September 2019

Residents of Hibiscus Scheme Blankenburg on the West Coast of Demerara woke up to flooded houses at 4am Saturday following a major over-topping at the sea defence in the community. The over-topping was as a result of high tides. Police are…

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Nicholas Boyer on Friday urged women to take up leadership roles in the business sector. As the GCCI opened its second annual business development forum at the Pegasus…

City Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Friday remanded a Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara resident who is accused of raping a 14-year-old boy in 2018. Wazeer Potter was not required to plead to the indictable charge which was read in…

Head of the Liberty and Justice Party (JLP) Lenox Shuman on Friday welcomed President David Granger’s announcement that general elections will be held on March 2, 2020. At a press conference held at his Cowan Street, Georgetown office,…

Over 20 schoolgirls from the Dora Secondary School on the Soesdyke Linden Highway who experienced strange symptoms Tuesday last, were treated for mass hysteria. This is according to the Public Relations Officer for the Linden Hospital…

By Avenash Ramzan Touted as an activity to promote fellowship and teamwork, generate funds for outreaches and create an awareness of nature and the environment, the Rotary Club of Demerara will on Saturday October 5 host an Off-Road…

Opposition nominated Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Sase Gunraj Friday afternoon slammed the electoral body’s Secretariat for its latest notification in which it said that all voters must verify their registration…

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in its latest statement on the Claims and Objections exercise, which is scheduled to commence on October 1, has announced that every person whose name appears on the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE)…

A 42-year-old woman who was allegedly caught with cocaine in her handbag was remanded to prison Friday by City Magistrate Leron Daly for trafficking narcotics. Samantha Hubbard pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged that on…

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), which holds the presidency and Attorney General posts in the coalition government, said the Parliament will be dissolved “at the right time.” Speaking at the party’s weekly press conference…