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Earthquake rattles Barbados, Guyana feels tremor

(Nation News) BARBADOS experienced an earthquake just before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to the United States Geological Survey, the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.7 on the Richter scale. The epicentre was approximately 126 miles to the northeast of Bridgetown at a depth of 20 miles. It was also confirmed by Judy Thomas, head of the Department […]

PPP looks to replace Ganga in Parliament

The People’s Progressive Party has started a search for a  new Member of Parliament. PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee on Monday indicated that former Minister of Local Government, Ganga Persaud has decided not to attend sittings of the National Assembly. Initially, the PPP had indicated that Persaud would have remained as a Member of Parliament […]

PPP fires off at Venezuelan Opposition over anti-Maduro protests

Guyana’s governing party, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has launched a barrage of criticism in Venezuela against the Opposition parties there as anti government protests continue in Caracas. In a statement, the PPP said it has extended its solidarity “with the Government and people of Venezuela in what appeared to be a well orchestrated attempt […]

CDB predicts growth in Guyanese economy

The Barbados-based financial institution, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) projects that Guyana, along with Suriname and Haiti will take the lead amongst the regional economies, in terms of accelerating growth in the next two years. This is according to the CDB’s President Dr William Warren Smith, during the bank’s annual press conference on February 11, […]

Female taxi driver found murdered

Police at Timehri are investigating the murder of a female taxi driver whose body was found early Sunday morning, dumped close to her car in a mining pit just off of the Linden Soesdyke Highway. A young labourer who works in the area has since been taken into custody as the investigations continue and investigators […]

Appeal’s Court Judge forced to resign after British disbarment

Just six months after being appointed a Justice of Appeal in Guyana, Guyanese born, British lawyer Rabi Sukul has resigned from the post after he was asked to do so by the Chancellor of the Judiciary. The request by Chancellor (ag) Carl Singh came as information surfaced that Sukul had  been disbarred in London for […]

Jamaican woman found dead in hotel swallowed cocaine pellets

A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of a Jamaican woman who was found dead in a Georgetown Hotel confirmed that the woman was a drug smuggler and had ingested a number of cocaine pellets. According to a Police report, the autopsy was conducted on Friday, February 14 on the body of Jamaican National Beverley […]

Deportee being sought for cocaine in achar

The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit is looking for a U.S Deportee who the agency believes in linked to the recent drug busts at the Cheddi Jagan airport which involved two passengers who had cocaine hidden in packets of achar. CANU has issued a wanted bulletin for Tarachandra Persaud aka Doce or Dos. Investigators believe he may […]

Fmr. National coach killed in Mandela Ave. accident

Former National Footballer and Coach Peter Lashley was killed on Friday morning in an accident on Mandela Avenue in the city. Reports indicate that Lashley was riding his motorcycle when he was hit down and run over by a speeding sand truck. The Guyana Police Force in a statement said from information it received from […]