Guyana and Panama ink major rice deal

The Government of Guyana and Panama have signed an agreement that will see Panama purchasing approximately 5000 tonnes of rice per month from Guyana, following a recent meeting between delegations from both countries.             Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy along with Head of the Guyana Rice Producers Association, Dharamkumar Seeraj and Head of the […]

Linden man found hanging in squatter house

Police at Linden are probing the death of a young Lindener who was found hanging on Sunday afternoon in a squatter house at Block 22, Wismar, Linden. The dead man has been identified as 24-year-old Kerwin Williams. His body was discovered on Sunday midday hanging in the makeshift house by another squatter who lives not […]

Three Guyanese sentenced in Ghana for importing cocaine

(Graphic News)  Three Guyanese who imported 414 kilogrammes of cocaine into the country were yesterday sentenced to a total of 34 years’ imprisonment with hard labour by the Fast Track High Court in Accra. Percival Junior Court, an engineer; Samuel Monty and Singh Princhad, both seamen, were found guilty on three counts of engaging in […]

Narco submarine found in Waini River in CANU and GDF operation

In a joint operation, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and the Special Forces Unit of the Guyana Defence Force have unearthed a self propelled semi submersible vessel which they believe may have been built and was being used to ferry cocaine and other illegal drugs in and out of Guyana. In a statement from CANU, […]

Police Complaints Authority to get its own investigators

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday announced that the Government has granted approval for the establishment of an Investigative Arm of the Police Complaints Authority. “This approval will result in the employment of 4 qualified Investigators to conduct investigations on behalf of the Police Complaints Authority independently of the Guyana Police Force”, the Ministry […]

Amazon Warriors whip Tallawahs to reach CPL Finals

Basseterre, St Kitts – An excellent opening partnership between Lendl Simmons and Martin Guptill set up a thumping victory for the Guyana Amazon Warriors as they booked their place in the Limacol Caribbean Premier League final with ease. Both openers reached half centuries as defending champions, the Jamaica Tallawahs, were eliminated from the tournament. Both knocks were […]

Caneville mason shot dead over gold chain

Guyana’s murder rate continues to spiral out of control and Police investigators on Thursday launched a search for a gunman who shot and killed a mason at Caneville on the East Bank of Demerara when the mason refused to hand over his gold chain. Dead is 24-year-old Mark London. He was shot dead close to […]

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 […]