October 2017

By Royan Abrams A Williamsburg Corentyne mason died while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital almost three weeks after he was attacked and chopped by a man in his village. Mohamed Aslam, 54, died on Sunday,…

West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has won a defamation case against an Australian publisher over articles that said he exposed himself to a female massage therapist. The claims by Fairfax Media were not true, a jury in Sydney ruled on…

The race that finally clinched it was a bit messy, through no fault of his own, but the season in which Lewis Hamilton won his fourth world title has underlined his status as one of Formula 1's all-time greats. Hamilton's best is of a…

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has confirmed the death of 50-year-old Gavin Moses and his 13-year-old niece, Yasha Prince, who died as a result of drowning while swimming at the Rockstone Fish Festival at approximately 16:30hrs on…

Mining syndicates have decided to drop their demands for concessions at Parish Peak, Upper Demerara after it was confirmed that there is no evidence of mining currently occurring in the area, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources.…

In its first public statement on the unilateral appointment of the GECOM Chair, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has vowed to exit the coalition government if elections are not “free and fair” even as they accused the Opposition of…

A team of officials led by Guyana’s Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge is now in New York for talks with Venezuelan counterparts this weekend, a release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated. The…

The Commission of Inquiry (COI) established by President David Granger to resolve land issues has requested more time to complete its work, even as it handed over its preliminary report to the Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. Harmon on…

By Leroy Smith Hours after 33-year-old Sawak Maraj, a Trinidadian national landed in Guyana and reportedly staged his own kidnapping, the police swooped down at the Madewini Resort on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway and found the man…

The inaugural meeting of the country's first Local Government Commission was rescheduled following the absence of the three commissioners who were nominated by the People's Progressive Party (PPP). Five commissioners were present for the…