Windsor Estate to develop housing community at Ogle

The government’s holding company, NICIL, has announced that Windsor Estates, which has developed a housing community at Providence on the East Bank of Demerara, will be moving to the East Coast to develop a similar housing community. In a statement today, NICIL announced that the sod for the project will be turned on Thursday. The […]

Two remanded to jail over 60-pound cocaine bust

The two men who were arrested on Saturday in the Parika Backdam with more than 60 pounds of cocaine in their possession have been charged and remanded to jail. 35-year-old mechanic, Latchman Sankar of Unity, East Bank Demerara and 48-year-old, boat captain Muneshwar Dusrajh of Ruby, East Bank Essequibo appeared before Magistrate Christel Lambert today […]

Roger Khan arrested over assault allegations at Kitty bar

Recently deported drug trafficking convict, Shaheed Roger Khan was arrested by the Police today as investigators probed an allegation of assault at a bar in Kitty. Police Commander for Region Four, Assistant Commissioner Edgar Thomas confirmed the arrest. He said the incident is alleged to have taken place last evening and the Police investigators are […]

PPP asks GECOM to increase the number of polling places in some areas

Officials of the People’s Progressive Party met with the Chairman, Chief Elections Officer and the full Guyana Elections Commission this afternoon and formally made a request for the Commission to relook at the number of polling places allocated to some communities and increase the number. At issue is a recent decision by the Commission to […]

Sugar workers protest while demanding retroactive increase

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) today launched another round of protest action against the government, calling for its intervention to get an increase in pay for sugar workers. Union officials explained today that they had a number of meetings with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) over the past few months, discussing increases […]

Commonwealth Observer Mission arrives in Guyana

The Commonwealth Observer Mission has arrived in Guyana ahead of next Monday’s elections and the group has indicated that it will observe and evaluate the electoral process independently and impartially.  This will be the 7th consecutive elections in Guyana to be observed by the Commonwealth. The 11 member group is being headed by former Barbadian […]