Diplomats want to know if house-to-house registration and election preparations could take place same time

Diplomatic representatives of the American, British, Canadian and European Union in Guyana, met on Thursday with the Guyana Elections Commission. The Chairman and the other six members of the Commission attended the meeting and were asked about preparation for early elections, the house to house registration process and details surrounding the funding of the elections. […]

High Court Judge grants UG Bomb Threat suspect $10,000 bail

After having her bail application denied twice by the Magistrates’ Court, the Attorney for University of Guyana bomb threats suspect, Sheneza Jafferally was successful in the High Court. Justice Navindra Singh today granted bail for the woman in the sum of $10,000. She was charged two weeks ago with allegedly using her phone to issue […]

BREAKING: Pilot killed in small aircraft crash at Eteringbang

A pilot of a small single engine aircraft was killed this evening when the plane crashed and exploded upon landing at an airstrip in Eteringbang in Region Seven. The pilot has been identified as Captain Randy Liverpool.  He was the only person onboard the plane at the time of the accident. There are reports that […]

Teenage miner dies in another mining pit collapse

The Guyana Police Force reported today that another young miner has died in yet another mining pit collapse in the interior region. The latest incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at Gold Hill Backdam, Upper Mazaruni and has claimed the life of 17-year-old, Romeo Ruben. Initial investigations have disclosed that Ruben and two other miners were working […]

Guyana Goldfields Inc. gets green light from EPA for resumption of underground mining development

The Guyana Goldfields Company has announced that it has received environmental authorization from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to resume construction and development work on an underground exploration decline at its Aurora Gold Mine. According to the company, the mine, which has been in commercial operation as an open pit since 2016, is anticipated to […]

Guyanese man accused of killing daughter in Canada dies in hospital

TORONTO – The Guyanese man in Canada who was accused of killing his daughter on her 11th birthday died in hospital on Wednesday evening, Toronto police said. According to media reports, the man, Roopesh Rajkumar had been hospitalized with  a self-inflicted gunshot wound since shortly after his arrest. His daughter, Riya Rajkumar, became the subject […]