October 2, 2017

By Leroy Smith Deputy Superintendent Lonsdale Withrite was robbed of his vehicle and firearm in the vicinity of the Kitty Seawall on Monday evening. Withrite, who is the Officer in Charge of the Special Weapons and Tactics…

By Devina Samaroo A number of families have been living in uncertainty for years following a contentious demarcation of the Santa Rosa Village in 2006. Village leaders on Monday met with the Minister of Indigenous Peoples Affairs,…

By Bibi Khatoon A family is blaming ranks at the Sparendaam Police Station for the death of their 39-year-old brother and son who was taken into custody in the wee hours of Sunday morning even though he was severely injured following a…

By Devina Samaroo Given the importance of transparent governance in oil-producing countries, ExxonMobil says it is prepared to make its contract with the government public if all other firms in the local extractive industry are so…

By Bibi Khatoon A father of four was today murdered, allegedly by his drunk neighbour at his Lot 51, Industry home on the East Coast of Demerara following a heated argument. Forty-three-year-old Bhagwan Ramadhar, who was employed at a…

A 29-year-old Mason was on Monday sentenced to four years imprisonment for robbing a busload of Qualfon workers in May 2017. Quincy Clarke was found guilty of four counts of armed robbery by Magistrate Dylon Bess at the end of the trial…

A 42-year-old porter of Albouystown, Georgetown was sentenced to three years imprisonment and fined $30,000 by Magistrate Dylon Bess on Monday for trafficking cocaine. Wendell Andrews confessed that on May 25, 2017, at Cross and Leopold…

A West Coast Berbice woman is eager for the government to fulfill a promise to help rebuild her home which was flattened by a freak storm two weeks ago. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo led a delegation comprised of officials from the…

The Guyana Police Force is mourning the loss of one of its own, Police Constable (23823), Peter Shivraj Harilal, who reportedly committed suicide on Sunday evening after a night out with friends. Harilal, who resided at Bath Settlement,…

By Avenash Ramzan “It’s confirmed that we have five Radicals so far.” That was the response from Guyana Motor-Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) president Rameez Mohamed to local journalists on Sunday when quizzed on whether the…