Albouystown youth gunned down during early morning football

An 18-year-old youth of Albouystown was gunned down this morning at a street football game in the community. Details of the shooting incident are unclear. The dead young man has been identified as Christopher Mansfield aka “Gully Bop”. His mother broke down in tears at the Georgetown Hospital as doctors announced the man’s death to […]

Fly Jamaica lays off all staff members

It is not the departure that they might have been preparing for, but on the same day that the Fly Jamaica Chief Executive Officer issued a press statement, announcing that the airline hopes “to restart flight operations in a couple of months”, redundancy letters were issued to all of the airline’s staff members. The letters […]

Guyana’s economy grew by 4.1% in 2018; “Better than expected” -says Finance Minister

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has announced that Guyana’s economy grew by 4.1 percent for 2018, which is higher than the 3.4% that was projected. Jordan told the Department of Information that the nation’s economic performance was “solid” and better than expected. The Finance Minister said, “it is the first time under this government that […]

Fly Jamaica commits to refunding all affected passengers as it seeks to restart operations in coming months

Guyanese owned carrier, Fly Jamaica Airways, is hoping to restart operations in “a couple of months”, according to a statement from the airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Captain Ronald Reece. Fly Jamaica cancelled all of its flights and grounded operations back in November when its 757 aircraft made an emergency landing and crashed at Guyana’s Cheddi […]