Environmental group pickets Natural Resources Ministry over Bai-shan-lin

As the Bai-Shan-Lin company comes under more scrutiny for its operations in the Guyana forestry sector, the Environmental Community Health Organisation (ECHO) wants a full independent investigations into the operations of the company and the impact the company’s operations is having on the local forestry sector. Bai-shan-Lin is one of the largest exporters of Guyanese […]

Berbice man beats and stabs stepfather to death

Police investigators in Port Mourant, Berbice are investigating the brutal murder of a 48 year old Berbice man who was beaten and stabbed to death by his own stepson. The dead man has been identified as 48-year-old Deochand Singh, of Freeyard, Port Mourant, Berbice. The incident took place on Wednesday night at the man’s home. Details […]

Two crew members missing as Guyana registered vessel capsizes

Two crew members of a Guyana registered motor tanker are missing and feared dead after the vessel sank on Tuesday evening off the Guyana Coast in the vicinity of the mouth of the Corentyne River. It was proceeding from Paramaribo, Suriname to Georgetown, Guyana at the time. There were four crew members on board, according […]

LEAD project back on track. US and Guyana reach agreements

The US Government’s Leadership and Democracy Project (LEAD) for Guyana will continue now that the US Government and the Guyana Government have reached a final agreement on moving the project forward and all of the areas that should be covered by it. The project was put on hold when the Guyana government raised objections to […]

GECOM concerned about persons posing as its workers in Region 1

The Guyana Elections Commission has distanced itself from some persons who are posing as GECOM workers in the Region 1 area and who have been going around to residents with the Registration Lists and claiming that they represent the Elections Commission. Gecom has launched an investigation into the matter and has said it has no […]

Queen’s College grabs top CSEC and CAPE spots

Guyana’s premier secondary school, Queens College is celebrating its performance at the CXC  Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations. At the CSEC level, 98.77% of the students who wrote the 2014 examinations gained Grade One to Three passes. QC was closely followed by the Bishop’s High School which gained an overall pass […]

Man shot dead and robbed of motorcycle

A Guyana Water Incorporated employee was shot dead on Monday night and robbed of his Honda CG motorcycle while on his way home after visiting his girlfriend in the Sophia area. The incident took place just before 9 o’clock. The dead man has been identified as Marvin Cumbermack. Residents in the area said they heard […]

No Confidence move shows “desperation” -Rohee

With the Government facing a no confidence motion when the National Assembly comes out of recess in October, the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic is getting ready for the snap elections that will follow that motion’s passage. PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee on Monday declared that his party has activated its “electioneering machinery” to begin checks […]

Police Sergeant under arrest for millions in missing cash

A Guyana Police Force Sergeant is facing several theft charges in connection with the disappearance of over $8 million in cash from the Police Force. The Police Sergeant whose name has not been released was taken into custody over the weekend and charges against him could come before the end of this week. The money […]

Guyanese man stabs wife to death outside Bronx party

(NEW YORK POST)  A Guyanese man who lives in Queens, New York stabbed his wife to death in a jealous rage Saturday outside a relative’s Bronx home, where the couple had tried to smooth over their rocky marriage, witnesses and police sources said. His wife Amarita Khan, 23, is also Guyanese and had just left […]