Literacy Action Plan to be unveiled

In observance of International World Literacy Day 2013, Education Minister, Priya Manickchand announced that the government and the Ministry is committed to unveiling a 2014 literacy plan of action and projected results, with a goal of working with everyone, to fulfill to every citizen the right of literacy. She explained that it is even more […]

Top Cop names suspect in Biker’s murder

Police Commissioner Leroy Brummel on Sunday night said police investigators were progressing well with their probe of the gunning down of well-known biker Kirk Davis. Speaking to family and friends who gathered outside the Brickdam Police Station for a candle light vigil for justice, Commissioner Brummel said “we have been working on it, so I […]

Chief Justice rules cross dressing not a crime unless…

Chief Justice Ian Chang on Friday ruled that cross dressing is not a crime unless being used for improper purpose. The ruling brought down by Chief Justice Chang came in response to court action filed by four gay men and the Society Against Sexual Orientation and Discrimination 2009 after the four gay men were arrested […]

Wakenaam businessman attacked by gang of bandits

A businessman on the island of the Wakenaam in the Essequibo river is nursing a gunshot wound to his shoulder and other injuries after he was attacked a shot by a group of armed men during a robbery at his home. According to a Police report, at around 8 o’ clock on  Saturday night, businessman […]

GPL blames lightning for recent blackouts

The recent spate of blackouts that residents, particularly on the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara have been experiencing is as a result of network related problems. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Incorporated, Bharrat Dindyal explained that the two transmission lines leading from Garden of Eden, East Bank […]

Biker was shot 16 times; suspect still in hiding

A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of biker Kirk Davis revealed that the young man died from shock and hemorrhage as a result of gunshot injuries. The report also found that the 30 year old man was shot 16 times to the upper body and all of those shots were fired at close range. […]

Peace Corps Volunteer Leads Camp STOMP for Boys‏

GEORGETOWN – The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) of the Ministry of Labour Human Services and Social Security and the Peace Corps organized the first annual Camp STOMP (Supportive Teamwork Opening Minds Positively) from August 4 to 24, 2013.  STOMP was a pilot summer camp that provided 30 adolescent boys between 14 to 17 years old living […]

GPL still improving services – CEO Dindyal

(GINA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Incorporated, Bharrat Dindyal said that there is a technological solution to the problem of loss reduction, but it requires an investment of tens of millions of US dollars. He was at the time speaking at a public forum, hosted by the power company […]

Police still to issue wanted bulletin for suspect in Eccles murder

Three days after the brutal gunning down of well-known biker Kirk Davis, the Guyana Police Force is still to issue a wanted bulletin for the main suspect in the young man’s murder although senior police officers have been quoted as saying they have identified a prime suspect. Crime Chief Seelall Persaud is currently out of […]