Mon Repos tragedy: Ex-wife says was choked and forced to swallow poison
By Isanella Patoir
Still reeling from traumatic events which resulted in her ex-husband committing suicide and her three-year-old daughter being hospitalised on Monday, Kavita Persaud remains in a stable condition at the Georgetown…
Unanimous not guilty verdict for man accused of rape
Thirty-six-year old Nandram Ganesh walked out of the Demerara Sexual Offences Court a free man after a 12-member jury returned a unanimous not guilty verdict on two rape charges.
Ganesh was on trial before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall…
Prison Officers fired as Police hunt escapee
The Guyana Prison Service has fired three Prison Officers following the daring escape of 21-year-old Rameshwar Prakash from the New Amsterdam Prison Farms on Monday at around 07:50hrs.
Gladwin Samuels, the Director of Prisons (ag) in a…
GECOM Chairman offers ‘encouraging words’ to Jagdeo
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo and other members of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Tuesday met with the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice (rt’d) Claudette Singh and the entire Commission.
Following…
Convicted prisoner escapes, breaks into Prison Officer’s house
A convicted prisoner who was working on a farm next to the New Amsterdam Prison in Region 6 made his escape after scaling the fence but ended up in the yard of a Prison Officer on Tuesday.
The prisoner has been identified as Rameshwar…
CPL: Tickets for Warriors final two home matches on sale
Ticket sales for the Guyana Amazon Warriors final two home matches of the 2019 Hero CPL began on Monday (September 9) at three locations.
A release from CPL OPCO (Guyana) urged patrons to avoid the last minute rush and secure tickets…
Oil production to begin earlier than predicted
The arrival of the Liza Destiny –Guyana’s first oil production vessel –three weeks ahead of schedule indicates that oil production will be earlier than what was previously predicted.
According to Director of the Department of Energy, Dr…
Suicide prevention heading in a positive direction
The Mental Health Unit on Tuesday held a rally and concert in observance of World Suicide Day 2019.
Director of the Mental Health Unit, Dr Util Richmond-Thomas said that Guyana is heading in a positive direction as it relates to the…
28 battery units stolen from traffic lights
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure says 28 battery units from its traffic lights across the city were stolen.
The Ministry’s electrical engineer estimates the losses to be a total of $2.5M. The matter is currently being investigated…
Two primary schools rebuilt in Region 7
Two communities in Region Seven, Kamarang and Paruima welcomed new school buildings at the weekend to kick start the new academic school year. The two schools together cater for about 400 students.
Minister of State, Dawn…