Lowenfield granted bail on private conspiracy charges; Case to continue in August

Chief Election Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission, Keith Lowenfield appeared in Court this morning before Magistrate Faith McGusty to face indictable private criminal charges filed against him by a member of the People’s Progressive Party, Desmond Morian and a member of The New Movement Party, Josh Kanhai. The private charges were filed after Lowenfield […]

La Penitence youth shot dead outside home in suspected robbery

Police investigators are probing the gunning down of a 23-year-old La Penitence man outside his Middle Road home. The dead youth has been identified as Navindra Samaroo. He worked as a Sales Representative for a phone card company. According to persons in the area, Samaroo was leaving his home this afternoon when two men pounced […]

Caribbean Airlines applies for regular service to Ogle

With uncertainty hanging over the return of LIAT, Caribbean Airlines continues its expansion into many of the markets that were being served by LIAT. Officials of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority have confirmed that Caribbean Airlines has applied for a license for schedule services between Port of Spain and the Ogle Airport in Guyana and […]

Men busted with 20lbs marijuana in car doors

The Guyana Police Force arrested two men on Wednesday after they were busted with 20 pounds of compressed marijuana stashed in the doors of a car. A police statement said the car was intercepted at 31 Miles, Ituni Road and a search unearthed the 61 parcels of marijuana which weighed 20 pounds. The parcels were […]

EU calls on Guyanese leaders and stakeholders to support declaration of “long overdue” results

The international community continue to press for a declaration of the final results in the Guyana elections to be based on the recount that was conducted. The European Union today became one of the latest international organisations to call on GECOM to move ahead with declarations. In a statement from its headquarters, the EU said […]