Linden woman who ingested and fed children poison succumbs

The 24-year-old Linden woman from Wisroc who was hospitalised last week after ingesting poison and feeding the same poison to her children, passed away this morning at the Linden hospital. The young mother was in critical care since being admitted to the Linden Hospital last Thursday. Her condition worsened over the past two days. The […]

Teenage mother arrested after dead child found in drain

The body of a 21-month-old child was found in a drain in the Parika Backdam on Friday night after being left there by the teenage mother. The mother was questioned about the child’s whereabouts on Friday afternoon, but she tried to escape from Police Officers by jumping into a canal. She was eventually arrested and […]

Over 52,000 receive first shot of COVID-19 vaccine

The vaccination programme against COVID-19 in Guyana is on target as more persons visit vaccination sites across the country to get their fist dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The increase in vaccinations comes as the country is experiencing a wave in new cases with 105 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Based on […]

Opposition calls on Government to assist in accomodating Vincentians if volcano crisis worsens

With more than 20,000 residents ordered to evacuate several communities in St. Vincent following the eruption of the Soufriere volcano, several Caribbean countries have agreed to accommodate citizens until the normalcy is restored on the Island. President Ali, on Thursday said that he has spoken to Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. […]

Bacchus released on station bail as Police probe of “Paper Shorts” murder continues

Three days after he turned himself over to Police investigators for questioning about the execution of Ricardo Fagundes, manslaughter convict Rondell Bacchus aka “killa” was released from Police custody today. The Police Force’s Public Relations Department confirmed that Bacchus was released on station bail after his Attorney moved to the Court and was granted a […]