May 2019

A third bandit who was killed on Thursday night at Norton and Victor Streets, Lodge, Georgetown has been identified as 24-year-old Leslie Griffith of Lot 165 William Street Kitty Georgetown. Police said he was identified by his mother…

The Ministry of Social Protection’s Labour Department is currently engaging employers and unions to increase the minimum wage from the current $44,200. In a statement, the Ministry of Social Protection noted that in January 2017, the…

Optimistic that his Government will remain in office for another term, President David Granger on Friday said the aim of his administration is to eradicate homelessness before demitting office. “I would like to leave office where there…

The Police have issued a wanted bulletin for 27-year-old Raveshwar Jainarine in connection with the murder of Baramita woman Ruthina Thomas. Thomas was killed in mid-October last year at Central Baramita in the North West District. A…

With the M.V. Canawaima ferry vessel down and as an alternative arrangement is being worked out, the Government is considering formal arrangements at the backtrack route. This is according to Director General of the Ministry of the…

Government saw the need to approve for itself more than $350 million in a supplementary budgetary provision two Thursdays ago to spend on Government outreaches because of what it saw as a need to “listen” to people and get their advice,…

The Amerindian village of Kamarang in Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) awoke in shock Friday morning after it was discovered that a youth from the village was killed, with his bloodied body left in the open. The dead man was identified as…

Following on the heels of an historic visit to Brazil last week where Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President, Wayne Forde, met with Brazilian Football Federation (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol – CBF) President Rogerio Caboclo, the…

The Government has rebuffed the United States travel advisory on Guyana because of criminal activities here. “Guyana is a safe place. “It’s a safe place to live, it is a safe place to work, it’s a safe place to invest,” Joseph Harmon,…

A 26-year-old Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, resident was on Friday sentenced to a total of 13 years imprisonment for the armed robberies committed on three vendors outside of the Stabroek Market along with two firearm related charges.…