February 14, 2018

A 19-year-old female was caught at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with 2.6kg of cocaine in her handbag. According to a statement from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU), the teenager was scheduled to travel to the USA.…

By Devina Samaroo Sacked sugar workers continue to complain of distressing times as they face an uphill battle to make ends meet after the closure of estates across the country. At a press conference hosted by their union – the Guyana…

Two elderly women are now homeless after their home went up in flames at Durban Street, Georgetown in the wee hours Wednesday morning. According to a neighbour who prefers to remain anonymous, she heard screaming from the house at…

By Bibi Khatoon The cash-strapped City Council has found itself in a position where it has to find between $5 – $7M every month to honour its debt to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). The City council owes a total of $134M to NIS.…

Senior Counsel Raffiq Turhan Khan was Wednesday sworn to serve for six months as a Court of Appeal judge. Khan was handed his instruments of appointment by President David Granger at State House. While the appointment is temporary, the…

By Neil Marks The head of the country’s financial watchdog says insurance companies and other agencies covered by money-laundering laws should not be asking about citizens’ political affiliation, and an intervention by Bank of Guyana…

The Jamaican women's historic Winter Olympics bobsleigh debut is under threat after their coach quit and threatened to take the team's sled. German Sandra Kiriasis, an ex-Olympic champion, claims she was forced out when her role was…

President David Granger says he is awaiting the advice of the Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General on the way forward as it relates to the substantive appointment of the Chancellor and Chief Justice. However, the Head of State…

The Government has no intention at this time to review the petroleum agreement with ExxonMobil and its partners, President David Granger has stated. “These matters are before Cabinet and it depends on what determination the Cabinet…

As the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) celebrate their third anniversary today as coalition partners, the future of the Cummingsburg Accord lies solely with the AFC, which is yet to request a…