September 17, 2013
FOUR men who each complained of being brutalised by the police were remanded to prison last Thursday after pleading not guilty to receiving flat screen television sets stolen from
September 17, 2013
AN ACCOUNTANT, who appeared in court charged with threatening to kill another woman and verbally abusing her, was released on self-bail last Thursday. Jennifer St. Romain, 58, of Lot
September 17, 2013
ORPHEUS Johnson, also known as Anthony James, on trial for the alleged killing of Brendan Charles in August 2009, had his trial began with a voir dire (a trial
September 17, 2013
STRAVO Evans, accused of murdering Pascal Johnson at Liang Avenue on January 3, 2010, is contending that he is being accused of a murder he did not commit, is
September 17, 2013
FORTY-six-year-old labourer “Black Boy” of Back Street, Devonshire Castle, Essequibo Coast committed suicide while in a drunken state by hanging himself with a piece of rope under his six-foot-high
September 17, 2013
WITHIN the next month, the Health Ministry would be deploying an additional 181 Cuban-trained doctors into the health sector to augment the 70 Cuban-trained Guyanese doctors who recently graduated
September 17, 2013
MINISTER of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, during a recent visit to Venezuela, succeeded in getting manufacturers to agree to supply Guyana with 5,000 tonnes of fertilizer. During the recent
September 17, 2013
ABDUL Majid, 75, of No. 70 Village, Corentyne, was strangled to death at his home on Sunday by two men who had posed as customers wanting to purchase bolts
August 24, 2010
– Komal Chand“[GUYSUCO] is already declaring a shortfall of 16,000 tonnes. That is very bad news. That will be a great blow to Guysuco this year,” President of the
August 24, 2010
Rutland Water, England – While on a 2010 birding familiarization (fam) tour in Guyana, Tim Appleton, the co‐founder of British Birdwatching Fair, proclaimed, “Guyana is on the map.” During
August 24, 2010
THE effort to manage, protect and restore Guyana’s mangrove forests continues; and a total of 10,000 mangrove seedlings are expected to be planted in the next two weeks at
August 24, 2010
POLICE Inspector Stephen Telford, prosecuting in Court One yesterday, did not object to the grant of bail for two alleged church robbers for whom he had no addresses.The accused,
August 24, 2010
PROMISES were made in July that the prices of chicken and eggs will return to normal and the market will stabilize, and Minister of Tourism, Industry of Commerce Manniram
August 24, 2010
Public Works Minister says inconvenience of roadworks temporaryTHE recent construction and rehabilitation of bridges and culverts along the East Bank Demerara has been quite frustrating for commuters, especially during
August 24, 2010
THE Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Mining Week Exhibition opened yesterday with several booths displaying exhibits ranging from heavy duty mining equipment to state of the art satellite
August 24, 2010
– Says Buxtonian social activist Mboya Wood“We want to rebuild the spirit of 1953” said Dr. Cheddi Jagan in one of his speeches. He was alluding to the spirit
August 24, 2010
THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) Marine Branch was enhanced yesterday afternoon with the acquisition of a boat at the Marine Police Station, Ruimveldt, Georgetown.At a ceremony, Minister of Home
August 24, 2010
MOST villagers in Buxton, East Coast Demerara, rejected moves by activists of Opposition political parties to organise protests against the visit there by President Bharrat Jagdeo last week. The