Police woman uses service weapon to take own life

A female special constable of the Guyana Police Force is believed to have taken her own life earlier this evening, by reportedly shooting herself to the throat while on the job. The incident took place in Anna Regina in the compound of the CARICOM Rice Mills where the woman was stationed as an armed guard. […]

“Handy man” stabbed to death during Bourda market row

“Thursday afternoon shopping at the Bourda market came to a pause as a vagrant who did odd jobs in the area was stabbed to death by another man, also believed to be a vagrant. The dead man’s name has been given as Jerome Cumberbatch aka “Crekateh”. Reports are that just around 4 o’ clock, Cumberbatch […]

Judicial appointments being finalised -Minister Harmon

Weeks after President David Granger assured that he would appoint Judges with the aim of reducing the current shortfall in both the Court of Appeal and the High Court; a new promise to move ahead with the appointments has been given. State Minister Joseph Harmon told media operatives on Thursday that the President is working […]

Several children hospitalized following Berbice mini-bus crash

At least six children from nursery and primary schools in the Berbice area had to be rushed to the Georgetown Hospital with multiple injuries following an early morning accident involving mini-buses. Other children were treated at hospitals in the Berbice area. The accident occurred early this morning in the Rising Sun community, on the West Coast […]

Parliamentary Committee’s visit to Georgetown Hospital goes off the rails during unannounced visit to drug storage area

Confusion unfolded at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Wednesday during a visit by the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services which resulted in the Chairperson, Dr. Vindhya Persaud being instructed out of the storage bond. At the beginning of the announced tour, Chairperson of the GPHC Board, Kesaundra Alves announced that the tour will be […]

FIFA in control of Guyana’s Forward Project

The Forward Project, which was previously known as the Goal Project, has been long in the pipeline to come to fruition in Guyana.  However, the wait will continue for those in the fraternity, as it is now  “completely up to FIFA”, how the project will progress, according to the GFF President, Wayne Force.  “So FIFA […]

Guyanese athletes perform well at Suriname 10K Run.

Guyanese athletes continued their regional dominance on Monday and swept nearly every category in the Telesur 10k run which was staged in Paramaribo, Suriname. In the Open category, it was a photo finish as Cleveland Thomas and Winston Messingher made a dash to the finish line to secure first and second respectively. Thomas, who last placed second […]