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Guyana joined the rest of the world today in observing World Suicide prevention Day. In a message, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, said although the suicide rate in Guyana remains high, it has reduced over the years. She explained that four years ago, Guyana’s suicide rate stood at 44.2 for every 100,000 people. That […]
Shimron Hetmyer and Sherfane Rutherford blasted Guyana Amazon Warriors into second place in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) table with an astonishing assault on the Trinbago Knight Riders attack. The Warriors’ bowlers had played their part to restrict the Knight Riders powerful batting line-up to just 154/7, and that left Guyana with two different […]
The Fire Service was called to the scene of a tragic fire in West Ruimveldt late on Sunday night where they discovered the badly burnt, lifeless body of a man, who has been identified as Christopher Bramble. aka “Harry”. Police investigators are treating the case as murder. Neighbours gathered on the scene explained that the […]
All-round star Rovman Powell contributed runs, wickets and catches as Jamaica Tallawahs kept their hopes of a top-two Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finish alive with a convincing eight-wicket victory over rivals Guyana Amazon Warriors at Providence Stadium. Powell held three catches – including a flying one-handed stunner right on the boundary edge to remove […]
A family from Foulis on the East Coast of Demerara has been plunged into mourning after a 44-year-old man stabbed his 21-year-old son to death. The dead youth’s name has been given as Satesh Sookdeo aka Kevin. According to a Police statement, at around 8:35 on Saturday night, the father and his spouse was involved […]
The Guyana Police Force announced on Saturday evening that it has a female hotel manager and six female foreign nationals in custody as it probes a case of suspected trafficking in persons. Few details have been provided but the seven were taken into custody for questioning on Saturday night following a joint search of the […]
One day after the nation’s teachers called off their nationwide strike action, their union, the Guyana Teacher’s Union is preparing for arbitration. At a press conference this afternoon, GTU President Mark Lyte indicated that the union will be looking outside of Guyana for someone to lead the arbitration process. He also stressed the importance of […]
Another man has been charged in connection with the murder of Bourda market cheese vendor, Troy Romalho. Appearing before the Chief Magistrate this morning was 32-year-old, Roy Stanford from A Field, Sophia. He became the third person to be charged with the same murder. One week ago, two other men, who investigators believe worked along […]
-by Dennis Glasgow- The Council for Legal Education (CLE) opened its Annual General Meeting at the Guyana Marriott Hotel this morning with a charge from President David Granger for the Council to improve its work to reach all corners of the Caribbean. In delivering the feature address at the opening of the CLE Meeting, the […]
The Guyana Police Force has reported that five men, who were nabbed in a car with fake license plates and illegals guns, will face the Courts on multiple charges. The five were intercepted at Grove on the East Bank of Demerara yesterday in a Toyota Fielder motorcar. Acting on a tip off, a Police team, […]
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