Call made for greater collaboration among agencies and financial institutions to fight money laundering

As Guyana continues to fall below the expectations of international frameworks, domestic efforts continue to address the deficiencies in the country’s anti money laundering and terrorist financing agenda. On Wednesday, Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams called for greater sharing of information among stakeholder agencies. He made the call during an event to observe the […]

Parika farmer charged over strangling murder of reputed wife

The Parika man who dodged law enforcement for a number of days after his reputed wife was found strangled to death, appeared in court today and was charged with the woman’s murder. Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool remanded Ganesh Dhanraj to prison after the charge was read to him at the Leonora Magistrates’ Court. He was not […]

West Indies set 234 target on 3rd ODI at Providence

In the critical decider of  the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Pakistan at the National Stadium, Providence, West Indies have set the visitors a below-par target  of 234  after they reached  when 233 for 9 when their  50 overs expired. Wicket keeper batsman Shai Hope (71)   and Jason  Mohammed (59), were the pillars […]

Guyanese businessman promoting tours between Guyana and Suriname

A Guyanese businessman, who lives in neighboring Suriname, has single-handedly taken on the task of selling Guyana’s eco-tourism product in the Dutch Capital of Paramaribo, while at the same time marketing the former Dutch colony here in Guyana. The businessman, Raymond Mohamed, believes his success is the result of years of hard work and moving […]

Silver Hill youth dies in Linden highway accident

A Monday afternoon accident along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway has left a 21-year-old male cyclist dead. The incident occurred at about 4:45pm on the  Linden/Soesdyke Highway. An injured Raymond Isaacs of Silver Hill was rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex where he was pronounced dead on arrival. According to information reaching News Source, Isaacs was cycling […]

East Demerara Estate workers protest possible closure of estate

Sugar workers of the East Demerara estate continue to express their concern and opposition over reports of the planned closure of the estate. Earlier today, a large group of workers from the estate marched through the community of Enmore and along the Railway Embankment to the community of Enterprise, some four (4) miles away. According […]