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The regional examination body, Caribbean Examinations Council, today announced that it has made a decision to delay the start of this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations by three weeks. The exams are now scheduled to start on the 23rd May. Jamaica and a number of other Caribbean countries pushed for […]
After being on the run for four years over the stabbing death of a Kitty man, 33-year-old Damian Bissoon recently surrendered to the Police to face the murder charge. The murder accused appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan this morning at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was not required to enter a plea to the […]
The Guyana Police Force is advising owners and drivers of vehicles to stop the practice of installing coloured lights on their vehicles or face prosecution. This past weekend, Police on the Essequibo Coast engaged in a ‘White Light Campaign’ where a number of vehicles were stopped and examined for coloured lights resulting in eleven vehicles […]
A 24-year-old man who was caught red-handed selling marijuana in the Kuru Kururu area is in Police custody and is expected to face charges soon. Police ranks were in the area on Tuesday afternoon when the man was observed collecting money from various persons and handing them a small bag from a large black plastic […]
A 56-year-old man from Coverden on the East Bank of Demerara lost his life this morning when he was mowed down by a motor lorry along the Bagotstown Public Road on the East Bank of Demerara. Police have identified the dead man as Mohan Toolsie. A report of the incident said Toolsie exited a parked […]
President Irfaan Ali is in the United Kingdom pushing investment opportunities in Guyana and today he told a Guyana Investment Seminar in London that Guyana is prime for investment as the country continues to grow as a major oil producer. The President pointed to the development of the manufacturing and industrial sectors in Guyana and […]
The ExxonMobil company this afternoon announced a triple discovery of oil offshore Guyana on the Stabroek Block, which has now pushed the estimated discovery on the Stabroek Block to nearly 11 billion barrels. In a statement, the company said the three discoveries are southeast of the Liza and Payara developments and bring to five the […]
A search is underway in the Toroparu Backdam in the Lower Puruni river area in Region Seven where a miner has been missing for the past ten days. In a statement today, the Guyana Police Force announced that it is investigating the disappearance of 27-year-old miner Noel Anthony Fredericks. The man who is originally from […]
Prime Minister Mark Phillips opened a new private shore base facility today which will service the oil and gas sector. In welcoming another investment in the country’s growing economy, Prime Minister Phillips said the government is pushing to ensure more Guyanese also benefit from Guyana’s successes. He said “in every country’s success, its people must […]
Just four months after Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton appointed senior party member Dr. Richard Van West-Charles as his advisor, a rift is appearing between the two leaders. Today, Mr. Norton responded to a letter from Dr. Van West Charles indicating his decision to withdraw from the position of Advisor to […]
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