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Fire completely guts old Sheriff nightclub

Aided by a strong afternoon wind, fire completely gutted the former Sheriff nightclub building on Sheriff Street in Georgetown. The Fire Service was summoned to the blaze just after 3:00pm on Wednesday afternoon after receiving several calls from persons who reported seeing smoke bellowing from the building. When the firemen arrived on the scene and […]

78-year-old Corentyne man found murdered in hammock

The crime rate across the Berbice region continues to climb even as the Guyana Police Force has been stepping up its presence in several Berbice communities. Police investigators are now in the Crabwood Creek, Corentyne  area, probing the murder of 78-year-old farmer, Khublall Gomes. The body of the elderly man was found on Tuesday night […]

Customs Officers under probe as GRA discovers racket at Airport

The Guyana Revenue Authority has launched a massive investigation into an alleged revenue leakage racket at the Cheddi Jagan Airport involving GRA Customs Officers. In a statement, the GRA said several Customs Officers are under probe for their alleged role in a scheme to defraud the Authority of millions of state revenues. “Investigations into the […]

Career Diplomat, George Talbott to serve as new Guyana Ambassador to Brazil

As the government continues with its appointments to overseas missions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Agrément was received from the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil for the appointment of career Guyanese diplomat, Ambassador George Wilfred Talbot to serve as the next resident Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil. In […]

Three charged for murder of Soesdyke Agriculturist

Three men, including a teenager, were on Tuesday morning charged and remanded to prison for the murder of Guyanese Agriculturist, Anthony Breedy. Eighteen year old Keimo Corbin called ‘Trini’, 21 – year – old Donnel Trapp called ‘Short Man’ and 28 – year – old Paul Coriah called ‘Jun Jun’ were jointly charged for the […]

Linden bus driver dies after being shot during robbery at Georgetown Park

Well known Linden mini-bus driver and Pastor, Elvin Lorrimer, of Carter Street, Kara Kara, Linden, died early this morning while receiving treatment to gunshot wounds that he sustained during an apparent robbery. The incident took place late on Monday night at the Linden/Georgetown Mini-bus park in Georgetown. The 53-year-old man was rushed to the hospital […]