April 6, 2018

Police are investigating the alleged robbery/murder of 55-year-old Pedro Pablo Rosario, a miner of Dominican Republic, which occurred at a mining camp in Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River, by three armed men about 02:00hrs Friday morning.…

A 65-year-old man from East Coast Demerara (ECD) and two other persons have been arrested for threatening the life of President David Granger, police say. According to a statement Friday night, threatening phone calls were made against…

Two leading trade union umbrella bodies are opposing attempts to have Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder resume control of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). In a joint press statement Friday, the Federation of Independent Trade…

By Treiston Joseph The fifth edition of the Road to Mecca National Club Championship was launched on Thursday evening with the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) expanding the tournament to 12 teams. The fifth tournament…

E-Networks Inc. – Guyana’s leading Cable TV service provider – on Friday announced the addition of Flow Sports, the Caribbean's newest sports channels, to its DreamTV line-up. The three channels, Flow Sports 1, Flow Sports 2 and Flow…

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence has instructed that the years-old expired drugs at the West Demerara Hospital be removed and destroyed. Late last month, regional officials told the Public Accounts Committee that $5M worth of…

By Avenash Ramzan It was just held for eight days, but the annual Easter swim camp has put the spotlight on the future of the sport, which now looks bright given the tremendous talent on show. To put things into perspective,…

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is urging the Government to move ahead with the process of granting a casino licence to the controversial Carnival Casino at the Sleepin Hotel complex. During a visit to the establishment today,…

The Commonwealth Games continued in Gold Coast, Australia, on Friday with Guyana having mixed fortunes in table tennis, while the squash players lost all their games. In table tennis, the Women’s team, competing in Group Four, defeated…

By Devina Samaroo An estimated US$4.1 million is earmarked under a United Kingdom (UK) – funded initiative to retrofit five local hospitals to withstand disasters and to make them more energy efficient. The health institutions…