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Suspect in sex workers double murder commits suicide

The main suspect in the murder of two gay men who were sex workers, died on Sunday morning at the Georgetown Hospital after confessing to the murders and setting himself ablaze, even as doctors battled to save his life. The bodies of the two sex workers who have been identified as Jason John Samuels and  Carl […]

Two Gay Sex workers stabbed to death in Georgetown

Two gay sex workers were found murdered early on Sunday morning in Georgetown in what police investigators believe may be two coordinated attacks. The bodies of the two sex workers were found in two different parts of the city. The body of Jason John was found in Leopold Street while the body of Carl Sinclair […]

Police and GRA tussle over arrest of gun slinging smuggler

The Guyana Police in a statement on Saturday announced the arrest of the Dundee, Mahaica man who is reportedly a known smuggler and who on Wednesday evening opened heavy gunfire on a party of GRA Enforcement officers as they were about to carry out an operation at one of the man’s smuggling locations. In its […]

Aruba breathes Hospitality and Tourism -Tourism Authority Head

by Gordon Moseley Cradled in the South Caribbean sea with its strong Dutch influence, is “One Happy Island”, the island of Aruba, which leads the way in the Caribbean with increased visitor arrivals and a fast growing and developing tourism market. The island with a population of just over 103,000 has been welcoming nine times […]

Linden becomes Magisterial District with new Court

The new Magistrates’ Court in Linden will see the town serving as a new magisterial district. That move was announced on Friday at the commissioning of the Linden Magistrate’s Court, which was constructed under the recently concluded Modernisation of the Justice Administration System (MJAS) at the cost of approximately $60M.             This project was approved […]

West Coast man stabs wife to death, leaves daughter tied up

Police investigators have launched a massive search for a Crane, West Coast Demerara man, who stabbed his 30-year-old wife to death but left the woman’s 11-year-old daughter tied up and gagged. The dead woman has been identified as Candy Rawlins of Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara. Her body was found in a pool of […]

AFC sends Ramotar No Confidence warning: Party to proceed

The Alliance For Change appears set to move ahead with its planned motion of  No Confidence to be moved against the Guyana Government in the National Assembly. In a letter to President Donald Ramotar, AFC Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan informed the President of his party’s decision to  move ahead with its plan to move the no […]

Insel Air pleased with performance on Guyana market

Just one month after it launched its operations into the Guyana market, officials at Curacao’s Insel Air are pleased with the new route and the interest that has been generated in its service. The airline is already seeing good numbers flying from Guyana to Aruba, Curacao and Miami. Speaking to News Source at the Taste […]

BV house collapses and crushes man to death

A man believed to have been mentally unstable was killed early Friday morning when the house he was sitting under collapsed and crushed him to death. The incident took place just before 1 o’clock on Friday morning in the East Coast village of Beterverwagting. According to reports, neighbours heard the crushing sound of the old […]