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Suspect in Tuschen triple murder arrested

The Guyana Police Force on Friday announced the arrest of the suspect in the murder  of three people  at Tuschen on the East Bank of Essequibo. According to a police release, the canecutter who has been identified as Joshua Franklin was arrested by police on Friday morning in the Tuschen backdam. Cops believe he was […]

Bosai apprentice crushed to death by truck at mining site

An apprentice attached to the Bosai Bauxite company in Linden was killed on Wednesday morning at the mining site when he was hit down and crushed by a heavy-duty truck. The dead worker has been identified as Bertram Pollard of Wismar. Details of the incident are sketchy. Just three weeks back a Bosai worker was […]

Woman jumps to her death off of Demerara Harbour Bridge

Traffic was brought to a halt on the Demerara Harbour Bridge just after 12noon on Christmas eve after a driver reported seeing a woman climb to the top of the rails of the bridge and jump off  into the deep waters of the Demerara river. Rescue teams rushed to the area but were unsuccessful in […]

Speeding car wraps around tree leaving three persons injured

Three persons including the driver of a Toyota motor car  are nursing broken limbs and other serious  injuries after the driver lost control of the speeding car and slammed into a tree. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon on the West Coast of Berbice. The names of the injured persons have not been released […]

C’bbean Airlines to end non stop flights between Guyana and Canada

Caribbean Airlines has informed travel agents in Guyana and Canada that the airline will discontinue its non-stop service between Georgetown and Toronto with effect from January 15, 2015. All of the airline’s flights between Georgetown and Toronto will now stop in Trinidad and Tobago. The decision comes exactly two years after the airline launched the […]

Belizian soldier working in Guyana robbed and shot multiple times

A Belizian soldier who has been working in Guyana as an Orthopedic technician was shot multiple times to his body on Monday night during a robbery as he was walking back to Guyana Defence Force headquarters. Crime Chief Leslie James told News Source that an investigation is underway into the matter. He said the soldier’s […]

Sex worker badly stabbed during late night shift

A transgender sex worker was brutally attacked and stabbed to the neck early Tuesday in the Croal Street, Georgetown area while she carried out her trade. The sex worker has been identified as 28-year-old Kevin Carr of Agricola, East Bank Demerara. She is also known as “Teacher girl”. According to reports, it was just before […]

Wakenaam and Leguan to get 24 hrs electricity for the first time

(GINA)  The island communities of Leguan and Wakenaam, in the Essequibo River are now experiencing a 24- hour power supply thanks to the upgrades done by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company. The historic transition was formally acknowledged today, when President Donald Ramotar declared operational, the rehabilitated power station serving the island. In his […]

Guyana worries over number of persons refused entry into Trinidad

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has expressed the government’s concern to the government of Trinidad and Tobago over the high number of Guyanese nationals who have been refused entry into the island over the past 4 years and the Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs is even more concerned that the persons are being listed as […]