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Gunmen and policeman clash during robbery attempt at Popeyes

Staff members and customers of the Popeyes Fast Food Restaurant on Vlissengen Road were forced to run for cover after four armed bandits who were about to rob the restaurant came face to face with a policeman who was purchasing dinner. The incident took place just after 7 pm on Sunday. According to eyewitnesses, the […]

Bermudan woman busted at CJIA with cocaine in stomach

A national of Bermuda was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport after ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch suspected that she might have ingested an illegal substance. The woman whose name has not been released, was taken to the Georgetown Hospital where she excreted several pellets containing cocaine. She has passed out more than […]

Cocaine ship and crew released after paying $12 Million fine

The Guyana Revenue Authority has announced that it has released the Cypriot vessel, M/V DeltaDiep which was detained following the discovery of 185 packages of cocaine in a 40ft flat rack container on January 6, 2015. The total weight of the cocaine found on board the vessel was 420 pounds which carries a street value […]

Election date not constitutionally valid -Fmr CCJ Judge

University of Guyana Law Professor and former Judge at the Caribbean Court of Justice, Professor Justice Duke Pollard is of the opinion that the President erred in his announcement of an election date without the parliament being first dissolved. In a letter in Saturday’s Stabroek News, Justice Pollard pointed out that “the President and his […]

Government wins judgement against Surendra Engineering

Attorney General Anil Nandlall announced on Friday that judgment was granted in favour of the Government of Guyana in its case against Surendra Engineering with regards to the construction of the Specialty Hospital. The judgement was handed down after Surendra failed to appear in court to answer to the lawsuit. Government was awarded judgment in […]

Female patient jumps to death at Georgetown Hospital

A 37-year-old female patient of the Georgetown Hospital jumped to her death on Friday evening from the fourth floor of the female medical ward. The woman died instantly after she landed on the concrete yard below. She has been identified as Shaneza Farouk of West Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara. Patients and nurses were left traumatized […]

Dr. Faith Harding dies at city hospital

Former Government Minister under the People’s National Congress administration and Child Psychologist Dr. Faith Harding passed away on Friday afternoon at the St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital. She was admitted to the hospital in early January after complaints about her breathing. She went into a critical condition moments after being admitted and never fully recovered although […]

Guyanese construction worker killed in Antigua road accident

Antigua recorded its first road fatality for 2015 on Thursday morning, when Murtland Bagot lost his life in a traffic accident on the Sir Sydney Walwyn Highway. The 51-year-old Guyanese national was with a number of construction workers who were on their way to Crabb’s Peninsula to board the ferry for Jumby Bay. The truck they were […]

EU puts funding on hold over lack of budget oversight

The European Union has confirmed that it has put millions of dollars on hold in funding under the budget aid banner in Guyana. In a statement on Friday, the EU said that it has two on-going budget support programmes in Guyana, one for the sugar sector (EURO 28.9 million) and one for sea defences (EURO 14.8 […]

Granger warns PPP over propaganda fliers : You’re playing with fire

Leader of A Partnership for National Unity, retired Brigadier David Granger has issued a clear warning to the governing People’s Progressive Party over the distribution of “propaganda” fliers that were allegedly made and distributed by the PPP. At his weekly press briefing, Mr. Granger said the PPP was now “playing with fire”. His warning came […]