48-year-old man who murdered 18-year-old girlfriend dies in prison

The Guyana Police Force on Wednesday announced that 48-year-old Robert Sandy of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, who was in custody for the stabbing death of his 18-year-old girlfriend, died on Wednesday at the New Amsterdam Prison. The release from the Police Press Officer did not give a cause of death.    Sandy was charged with […]

Police dog handler and woman remanded for Ogle cocaine bust

24-year-old Police Detective Ian Johnson, who is attached to the narcotics unit of the Guyana Police Force as a dog handler, was on Wednesday refused bail and remanded to prison, along with 19-year-old Kingston resident, Anastacia Crawford. The two appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates Court jointly charged for drug trafficking. The charges filed against the […]

Two cases of Chikungunya confirmed in Guyana

Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran has confirmed the discovery of two confirmed cases of Chikungunya in the Canje, Berbice area and he announced that a team has been dispatched to the area and will be conducting fogging exercise over the next two weeks. The two cases, a toddler, and a woman said to be […]

GoG/CDB funded $98.8M Nursery School commissioned at Tuschen

(GINA) Residents of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo and surrounding communities today welcomed the commissioning of a spanking new, state-of-the-art nursery school built at a cost of $98.8M. Architecturally, the building is the first of its kind in the country, built specifically with all the necessary amenities to accommodate nursery-age children.             Funding for the school […]

Ansa Mcal concerned about increase in bootleg imports

The Ansa McAL Trading Company in Guyana has expressed its worry and concern over the increasing number of counterfeit products on the local market and many of those counterfeit products appear to be bargain brands of products distributed by the company. In Guyana, Ansa McAl serves as the authorized distributor a wide range of products […]

Copa Airlines appoints Guyana Sales Manager

Panamanian flag carrier Copa Airlines has announced the appointment of Ms. Nadine Oudkerk as the local sales manager for Copa Airlines in Guyana.  The appointment became effective on May 19th 2014, according to a release from the company. Copa Airlines is gearing up to launch its service to the Guyana marker from July. According to […]

Six Guyanese injured in Surinamese accident

Police in Suriname are reporting that six Guyanese nationals were injured early on Monday morning when the black Toyota Hilux land cruiser they were travelling in, suffered a blowout resulting in the driver losing control and the vehicle toppling a number of times. Media reports out of Suriname stated that the accident occurred in Nickerie […]