
One year for having ‘drug’ utensil
RENE Marks was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly for possession of a utensil used for illegal drug purposes.
It was alleged that on April 17, 2018 at Kitty,...
Convicted gunman facing carjacking charge
STEVEN Hercules, one of six men who the police arrested following a failed robbery attempt on the East Bank of Demerara last week, was on Wednesday hauled before the court to answer to a carjacking...
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said.
A letter from Mr Mugabe said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a smooth...
AG: CJ ruling vindicates President’s decision on GECOM chair
…Gaskin signals intention to appeal
ATTORNEY General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC said the Chief Justice ruling on the Guyana Elections Commission chairmanship issue has upheld...
Arjoon to be compensated for wrongful dismissal
AFTER more than six years of legal battle, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon will be compensated by the state-owned agency for wrongful dismissal by...
PAC hears about missing $14M in vouchers
APPROXIMATELY $14M in vouchers are still to be accounted for by the Ministry of Indigenous People's Affairs while millions of dollars in equipment were procured without any evidence that contractual...
REGION Five (Mahaica/Berbice) is slated to receive two new health centres designed and constructed in keeping with the concept of “smart medical facilities.”
One centre will be constructed at...
Support for Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre
IN observance of National Rehabilitation Week 2017, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, on Wednesday pledged government’s support to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre in helping to...
GPHC pain medicine goes missing -male nurse suspected
DURING the course of last week, staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) discovered ten vials of the pain medicine, pethidine missing from a cabinet.
Reports are that the hospital...
60 cervical cancer tests conducted during U.S. Embassy outreach in Linden
SIXTY cervical cancer tests were among a range of tests conducted by a United States Embassy outreach in the mining town of Linden recently.
According to the embassy , the Humanitarian Assistance...
(BBC) Cuba's parliament has picked Miguel Díaz-Canel as the sole candidate to succeed President Raúl Castro, 86, bringing the family's decades-long rule to an end.
Raúl Castro took over as...
Alert level rises for Kick em Jenny volcano
-increased activities recorded near submarine volcano
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) of Grenada on Monday afternoon reported an increase in activities of the Kick em’ Jenny...
CARICOM needs very concessional financing for climate resilience
- Secretary-General LaRocque says
The Caribbean Community’s goal of creating a climate resilient region requires significant grant funding and very concessional financing, CARICOM...
400 on breadline in TT
MORE than 400 persons are facing an uncertain future today after the Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) was forced to close its’ doors yesterday.
In a release, CNC CEO Jerome Dookie confirmed the...
(BBC)-US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo.
Thanking Mr Tillerson for his service on Twitter,...
South Africa President Jacob Zuma resigns
(BBC)-South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect.
He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening.
Earlier, Mr...
ANC ‘decides Zuma must go’
South Africa's ruling ANC party will formally request that President Jacob Zuma step down after he refused to resign, media reports say.
The reported decision to "recall" Mr Zuma followed marathon...
Girl’s hair set on fire in Barbados
(NationNews) -Police are conducting investigations into a recent social media posting showing a schoolgirl’s hair being set ablaze.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the 15-year-old...
(BBC)-Swedish DJ Avicii, one of the world's biggest dance music stars, has died in Oman at the age of 28.
Avicii's club anthems include Wake Me Up, Hey Brother, and recently, Lonely Together with...
Popular deejay ‘GullyRas’ evolving from music to business
By Tracey Khan
DEEJAY ‘GullyRas’ continues to evolve from music to a businessman who will not be stopped.
Born Ceon LaRose, he started his career carrying music boxes for his uncle and a...
Feed The Flames heads to Trinidad for Golden Opportunity
AS Guyana celebrates its 52nd year of Independence on May 26, local Heavy Metal group 'Feed The Flames' will be celebrating their 10-year anniversary. What started as a rock band just for fun by a...
GLOWING AND TOXIC
‘THE TIES THAT BIND’
WE ALL come from different worlds; have different views; and are schooled by the wise, the foolish and monsters in between. Then we follow the chemistry we call ‘love’...
….Puerto Rico official urges amid Maria's devastation
San Juan’s mayor urged the United States on Tuesday to prioritize “people above debt” as it helps rebuild from the devastation of...
Ozone Protection – 30 years later
ON September 16, 2017, Guyana joined the international community in celebrating International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This day marked 30 years since the Montreal Protocol on...
Air Pollution
AS we continue to focus on the pertinent environmental issues, let’s turn our focus to air pollution and what laws exist to address this problem. The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) has...
