May 8, 2019
…targets hinterland in weekend roll out THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) last weekend held training sessions in the hinterland for its Registration Officers (ARO) and enumerators, in preparation for
May 8, 2019
By Lisa Hamilton CITIZENS countrywide must begin to take note of the legal and procedural requirements of house-to-house registration which is on track to commence next month, according to
May 8, 2019
FIFTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Rudy Kurt was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for having cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
May 8, 2019
A father and his son were, on Tuesday sentenced to a total of 85-years imprisonment for the gruesome killing of Suresh Nandkishore, called ‘Ravo,’ who, in 2015, was beaten
May 8, 2019
AT Tuesday’s statutory meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Commissioners were able to reduce a 10-week backlog of minutes from ‘abandoned’ meetings by some 75 per cent. The
May 8, 2019
TWENTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Wayne Gilbert, was on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, committed to stand trial at the High Court by Magistrate Leron Daly for allegedly murdering Rawle Rodrigues, who was killed
May 8, 2019
THE Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown has launched a compositing project for all primary schools in Georgetown. Primary schools in Georgetown will be taught how to compost
May 7, 2019
Former member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Shawn Neblett is facing extradition to the United States of America to face a drug trafficking charge. Neblett, 34 of Community
February 10, 2018
–over flagrant use of weedicide TWO teenagers have been hospitalised after inhaling the toxic smell of a poison that was sprayed on grass by a neighbour in Diamond, East
February 10, 2018
NINETEEN- YEAR-OLD Royston Bacchus of 10 South Durban Backlands appeared before magistrate Leron Daly on Thursday charged with having 7.1 grams of narcotics. The cops reported that on February
February 10, 2018
President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Warren Smith on Wednesday announced that the institution is making US$ 700 to 800M available to help Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs)
February 10, 2018
THE Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme being offered by the Government of India to the people of Guyana, is well in place to help in the development
February 10, 2018
THE Mangrove Restoration Department has increased its efforts to improve coastal resilience through the restoration of coastal mangrove ecosystems on the Essequibo Coast. According to a statement from the
February 10, 2018
THE Fallen Heroes Foundation Inc. of the Guyana Police Force on Friday morning presented monetary donations to the spouses of ranks who died in the line of duty. The
February 10, 2018
–part of five-year restructuring programme announced in 2015 CHIEF of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Patrick West said that every aspect of funding for the army
February 10, 2018
A fisherman was Friday morning shot and beaten by bandits during a robbery at Cove and John, East Coast Demerara. Police said the incident involving cash occurred about 11:50h
February 10, 2018
THE Government of Guyana has been taking steps to train members of the Disciplined Services both locally and internationally, in an effort to adopt best practices in crime-fighting. However,
February 10, 2018
LEON Smart called ‘Bourda Rat,’ on Friday appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly for receiving a car and using a fake number plate on the vehicle. Smart, of Robb