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One of four prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison’s Holding Bay two Sundays ago has been recaptured. 24-year-old Sasenarine Bisnauth was arrested last night without incident in the cane field behind the Beterverwaghting Sideline Dam on the East Coast of Demerara. A police report said he was found in the possession of a cutlass. […]
Five months after a wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest, Police investigators have caught murder suspect Lennox Estwick. The 23-year-old man was arrested early this morning in a house at Lovers Lane, Amelia’s Ward in Linden. Estwick was wanted for the murder of gold miner, Deon Stoll who was gunned down during a robbery […]
There is growing concern that as many persons deal with fear of the coronavirus, that fear is having a toll on their mental health. According to the Director of the Mental Health Unit in Guyana, Dr. Util Thomas, the pandemic has forced persons to adapt to a new lifestyle to protect themselves and family and […]
A number of communities in Central Georgetown and surrounding areas have been identified as having the most cases of the coronavirus. The total number of confirmed cases in Guyana increased by three overnight, taking the total number to 78. The Public Health Ministry identified Central Georgetown as the epicenter of the pandemic in Guyana. According […]
Four men have died after their boat was involved in an accident last evening in the Berbice River with another boat that was suspected of transporting marijuana at the time. The impact pitched occupants of the two boats into the river. The accident occurred close to 7pm in the vicinity of Friendship Village, Berbice. According […]
The ExxonMobil company along with its partners in the Guyana oil exploration, CNOOC and Hess have doled out $60 Million to assist Guyana in the fight against the coronavirus. The Civil Defence Commission has received $40 million to support the Ministry of Public Health for additional quarantine facilities, food, sanitation items and equipment, including personal […]
The Secretariat of the Guyana Elections Commission has moved ahead with full preparation for the recount of votes as the Commission awaits the arrival of the CARICOM High-Level team that will be part of the process. The Commission met this morning and according to Commissioner Vincent Alexander, the secretariat has already started training of staff […]
A 28-year-old taxi driver passed away today at the Georgetown Hospital, hours after he was involved in a smash-up at Soesdyke on the East Bank of Demerara. Three other persons including two teenage girls are still hospitalized with serious injuries. The dead taxi driver has been identified as 28-year-old Christopher Nicholson. He reportedly lost control […]
As the number of coronavirus cases in Guyana inched up by one in the past 24-hours, the Public Health Ministry has declared that there is still much more to be done to flatten the curve. Since Guyana recorded its first case of the coronavirus on the 11th March, the country has recorded 74 more cases. […]
A British Airways 787-8 Dreamliner Aircraft touched down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport this afternoon with rotation workers on board for the ExxonMobil company. The non-stop flight from London took just over 8 hours. Aviation officials have indicated that the flight was granted special permission to touch down at the Cheddi Jagan Airport following […]
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