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 […]

Travelspan cancellations leave hundreds stranded

Hundreds of passengers in Guyana, New York and Trinidad and Tobago are fuming over several cancellations of Travelspan flights to and from its scheduled destinations. On Saturday in Georgetown, scores of passengers stormed the Travelspan Regent Street office demanding answers about the cancellation of their flights. The airline has cancelled a number of flights over […]

Cases of murders and robberies continue to soar in Guyana

While the Guyana Police Force reports that there has been an 8% drop in serious crimes for the first seven months of the year, a glance at the murder and robbery figures for the same period tell a different story. The statistics in relation to the offences of murder and robbery under arms for the […]

Plaisance woman found murdered in home

Police investigators are probing the murder of 55-year-old Plaisance woman, Ann Mendonca, whose lifeless body was found in her Prince William Street house on Friday night. Police sources have said that from all appearances the woman was strangled to death. It is believed that she may have come face to face with a burglar or […]