Prisoners shot, injured after mayhem at Lusignan Prison
Security were forced to open fire on inmates at the newly constructed temporary holding facility of the Lusignan Prison after the prisoners began being extremely aggressive towards each other.
Reports are that 16 prisoners were shot and…
RUGBY: ‘Green Machine’ fall short in late comeback bid against USA South Panthers
By Treiston Joseph
Guyana lost the Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15’s championship game to USA South Panthers on Saturday at the National Park, but it was not for the lack of effort.
Despite no prior encampment to the game or known…
Digicel holds CPL Big Brother Programme with Amazon Warriors
By Avenash Ramzan
Over two dozen young boys on Saturday morning participated in the first-ever Digicel CPL Big Brother Programme to be held in Guyana. The aspiring cricketers were drawn from rural clubs in Enmore, East Coast Demerara,…
Jagdeo hopes Granger finds favour with third GECOM list
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo hopes that the President David Granger finds favour in the next list of nominees he submits as options for the new head of the country’s elections body.
He told reporters during a news conference on…
Demtoco maintains anti-tobacco bill discriminatory, wants review
The Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (Demtoco) has maintained its initial stance that the Tobacco Control Bill 2017 is discriminatory and though it was passed in the National Assembly on July 27, the firm believes there is still time to…
Minister Henry to meet Ombudsman on cricket issue
By Avenash Ramzan
Minister of Education, Nicolette Henry, who has ministerial responsibility for sport, has promised to meet with the Ombudsman in the new week to streamline efforts geared at having elections at levels of cricket in…
UG initiates Diaspora Engagement Centre
The week-long Guyana Diaspora Conference facilitated by the University of Guyana has ended with a concrete mechanism to push forward ideas generated at the forum.
UG today launched the Diaspora Engagement Centre as a means of…
TV stations discuss roadmap for transition to Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting
Broadcasters in Guyana today met to discuss the way forward for Guyana’s transition from analogue to Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcasting.
All license holders for television broadcasting in Guyana were invited to participate in a very…
Ivelaw Griffith installed as UG’s 10th VC
Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith was officially installed as the tenth Vice-Chancellor of University of Guyana.
The Investiture of Professor Griffith will formally grant him the authority and symbols of high office.
June 14, 2017, was…
Corentyne woman accuses police of brutlisation
A Coretyne mother of three is accusing the police of brutalising her amid allegations that she was cooking for a prison escapee.
Tillawattie Singh, 38, made damning allegations that the Police in Berbice of severely abused her, including…