Lawyer’s Clerk found dead in Kuru Kururu home, Murder suspected

Police investigators are probing the death of 46-year-old Gregory Wayne Frank, whose lifeless body was discovered this morning in the living room of his Kuru Kururu apartment According to the Police statement, his forehead appeared swollen and the back door of the apartment was found opened. The entire house was ransacked and several valuables that […]

CCJ rules “adequate consultations” were done before closure of Rose Hall and Enmore sugar estates

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today agreed with the Courts in Guyana and found that the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (“GAWU”) and National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (“NAACIE”) were adequately consulted before the Government’s decision to close the Rose Hall and Enmore sugar estates on December 29th, 2017. The […]

Guyana to establish temporary settlement for Venezuelan refugees

(DPI)  Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, today, said plans are in motion for the establishment of a homestead settlement area for the 260 confirmed Venezuelans, who are occupying areas in Barima-Waini (Region One). The Minister made this announcement during an interview with the Public Information and Press Services Unit of the Ministry of the Presidency […]

Four face charges after 250 pound marijuana bust

The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has announced the arrest of four men following the discovery of more than 250 pounds of marijuana during a Saturday mornng operation. In a statement, CANU said its Ranks conducted the operation on the East Coast of Demerara and found a wooden vessel and a taxi with several bulky bags of […]

Two die in late night East Coast Demerara Crash

Two persons were killed instantly last evening when the car they were in slammed into another car at Bee Hive Public Road on the East Coast of Demerara. Dead are 37-year-old Satyanand Harripersaud and 19-year-old, Varsha Khemraj. Harripersaud was the driver of PSS 9153 and was traveling along the main roadway just after 10pm when […]