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Cambio dealer and wife “executed”

Police investigators believe a Georgetown businessman and his wife were murdered, execution style in their Turkeyen, east Coast Demerara home just before fire was set to the two-story house. The dead persons have been identified as Cambio owner and city  businessman, Totaram Mohotoo and his wife Basmattie Mohotoo. Persons in the area said they heard […]

Another “suspected thief” beaten to death

The Guyana Police Force is issuing a warning to citizens not to take matters into their own hands when they apprehend suspected criminals. The warning from the Police comes after a second man who was suspected to be a thief was badly beaten to death in the Corentyne Village of Port Mourant on Thursday According […]

Mini bus slams into parked truck on highway

A number of passengers were rushed to the Linden Hospital last evening nursing serious injuries after the mini bus they were travelling in slammed into a parked truck on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. The route 72 mini bus from Mahdia was on its way to Georgetown when the driver slammed into an unlit parked truck […]

Murder/Suicide at Pearl

Police investigators are probing the death of two young people whose bodies were found late Thursday night in a car at Pearl on the East Bank of Demerara. The case is being treated as a murder/suicide case. According to the police the bodies of 24-year-old Vijay Arjune of Land of Canaan and 19-year-old Parbattie Mangru […]

All clear at CAL flight at Miami

NBC News reports that a portion of Miami International Airport was evacuated on Thursday afternoon after police were notified of a suspicious package in one of the concourses, authorities said. The Caribbean Airlines flight was scheduled to depart for Trinidad and Guyana. “Airport spokesman Marc Henderson said the package was discovered at approximately 3:05 p.m. Thursday, […]

Gov’t not moved by U.S position on radio license

With mounting pressure from the international community and media groups for the Government of Guyana to be fair and transparent in its issuance of radio licenses, the administration does not appear fazed by all the criticism and protests. In response to recent criticism from the United States on the issue, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon […]

Caribbean Airlines gets full Flag Carrier status

The Government of Guyana on Thursday announced that it has granted full Guyana National Flag Carrier status to the Trinidad owned Caribbean Airlines. The announcement came just three days after U.S carrier Delta Airlines ended its service to Guyana. The move by Delta has left Caribbean Airlines as the only carrier plying the New York – Georgetown […]

Stop withholding CXC timetables -Education Ministry to Schools

The Ministry of Education on Wednesday issued a cease and desist order to those secondary schools across the country that have been withholding the time tables for students preparing for their Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. In a statement the Ministry said it has learnt that some public and private schools have not yet […]

Biden to visit Trinidad and meet with CARICOM

Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden will travel to Trinidad and Tobago later this month as part of a Latin America tour to show the Obama administration’s commitment to the region. During his Port of Spain visit, Mr. Biden who will be travelling with his wife, Dr. Jill Biden is expected to hold discussions […]

Pressure mounts over radio licenses issue

The Donald Ramotar administration is coming under increasing pressure to issue radio licenses to those private media owners who were sidelined by former President Bharrat Jagdeo when he issued radio licenses at the end of his 12 year Presidency. The decision by Mr. Jagdeo has come under sharp criticism after the names of those granted […]