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A woman from Half Mile, Wismar Linden appeared in the Georgetown’s Magistrates Court on Friday before the Chief Magistrate to face drug trafficking charges. 20 year old Onika Neils was refused bail after she pleaded not guilty to the charge of drug trafficking. She was busted early on Friday at the Georgetown Post Office when […]
Digicel has agreed to abolish roaming charges for users of the company’s networks when they travel in the region from October 1, according to a statement issued last night by Caribbean Telecommunications Union president Phillip Paulwell. Paulwell made the announcement earlier this week at the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Caribbean Ministerial […]
A 17-year-old young man from the Diamond Housing Scheme on the East Bank of Demerara is in Police custody after he reportedly chopped and stabbed his girlfriend to death on Thursday afternoon during a heated argument. The young lady has been identified as Angela McAlister of Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara. She is believed to be […]
(Travel Weekly) The U.S. airline industry and its largest pilots union have stepped forward at the Transportation Department to oppose efforts by two small Caribbean airlines to operate between New York and Georgetown, Guyana. According to papers filed by Airlines for America and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the two carriers — Caribbean Airlines […]
The contentious Amaila Hydro Power Bill made its way back into the National Assembly on Wednesday after first being voted down by the Opposition. The Alliance for Change, changed its position on the legislation and voted with the Government to have the Bill returned to the National Assembly for consideration and later also sided with […]
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Executives are being urged to understand their role in the Guyanese market and to desist from the abuse and exploitation in terms of airfares that Guyanese are asked to pay coming into Guyana. Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister, Irfaan Ali reiterated this call on Tuesday while he placed an open invitation to CAL Executives […]
Dozens of Amerindians from villages in the South of Guyana traveled to Georgetown on Wednesday and launched a protest outside the National Assembly calling for the Government to seriously address concerns about their land rights. Over the past few years, as gold mining spreads deep in the Guyana jungle, many Amerindian villages have been expressing […]
At least 15 persons were rushed to the Skeldon Hospital on Wednesday morning following a 4 vehicle smash up on the Corentyne Coast. According to reports from Corentyne, a the driver of a black Toyota Raum was overtaking a mini bus at a fast rate forcing the driver of the mini bus to pull his […]
(Trinidad Express) DETECTIVES are investigating the death of a female detainee at the Immigration Detention Centre on Tuesday. According to police reports, 42-year-old Indira Joseph, of Guyana, was found hanging inside a cell at the centre, located along the Eastern Main Road in Aripo, Arima, around 4.30 a.m. yesterday. PC Modeste of the Arima Police […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, has urged teachers gathered in Georgetown, Guyana for the 36th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Union of Teachers, to place emphasis on teaching standards to meet demands for a competent workforce in the Community. In a message to the Conference, which opened on Monday […]
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