Mon Repos tragedy: Family had warned man ‘not to fall in wrong trap’
The Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara man who reportedly ingested a poisonous substance he also fed to his daughter and ex-wife was warned “not...
Body of 7-y-0 burn victim being flown home for funeral
The body of seven-year-old Shaniya Persaud is being flown to Guyana for burial.
Shaniya fought a long and difficult battle after she was badly burnt...
Case seeking to compel Cabinet to resign adjourned to Sept. 30
Attorney General Basil Williams on Monday argued that there is no merit to the case filed by Attorney-at-law Anil Nandlall seeking a High Court...
Man charged for pelting brick at ex-lover, fracturing his nose
30-year-old Leon Murray was on Monday remanded to prison for pelting his ex-lover with a brick and fracturing his nose and damaging his spectacle.
Murray...
Former Policeman charged for stealing 12 dresses
A 28-year-old former Police officer was on Monday charged before City Magistrate Faith McGusty for stealing 12 dresses from his current employer’s Regent Street,...
Double efforts to fight illiteracy – Dr Rupert Roopnarine
The former Minister of Education, Dr Rupert Roopnarine, has said literacy is on the decline and has called for greater efforts to reverse this...
First Lady, State officials tour Liza Destiny
Government Ministers along with First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger on Monday toured Guyana’s first Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Liza Destiny.
Minister...
Mahdia storm highlights need for building codes, better weather alerts
Following heavy winds which flattened houses and tore off the roof of the primary school in Mahdia, Region Eight, the Director-General of the Civil...
Man commits suicide after reportedly forcing wife, child to drink poison
A man has committed suicide after forcing his child and estranged wife to drink a poisonous substance, Police, neighbours and relatives suspect.
The man has...
‘Lightning’ Allicock off to Russia for World Boxing Championship
Guyana and Caribbean Bantamweight champion 'Lightning' Keevin Allicock is currently in Yekaterinburg, Russia, to participate in his first World Boxing Championship.
Allicock departed Guyana on...