Loud cheers as first CAL aircraft branded with 50th anniversary logo arrives
It was a bright and joyous morning when the Caribbean Airlines aircraft CAL 737/800 branded with Guyana’s 50th anniversary logo arrived at the Cheddi...
Suicide saga continues: Essequibo teenager succumbs 13 days after drinking poison
Thirteen days after drinking a poisonous substance in her bid to commit suicide, 16-year-old Farhana Mohamed of Anna Regina squatting area in Region Two,...
Mahaicony rice farmers facing tough times…plead for Govt’s help
A number of small-scale rice farmers living in Champagne, Mahaicony River, East Coast Demerara (ECD) are battling to sustain their livelihoods as the present...
River and Sea Defence, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority Board Members named
The following persons were named to be part of the River and Sea Defence and Guyana Civil Aviation Authority Boards:
Sea and River Defence Board
John...
Coroners Amendment Bill passed amidst lengthy debate in National Assembly
The National Assembly last evening passed the Coroners Amendment Bill 2015 after a heated and lengthy debate between the Government and Opposition. The Bill...
Murdered British teen had ‘bright, successful future’ ahead of him – relatives
The relatives of 18-year-old British teenager, Dominic Bernard who was killed in Guyana sometime late last year are still trying to come to grips...
Ministry commences ‘tax concession hearings’ with miners
The Ministry of Natural Resources in collaboration with the Tax Concession Review Committee (TCRC) yesterday, started its first in a series of hearings for applicants...
Top Cop “unaware” of SOCU’s surveillance activity – in controversial NICIL probe
Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud has reportedly admitted that he was unaware of the circumstances surrounding the probe by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU)...
Zika virus may be linked to birth defects in Brazil – health officials say
A surge in underdeveloped brains in Brazilian infants born to women infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus has public health authorities and doctors taking...
Breaking! Godbrother, friend charged for British teen’s murder
Around 4:40 pm today, Thursday January 14, 23-year-old Aaron Hing and his close friend, 23-year-old Staymon George appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and...