Crane man charged for murder of wife and son

The Crane Housing Scheme man who brutally chopped his wife and 2-year-old son to death, while severing one of the hands of his mother was on Monday charged and remanded to prison. Suresh Ganesh made his appearance at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrates’ Court and was not required to plead when the charges were read to him […]

PPP wants Parliamentary talks on recent Caricom decisions

Guyana’s Political Opposition, the People’s Progressive Party is not totally satisfied with the outcome of the recently concluded 37th Regular Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). At a press conference on Monday, PPP’s General Secretary Clement Rohee reflected on the meeting and urged the Guyana Government to allow the Parliament to […]

GPHC better able to treat kidney patients after receiving new dialysis machines

The Nephrology Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now equipped to provide better care to patients with kidney disease. The department recently received eight dialysis machines from the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension of the University of Vermont’s Medical School. The machines were handed over to the GPHC by Dr. J.R. Deep Ford, […]

Trevor Rose’s family hope for justice as case is reopened

It has been just over two years since popular Guyanese designer and events co-ordinator, Trevor Rose, was gunned down while accompanying an ex-girlfriend home. The ex-girlfriend and the driver of the car that they were in, both survived.  Rose was riddled with bullets by gunmen who pulled up along side him on the East Bank […]

Venezuelans flocking Colombia to buy food

(BBC)   Thousands of people have crossed to Colombia after Venezuela opened their common border to allow its people to buy food and medicine, officials say. The frontier, closed by Venezuela last August as part of a crime crackdown, was to open for 12 hours. Venezuela is going through a deep economic crisis and many […]

Guyana Amazon Warriors stands on top of CPL table

A brilliant display from the Guyana Amazon Warriors bowlers was backed up by their batsmen as they made it four wins in four matches against the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). They won the match with 22 balls to spare thanks to runs from Martin Guptill and Chris […]