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30-year-old Bahamas national, Alister Williams, was on Tuesday, charged for the brutal murder of Guyanese teacher, Marisha Bowen. The woman, who was pregnant, was found lifeless with a slit throat in her Bahamas apartment last week. The accused, Alister Williams was told that he would not be allowed to enter a plea to the charge […]
Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men who carried out an armed robbery at the Sleep In Hotel on Church Street, Georgetown on Tuesday night. One of the men was armed with a handgun. It was around 7:45pm that the men barged into the hotel and held the Front Desk Attendant […]
After a thorough tendering process, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in the presence of FIFA officials, has brought the country’s Goal Project closer to reality with the inking of a deal with construction firm Dwain Ferdinand Home Designs and Engineering Associates earlier today (Tuesday) to begin the preparatory work for the project. The construction company, […]
Self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram, is reportedly hiding out in Suriname after bolting to the neighbouring country as his drug trafficking trial nears an end. Dataram was a no show at the Georgetown Magistrates Court today where his trial for allegedly being in possession of over 225 pounds of cocaine, is ongoing. He was on […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit have arrested yet another woman during her bid to ferry cocaine out of Guyana. The 44-year-old Guyanese woman was an outgoing passenger to New York city when CANU agents found over 20 pounds of cocaine concealed in the false sides of her suitcases. She was immediately arrested and […]
By Kurt Campbell at UN Headquarters in New York (New York) Guyana’s President, David Granger, grabbed the attention of the full United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as one of the first five Heads of State to address the gathering during the first day of the General Assembly Debate on Tuesday. Mr. Granger stood before his […]
Guyana’s new Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Riyad Insanally, on Friday presented his credentials to President Barack Obama. According to a statement from the Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both President Obama and Ambassador Insanally pledged to continue working to enhance the bilateral relationship between Guyana and the United States. In keeping with US […]
As Guyana observes Education month, the Toshao for the Wiruni village in the Upper Berbice region is pleading with Education and Social Protection Ministry officials to ensure primary school children in the community are provided with an adequate number of teachers for the village’s one primary school. Toshao Telford King of Wiruni told News Source […]
A national symposium focused on addressing the protection, promotion and support of exclusive breastfeeding was held on Monday as part of activities in observance of National Breastfeeding Week that began on September 18. Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton delivering an address at the event held at the National Cultural Centre, urged local recreational […]
The Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prison Service have launched a massive search for two prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on Monday morning while labouring at the prison farm. The Lusignan Prison is located on the East Coast of Demerara and usually houses inmates who are serving time for less serious offenses. […]
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