$30B loan needed to support GuySuCo

The Special Purpose Unit (SPU) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL) has clarified that it needs approximately $30 billion to support the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) over a four-year period. The SPU…

Body found in aftermath of Plaisance fire

The burnt remains of a man were discovered among the debris of the apartment complex and a house which were flattened by fire on Friday afternoon. Commander of 'C' Division (ag) Edmond Cooper confirmed to the News Room that he just…

Teen busted with cocaine at CJIA

A 19-year-old female was caught at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with 2.6kg of cocaine in her handbag. According to a statement from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU), the teenager was scheduled to travel to the USA.…

Jagdeo rejects nominees for Chancellor, CJ

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has rejected the nomination of Justice Kenneth Benjamin and Justice Yonnette Cummings-Edwards as the Chancellor and Chief Justice respectively. According to a letter dispatched to the Head of State David…

Police probing death of Money Changer

Police are investigating the death of a popular money changer who was murdered after he refused to hand over his cash to an armed bandit. Forty-seven-year-old Shawn Nurse, commonly known as ‘Fabulous’, was shot dead at about 10:00hrs on…