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New Year’s Address by Opposition Leader David Granger

Guyana’s ‘Year of democratic renewal’ dawns on 1st January 2015. Guyanese in 2015 will have an opportunity to choose a new government in the forthcoming general and regional elections. The choices facing the nation are clear. Our choice will be between the inauguration of a ‘government of national unity’ proposed by A Partnership for National […]

Dynamic Airways slapped with class action lawsuit over delays

 A Guyanese born, New Jersey Attorney and his brother who could not make it  home for the holidays, thanks to the many delays of Dynamic Airways, have decided to take the problem plagued carrier to court with a class action lawsuit. Attorney-at-Law Moses V. Rambarran and his brother Rohan found themselves stuck at New York’s […]

Highlighting Ramotar’s “stupid” comment now is desperate -OP

The Press and Publicity Unit of the Office of the President on Tuesday evening did not deny the statements made by President Ramotar in response to criticism from an amerindian man during a recent meeting, but said it wanted to authenticate the recording. In the recording released on Tuesday, the President could be heard  during […]

Ramotar to Aishailton man: Jagdeo would slap you cause you stupid

An audio recording has emerged of  a voice believed to be that of  President Donald Ramotar responding to a heckler during a recent meeting in the Amerindian village of Aishalton when the villager raised concerns about former President Bharrat Jagdeo. In the recording which was made by one of the villagers and has now been […]

Still no sign of missing Air Services plane and crew

There is still no sign of the missing air services islander aircraft and its two member crew, two days after air traffic control lost all contact with the pilot during an interior trip. Search and Rescue teams will return to the densely forested area just outside of mahdia again on Tuesday in search of the […]

Jagdeo to lead Commonwealth Observer team for Sri Lanka polls

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma on Monday announced that former Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo will  lead the Commonwealth Observer Mission to overlook the Presidential elections in Sri Lanka in January, 2015. Jagdeo was Guyana’s longest serving President. He became President in 1999 after Mrs. Janet Jagan was forced to step down from office because of ill […]

Woman’s body found in Sophia creek; Residents beat husband

The lifeless body of  35-year-old woman was found floating in a creek at the back of Sophia on Monday morning. The dead woman has been identified as Natasha Ann Jacobs. She lived in the Sophia  area and was last seen alive on Saturday by her mother. According to residents in the area, the woman and […]

14-year-old Canje girl found murdered in trench

In Canje Berbice, investigators are probing the brutal stabbing death murder of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in a trench in the community on Saturday. The teenager went missing on Friday evening and relatives and family friends began search efforts. Those efforts came to a sad end when they discovered her body with […]

12-year-old boy killed by speeding motor car

A Paradise father cried out uncontrollably as he gripped the body of his lifeless son moments after the young man was hit down off his bicycle and killed by a speeding motor car that operated as a taxi. The 12-year-old boy has been identified as Cujoe McPherson of Paradise, East Coast Demerara. He was a […]