February 16, 2018

By Treiston Joseph Right off the bat I will just hit you with a hard dose of reality; track and field development and the University of Guyana (UG) do not go hand in hand. I say this because, the fact is any athlete hoping that the…

A 26-year-old market vendor was on Friday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for attempted murder. Lisa Bobb was not required to plea to the charge which alleged that on February 14, 2018, in Campbellville, Georgetown,…

Talks are ongoing about lifting the ban on the exportation of local Greenheart to the United Kingdom (UK) but the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) says there is no sign that there will be a reversal of the embargo anytime soon. Head of…

Confusion surrounds the Government’s plans to reopen sugar estates closed last year. The planned re-opening of the Enmore sugar factory could last only two weeks and the one at Skeldon for just a month. Well-placed sources at the…

A 25-year-old Alberttown, Georgetown businessman appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court today, charged with selling ecstasy to a minor and the illegal possession of the prohibited drug. Dorel John appeared before Chief Magistrate,…

A 20-year-old Police Constable appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charged with the rape of his 19-year-old female colleague. Dillon Crandon was not required to plea to the charge which…

A woman and her 19-year-old daughter were on Friday charged with trafficking almost six pounds of cocaine through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on February 14, 2018. Rachael Narine and her mother, Kavita Persaud appeared…

A US-based Guyanese man was on Thursday robbed of $7.4M by armed bandits shortly after he cashed a cheque at a city bank. Deodat Ramdeo and his employee, Deomattie Seeram visited a city bank around 11:45hrs to cash the cheque,…

The Government of Guyana and Japan signed three grants totaling US$270,510 for local organisations embarking on development projects, benefitting over 2,000 in Regions Six and Nine. The St. Francis Community Developers, Special Needs for…

Amid talks by the Government to reopen sugar estates recently closed, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says he supports this move and called on the administration to admit that it was wrong to initially close the estates. “The Government…