Sex worker badly stabbed during late night shift

A transgender sex worker was brutally attacked and stabbed to the neck early Tuesday in the Croal Street, Georgetown area while she carried out her trade. The sex worker has been identified as 28-year-old Kevin Carr of Agricola, East Bank Demerara. She is also known as “Teacher girl”. According to reports, it was just before […]

Wakenaam and Leguan to get 24 hrs electricity for the first time

(GINA)  The island communities of Leguan and Wakenaam, in the Essequibo River are now experiencing a 24- hour power supply thanks to the upgrades done by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company. The historic transition was formally acknowledged today, when President Donald Ramotar declared operational, the rehabilitated power station serving the island. In his […]

Guyana worries over number of persons refused entry into Trinidad

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has expressed the government’s concern to the government of Trinidad and Tobago over the high number of Guyanese nationals who have been refused entry into the island over the past 4 years and the Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs is even more concerned that the persons are being listed as […]

DPP advises no criminal charges against Attorney General

The Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack on Monday indicated that the Office of the DPP has advised the Police Force that based on the evidence contained in the file that was sent to the DPP, the Attorney General Anil Nandlall cannot be criminally charged for the contents of a conversation between himself and a […]

Man who killed Guyanese wife and lover claims self defence

The Brooklyn man accused of stabbing his wife and her new lover to death when he caught them having sex in a car was acting in self-defense, his lawyer claimed Friday. Steve Whittingham was attacked by his wife’s panicked new flame when he came across them in a car outside Spring Creek Towers near Seaview […]

Guyana in list of Top 20 countries with highest murder rate

Guyana has been placed on the Top 20 list of countries with the highest murder rate in the world. In a report released by the United Nations and the World Health Organisation which examines the homicide rate in countries among every 100,000 persons, Guyana ranked #15 with 20.2 murders for every 100,000 persons. The report […]

7th Cycle of Registration ends December 31, 2014

As Guyana gears up for early elections in 2015, the Guyana Elections Commission has announced that the 7th cycle of continuous registration that is currently underway will come to an end on December 31, 2014. The registration period should have come to an end in February, 2015 but with the President getting ready to announce […]

Man from Guyana busted with cocaine in curry and rice at JFK

Drug pushers in Guyana continue with their efforts to get the cocaine out. While they may be successful at times getting the cocaine pass the Cheddi Jagan Airport, law enforcement officers at New York’s JFK Airport are paying extra close attention to flights from Guyana and they have been yielding successes in their drug fight. […]