Budget Debates 2016 set to begin on Monday

Impassioned expressions of support and criticism of the 2016 National Budget will commence in the National Assembly from Monday between government and opposition Members of Parliament (MP). Ahead of those heated debates, which will roll on for the entire week, Finance Minister Winston Jordan is appealing for MPs to keep the interest of citizens at […]

Asst. Commissioner Balram Persaud badly injured in road accident

Assistant Police Commissioner Balram Persaud remains hospitalised with serious injuries after being involved in an accident on Friday night. He was rushed to a city hospital after losing control of his Police Force issued, Nissan Fuga motor car, and slamming in to an electricity pole close to the Demerara Harbour Bridge. The accident occurred close […]

Crisis in Haiti turns deadly as power vacuum looms

(BBC)  Protesters in Haiti have beaten a man to death in a clash with ex-soldiers, as political uncertainty continues. Witnesses say the crowd in the capital Port-au-Prince attacked the man, thinking that he was from the country’s disbanded military. About 100 former soldiers, some armed, had been parading through the capital in pick-up trucks and […]

Ballot printing begins for Local Government Elections

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) announced on Friday that it will not be printing ballots for four Local Authority Areas in the upcoming Local Government Elections and consequently eligible voters will not be required to cast their votes. Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield explained that in these areas only a single individual has indicated […]

Two suspected money launderers arrested during early morning raid

Two persons, suspected of money laundering, have been arrested following an early morning operation by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU). According to a police release, ranks of the Special Organised Crime Unit conducted operations at four locations on Friday. During the operation a significant sum of foreign and local currencies was found at two […]