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Guyana Forestry Commission sends staff home over Marriott tar fumes

Senior and junior staff members attached to the Guyana Forestry Commission were given the day off on Wednesday as they complained bitterly about fumes that had engulfed their offices from the nearby Marriott Hotel. According to reports, construction workers at the Marriott who are still carrying out works to the back of the property, have […]

Warlock man gunned down in front of shop

A 24-year-old Warlock, East Ruimveldt man was gunned down in front of his shop on Wednesday morning. Dead is Sherwin Barrow. The incident took place just after 8:30am. Residents in the area heard loud gunfire and saw Barrow lying on the ground just after. He was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital where he  died as […]

Harper chides Granger over criticism of Guyana’s foreign policy

Prime Ministerial Candidate of the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic, Elisabeth Harper has called out Presidential Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition David Granger over statements he made regarding Guyana’s foreign policies. Granger in a weekend radio interview expressed his dissatisfaction with the Foreign Policy approach that has been adopted by the PPP Civic administration over […]

Guyanese wanted for double murder in US nabbed in Trinidad

(Trinidad Express)  A 37-year-old Guyanese born United States citizen with immigration status in Canada; and who is wanted in the US on a range of criminal offences including two counts of murder, has been re-arrested by members of the local INTERPOL Bureau. Balkumar Singh was first detained on March 27th, 2015, for violating this country’s […]

Granger promises to adopt more robust foreign policy

The Presidential Candidate for the APNU+AFC Coalition has marked his dissatisfaction with the Foreign Policy approach that has been adopted by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration over the last 23 years. Granger believes the current policy is weak. He is promising to adopt a robust stance in this regard. This is not the first time that […]

Abducted sales clerk released; relative in custody

The Bhena’s Store sales clerk who was abducted on his way to work on Monday morning has been released. The 28-year-old man Xanier Waaldijk, was released by his abductors just after 5 o’clock on Monday afternoon and made his way to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Guyana Police Force where he was questioned about […]

GECOM warns against molesting voters on Elections Day

The Guyana Elections Commission has issued a warning against the molestation of voters on election day and is reminding that it is the only authority to announce official elections results. In a Monday afternoon statement, the electoral body said the duty of declaring the final official results of the 2015 General and Regional Elections rests exclusively […]

Sixheads Lewis dies in East Bank road accident

Former Guyana and World Boxing Champion, Andrew “Sixheads” Lewis died on Monday (May 4th) afternoon in a road accident in the village of Hope along the East Bank of Demerara. According to initial reports, the former boxing champion was riding his bicycle along the roadway when he was hit down by a car. He was badly injured […]