July 23, 2019

President David Granger returned to Guyana Tuesday after completing his medical evaluation in Cuba at the weekend and his team of medical specialists have expressed satisfaction with his recovery. The Head-of-State has been undergoing…

Attorney General Basil Williams is optimistic that the Government will get two-thirds of the sitting members of the National Assembly to vote to extend the elections timeline and so extend the life of the Government. “Let’s hope that…

Attorney Christopher Ram on Tuesday morning withdrew his application for the High Court to compel the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to hold elections by September 18, according to Attorney General Basil Williams. Chief Justice (ag)…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque Tuesday said the 15-member regional trade and integration bloc will not interfere in Guyana’s affairs unless the judicial and democratic processes break down. He said he…

Brian Mullis, Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), has said the crime situation in the country has not impacted demand for Guyana’s eco-tourism product, which is largely based in the interior. “The interior is one of the…

The Ministry of Education’s Health and Family Life Education Unit, through its Reintegration of Adolescent Mothers programme, has trained 80 teenage mothers in cosmetology and baking. The aim is to help them to set up their own…

Defending champions Charlestown Secondary have been booted from the girls’ segment of the ExxonMobil Under-14 School Football tournament, leaving New Campbellville Secondary and East Ruimveldt Secondary to go head-to-head for the title.…

A 26-year-old wash bay attendant was on Tuesday sentenced to six-months jail for stealing 170 pounds of chicken from the popular Mandela BBQ eatery ‘Grill Kings.’ Omalo Dick of ‘A’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was found guilty by…

Neighbours Monday rescued a La Penitence, Georgetown grandmother after a fire destroyed her Middle Road property. The house belonged to 71-year-old Norma Clarke; she lived there with her two sons, four grandchildren and another relative.…

Keith Lowenfield, the country’s Chief Elections Officer has agreed that the last Voter’s List, which expired on April 30, 2019, can be updated and used to hold new general elections. “That’s correct, always has and always will,”…