Carolann Lynch surrenders to face murder charge again

Former Beauty Queen, Carol-Ann Lynch has surrendered to local police to face the murder charge for a 2nd time in connection with the death of her husband, Farouk Razak who was named in US court documents as a known Guyanese drug trafficker and close associate of convicted drug king pin Roger Khan. Lynch walked stepped […]

Linden teams support suspended executives

Rawle Toney reports Thirteen of the fourteen affiliated clubs of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) voted in full support of the suspended executive, saying “no” to a proposed interim committee which the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is planning to put in place.  The clubs were all represented yesterday when the association convened an emergency […]

UDFA not recognizing GFF ban

Rawle Toney reports Vice President of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Collie ‘Hit-man’ Hercules said that the suspended executives of the entity that governs the game of football in Linden will not recognize the various penalties handed down by its parent body; the Guyana Football Federation (GFF). For not adhering to the decision of […]

GCCI worried about Linden Agreement not moving forward

The Regional Chairman of Region 10, Sharma Solomon has expressed his concern about what he considers the Government’s “foot-dragging” on many of the agreements that were entered into following the over one month of protest action in the mining town of Linden back in 2012. Now, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) is […]

GGMC gets new Chairman; Commissioner confirmed

 The Ministry of Natural Resources on Monday announced the appointment of Mr. Clinton Williams as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). The Ministry also announced that Mr. Rickford Vieira has been confrimed as Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud […]

Pilot and Passenger found dead at Trans Guyana crash site

Canadian Pilot, Captain Blake Slater and his lone passenger, ground handler Dwayne Jacobs have been found dead at the site of the Trans Guyana Plane crash in a densely forested area in the Mazaruni region close to Olive Creek. After spotting the crash site on Sunday, ground troops from the Guyana Defence Force were able […]

Crashed Trans Guyana aircraft spotted, ground troops moving in

Senior Officials connected to the search and rescue operations for the Trans Guyana aircraft which was seen going down in the Olive Creek, Mazaruni area have reported that the crashed aircraft has been spotted by the Guyana Defence Force helicopter and ground troops are moving to the crash site. The troops are being lowered close […]

Cricketer in caught on tape shooting cannot be located

One month after the Director of Public Prosecutions instructed that the murder case against cricketer Carlyle Barton continue, the Guyana Police Force on Thursday admitted that it cannot locate the suspect. Barton was caught on tape shooting Durban Street resident Shawn Nelson to the head in the Orange Walk area in May, 2013. He was […]

Search and Rescue for missing plane enters Day 2

Search and Rescue teams returned early Sunday morning to the densely forested Mazaruni area deep in the Guyana jungle where a Trans Guyana Cessna Caravan aircraft was spotted going down on Saturday morning. On Saturday, the search and rescue operations which brought together the Guyana Defence Force’s Air Corps and local aircraft owners spent over […]

Fire guts Fullworks building on Regent Street

Quick action by the Guyana Fire Service averted what could have been a major catastrophe in the busy Regent Street shopping area as firemen were able to contain and extinguish a fire at one of the Full Works Auto Spares building. The Fire Service was called to the scene just before 11 o’ clock on […]