Government declares PM Nagamootoo is best for national unity talks with PPP

On the heels of criticism from Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, the government on Wednesday declared that Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is the best person to lead a government team into National Unity talks with the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). On Tuesday, Jagdeo laughed off  Nagamootoo’s announcement of being appointed to head a committee that will […]

Two PPP nominated Commissioners resign from GECOM; Robeson Benn and Bibi Shadick to serve as replacements

Two People’s Progressive Party nominated Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have resigned. The two Commissioners are Mahamood Shaw and Athmaram Mangar. The resignations were confirmed by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday. He said that two names have already been submitted as replacements for the resigned members. He gave the reasons for the […]

Guyanese man found murdered in West Palm Beach, Florida

Police in West Palm Beach, Florida are investigating the murder of a Guyanese man who lived in the area and was discovered dead last Friday. Thirty-one year old, Michael Sears was reported missing on August 28. His body was found on Friday, September 4, 2015 in a lake close to his house in West Palm […]

Broomes and Labour Department team make Regent Street business sweep

Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes along with a team from the Labour department on Tuesday visited several Regent Street, Georgetown businesses as complaints of labour violations across the country continue to mount. The impromptu visit and inspection by the Minister and her team unearthed several violations of the country’s labour regulations, […]

Jason Holder replaces Ramdin as WI Cricket Test Captain

Bridgetown (Barbados): Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin has been axed as the Test captain after just 15 months in charge and replaced by rising star and One-Day skipper Jason Holder, for the tour of Sri Lanka next month. The 23-year-old, who has played eight Tests and 33 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in his fledgling career, will lead a […]