Off-duty cop among two dead in Linden Highway crash

Two young men, including an off-duty Police Officer, were killed in an early morning accident along the Linden Soesdyke Highway today. The dead Policeman has been identified as Teon Hope. The other dead man is still to be identified. The driver of the car that was transporting the two men, managed to survive and he […]

Youth charged for wounding man over use of toilet

An argument over the use of a toilet has left one individual badly wounded and the other facing the Court.  19-year-old Calvin George, stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan today and was not required to plea to charge, when it was read to him. The Court was told that on the 11th April at Caneville, […]

GDF to boost air corps with purchase of four aircraft

Although manufacturers have stopped making the Skyvan, the Guyana Defence Force has requested a total of $484.2 million from the Government for the acquisition of four fixed-wing aircraft, including two skyvans. State Minister Joseph Harmon said on Friday that the Defence Force is looking to purchase two skyvans and two Islanders. He pointed out that although manufacturers […]

GPSU raises concern over some regional efforts to reduce working hours for sweeper cleaners

Despite a Cabinet decision which allows for sweeper cleaners to enjoy an eight-hour workday, the Guyana Public Service Union is reporting that there are efforts to amend that decision at the regional level. GPSU’s Vice President Dawn Gardener told reporters on Friday morning that the union has received information that regional officers have dispatched letters […]