Headless body identified as Buxton woman; Arrest made in case

Almost one week after the headless and limbless body of a woman was found at the Annandale seawalls, investigators believe they have finally gotten a breakthrough in the case. The woman has now been identified as 40-year-old Samantha Benjamin, who was an overseas based Guyanese who also  lived in the community of Buxton. A man […]

Cocaine busted in 40 ft container of charcoal at SilverHill

Acting on intelligence information, members of the Container Control Programme and the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit moved in to a charcoal mining area at Silver Hill on the Linden Soesdyke Highway and busted a large quantity of cocaine among hundreds of bags of charcoal that was being prepared for shipment. The bust was made on […]

PPP wants separate voters list for members of Disciplined Services

The governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) wants the Guyana Elections Commission  to exclude the names of members of the disciplined services from the Official List of Electors (OLE) to be used on May 11 and place those names on a separate voters list.  According to Party General Secretary Clement Rohee, the inclusion of the names […]

Jagdeo to hit campaign trail for Ramotar at New York fundraiser

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo will hit the campaign trail in New York for President Donald Ramotar. Mr. Jagdeo is scheduled to travel to New York for a campaign fundraising event in Queens. The meeting will take place on April 11, 2015 at the Hillside Banquet Hall. According to reports, the event has been organised by supporters […]

Berbice accident leaves three dead; WCD accident kills one

Police investigators are probing two tragic accidents that claimed the lives of four persons within the past 24 hours. Investigators in Berbice are hoping to question survivors of a late night crash at Golden Grove on the West Coast of Berbice. Three persons were killed in that accident while the driver and four others remain […]

Moses declares Unity will part the PPP’s Red sea

Introduced to the sounds of Bob Marley’s One Love, APNU+AFC ‘s Prime Ministerial Candidate Moses Nagamootoo took the stage on Sunday night before thousands of supporters in his home village of Whim on the Corentyne. Nagamootoo remembered growing up as the son of a fish vendor and being asked by his mom to deliver fish […]

APNU+AFC unveils plans for Corentyne at Whim Unity Rally

Kurt Campbell reports The APNU+AFC Coalition on Sunday unveiled several policies and offered assurances that it would put in place if it wins the next elections. The party took its Unity Rally to the Corentyne Village of Whim and brought out thousands of Berbicians and other citizens. Both David Granger and Moses Nagamootoo, the coalition’s Presidential […]

Lis Harper wants to see more done to fight domestic violence

The Prime Ministerial Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Elisabeth Harper has made it clear that she wants to see a whole lot more done in Guyana to support the fight against domestic violence. Ms. Harper made her maiden rally speech on Sunday afternoon at the first rally for the PPP Civic in Kitty. […]