September 2, 2017
…Lindeners shocked escapees were their neighbours CAMP Street Prison escapee and murder accused, Uree Varswyck, was early Friday morning shot dead during an exchange of gunfire with the police
September 2, 2017
A father is mourning the loss of his 18-month-old daughter who was reportedly murdered by her 20-year-old uncle in North Sophia, Greater Georgetown, early Friday morning. Police in a
September 2, 2017
…management says hotel future rests with gov’t, oil boom IN two weeks’ time the Guyana Marriott Hotel will be advertising for expressions of interest for its entertainment complex
September 2, 2017
…other airlines must resubmit manuals THE majority of local flight operators will have to resubmit their operation manuals if they wish to have the aviation authority’s shuttle ban lifted.
September 2, 2017
GUYANESE the length and breadth of Guyana on Friday observed Eid-ul-Adha, commonly called Qurbani or Udhiyah, with traditional prayers followed by the sacrificing of animals. At mosques, Muslims gathered
September 2, 2017
PRESIDENT David Granger has assented to the Tobacco Control Bill 2017, but it will take another nine to 12 months before the Act takes effect, banning smoking in public
September 2, 2017
EIGHTEEN-year-old Ashley Cox of Four Miles Housing Scheme, Bartica, will today leave for the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) to pursue her life’s goal of becoming an agriculturalist, thanks
September 2, 2017
By Frederick Halley THE University of Guyana is working on the establishment on a School of Energy and Mines aimed at bringing benefits not just to the oil-and-gas sector,
December 16, 2015
APPEARING yesterday before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan was a 54-year-old seaman who is accused of the theft of boat parts, valued $800,000. Clyde Flu was released on $50,000 bail
December 16, 2015
Universal health coverage saves lives, alleviates poverty THE International Labour Organization (ILO) has estimated that, in 2015, more than 90 per cent of the global population living in low-income
December 16, 2015
By George Barclay SHIVANGALI Nedd and Lalta Edwards of Meadow Brook Gardens, Georgetown have filed contempt of court proceedings against businessman Lloyd Singh of Camp Street, Georgetown, asking that
December 16, 2015
A BUSINESSMAN was remanded to prison after he was slapped with the charge of fraudulent conversion, when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday.Carlos Singh had initially
December 15, 2015
PUBLIC Servants earning less than $500,000 monthly are to receive a one-off tax-free bonus of $50,000 this month, the government announced yesterday. A move described by Opposition Leader Bharrat
December 15, 2015
MISS Guyana World Lisa Punch’s winning the talent competition at the Miss World contest could not have come at a better time, with Guyana preparing to commemorate its 50th
December 15, 2015
THE Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has surpassed its production target for 2015 by over 300 tonnes, as of yesterday. And, with three estates still grinding, the Corporation is likely
December 15, 2015
Dancehall artiste Lady Saw was baptised a short while ago. In a private service at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church on Slipe Road in Kingston, Lady Saw – whose given name
December 15, 2015
Three-year-old Michael Blackman was killed at about 14:40h on Sunday when he ran into the path of a motor vehicle on the La Grange Public Road, West Bank Demerara.Blackman,
December 15, 2015
VICE-President and Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Sydney Allicock, and a team from that Ministry, including his advisor Mervyn Williams and his Personal Assistant, visited the Port Kaituma Secondary