May 2017

Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight) and Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) are gradually returning to normalcy as floodwaters continue to recede. The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is working with the Ministries of Agriculture, Communities,…

The closely knitted community of Adelphi Village, East Canje, Berbice was plunged into a state of mourning after the body of a well-known resident was on Tuesday afternoon (May 30, 2017) discovered in a rice field at New Forest, East Canje.…

A 62-year-old Brazilian National was on Monday robbed of an undisclosed sum of raw gold at Blackwater Backdam, Cuyuni River. News Room was told that the man who is also the General Manager (GM) of Manuel Mining which is located at the…

20 persons ranging from the age of 17 to 56 years old who were arrested last Sunday (May 28, 2017) for allegedly conducting illegal mining activities within the boundaries of the Kaieteur National Park were on Tuesday (May 30, 2017)…

(New York Daily News) More than 30 angry Queens residents tried to stop federal immigration agents on Tuesday from arresting a neighborhood construction worker accused of burglary and illegally reentering the country. Residents demanded…

The police in ‘B’ Division are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an East Canje man who was found pinned under a tractor at a Ranch in New Forest, East Canje, Berbice. The man identified as  64-year-old Hatim Khan…

Police ranks in ‘F’ Division (Interior Locations) yesterday arrested an operator of a small vessel for unlawful possession of a small calibre firearm with one live round at Barakat Landing, Puruni River. About 11:30hrs, the ranks whilst…

A 25-year-old miner, who was on Monday (May 29, 2017) arrested with a quantity of cannabis at the Itaballi Checkpoint, was today (Tuesday, May 30, 2017) remanded to prison. Sherwin McAlmont of 7th Avenue, Bartica, Region Seven, was…

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) continues to build the structure and capacity of its Technical programme with the addition of two new officers, both former players of the national programme – a Schools’ Development Officer and a Youth…

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure this afternoon (Tuesday, May 30, 2017) noted that traffic at the intersection of the Demerara Harbour Bridge will be disrupted from tomorrow (Wednesday, May 31, 2017). The disruption of the…