Know More about the EPA Part II
Welcome to another week of the EPA and you! Last week, we provided answers to some frequently asked questions about our roles and processes. This week, we continue with providing answers to other...
A 30-year- old taxi driver of Timehri, East Bank Demerara, was on Thursday robbed of his silver-grey Toyota Premio HC 7628 and other valuables after a passenger who turned out to be a bandit robbed...
Counterfeit crooks busted
QUICK response from police resulted in four persons being arrested on Thursday after trying to exchange counterfeit currency at a grocery and general store at Success, East Coast Demerara.
Police...
‘Narco in food’ smuggler busted
A WOMAN was on Tuesday busted as she attempted to smuggle a quantity of marijuana into the Camp Street jail where her reputed husband, a murder accused, is on remand.
Nichola Clark, 60, of Joseph...
Car abandons with 100lbs of ganja
THE Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) found a red Toyota car with a large quantity of marijuana on Sheriff Street early Monday morning.
According to a reliable source, over 100 pounds of marijuana...
A 54-year -old man was remanded Friday for trafficking in narcotics.
It was alleged that on April 18, 2018, at Durban Street, Lodge, Colin Wallace was found with 1kg 734 grams of cannabis in his...
Goodluck’s luck runs out…gets two years jail
AKEEM Goodluck, a 27- year- old man was Thursday sentenced to two years in prison on a robbery charge.
It was alleged that on April 17, 2018 on Regent Street, P?rbati Bartram was solely entrusted to...
One year for having ‘drug’ utensil
RENE Marks was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly for possession of a utensil used for illegal drug purposes.
It was alleged that on April 17, 2018 at Kitty,...
Convicted gunman facing carjacking charge
STEVEN Hercules, one of six men who the police arrested following a failed robbery attempt on the East Bank of Demerara last week, was on Wednesday hauled before the court to answer to a carjacking...
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said.
A letter from Mr Mugabe said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a smooth...
AG: CJ ruling vindicates President’s decision on GECOM chair
…Gaskin signals intention to appeal
ATTORNEY General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC said the Chief Justice ruling on the Guyana Elections Commission chairmanship issue has upheld...
Arjoon to be compensated for wrongful dismissal
AFTER more than six years of legal battle, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon will be compensated by the state-owned agency for wrongful dismissal by...
PAC hears about missing $14M in vouchers
APPROXIMATELY $14M in vouchers are still to be accounted for by the Ministry of Indigenous People's Affairs while millions of dollars in equipment were procured without any evidence that contractual...
REGION Five (Mahaica/Berbice) is slated to receive two new health centres designed and constructed in keeping with the concept of “smart medical facilities.”
One centre will be constructed at...
Support for Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre
IN observance of National Rehabilitation Week 2017, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, on Wednesday pledged government’s support to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre in helping to...
GPHC pain medicine goes missing -male nurse suspected
DURING the course of last week, staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) discovered ten vials of the pain medicine, pethidine missing from a cabinet.
Reports are that the hospital...
60 cervical cancer tests conducted during U.S. Embassy outreach in Linden
SIXTY cervical cancer tests were among a range of tests conducted by a United States Embassy outreach in the mining town of Linden recently.
According to the embassy , the Humanitarian Assistance...
(BBC) Cuba's parliament has picked Miguel Díaz-Canel as the sole candidate to succeed President Raúl Castro, 86, bringing the family's decades-long rule to an end.
Raúl Castro took over as...
Alert level rises for Kick em Jenny volcano
-increased activities recorded near submarine volcano
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) of Grenada on Monday afternoon reported an increase in activities of the Kick em’ Jenny...
CARICOM needs very concessional financing for climate resilience
- Secretary-General LaRocque says
The Caribbean Community’s goal of creating a climate resilient region requires significant grant funding and very concessional financing, CARICOM...
400 on breadline in TT
MORE than 400 persons are facing an uncertain future today after the Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) was forced to close its’ doors yesterday.
In a release, CNC CEO Jerome Dookie confirmed the...
(BBC)-US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo.
Thanking Mr Tillerson for his service on Twitter,...
South Africa President Jacob Zuma resigns
(BBC)-South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect.
He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening.
Earlier, Mr...
ANC ‘decides Zuma must go’
South Africa's ruling ANC party will formally request that President Jacob Zuma step down after he refused to resign, media reports say.
The reported decision to "recall" Mr Zuma followed marathon...
Girl’s hair set on fire in Barbados
(NationNews) -Police are conducting investigations into a recent social media posting showing a schoolgirl’s hair being set ablaze.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the 15-year-old...
