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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) announced on Friday that it will not be printing ballots for four Local Authority Areas in the upcoming Local Government Elections and consequently eligible voters will not be required to cast their votes. Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield explained that in these areas only a single individual has indicated […]
Two persons, suspected of money laundering, have been arrested following an early morning operation by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU). According to a police release, ranks of the Special Organised Crime Unit conducted operations at four locations on Friday. During the operation a significant sum of foreign and local currencies was found at two […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seeking an explanation from its counterparts in Suriname after nine Guyanese men were arrested by Surinamese soldiers and taken to the neighbouring country because they were fishing in the Corentyne river. The incident reportedly took place on January 22 while the men from Orealla were fishing close to their […]
The Guyana Water Incorporated continues to take precautions and be concerned about the falling water level in the East Demerara conservancy as the dry weather pattern continues. Today, Chief Executive Officer of GWI, Dr. Richard Van West Charles and other company officials met with various stakeholders including representatives of hotels in Georgetown, the Georgetown Public Hospital […]
A young police officer died tragically on Thursday morning at Whim, Corentyne when he lost his balance after jumping from a truck, while on his way to work. According to a police statement, Constable Ray Simon hitched a ride on his way to work early Thursday morning and when the driver of the open back vehicle […]
Two security guards attached to a private company are nursing gunshot wounds to their feet after they were reportedly shot by one of two bandits who attempted to carry out a robbery at the Movie Towne construction site on the East Coast of Demerara. According to a police report, the two security guards, 50-year-old Stanley […]
by Kurt Campbell in Essequibo A gathering of neighbours rejoiced Thursday morning as the police and medical professionals took away a 31-year-old woman from her Richmond, Essequibo home where she had been locked against her will in a room for several months. The woman is believed to be mentally ill. The issue was reported to […]
Essequibo rice farmers are bracing themselves for the worse as the countrywide drought persists but they believe more could be done by the regional administration and the government to offer relief. Concerns in this regard were raised during the second ‘Meet the Public Day’ on Thursday at Perth on the Essequibo Coast. The large government […]
by Kurt Campbell in Essequibo Scores of Essequibo residents gathered early on Thursday morning at the newly developed Unity Park on the Essequibo Coast to meet Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Minister of State Joseph Harmon at the second ‘Public Day’ which is being held by the coalition government. Prime Minister Nagamotoo and Minister Harmon […]
The Private Sector Commission in a statement on Wednesday backed government’s announced increases in gun license fees and said it was fair and expected to boost revenue income. But similar to other criticisms offered, the Commission said it was concerned about the impact of the increases on indigenous people who rely on shotguns for their […]
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