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Essequibo man stabbed to death by 18-year-old wife

A 27-year-old Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast man was stabbed to death early this morning by his 18-year-old wife. It is unclear what triggered the deadly attack, but investigators have explained that the young woman has already admitted to the crime. The dead man has been identified as Anthony Shivlall aka “Davie”. A Police report said […]

Protesters storm Surinamese Parliament and loot businesses over fuel and electricity prices

PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Hundreds of demonstrators stormed Suriname’s parliament, broke windows and looted nearby businesses Friday to protest high fuel and electricity prices in the South American nation. Protesters in the capital, Paramaribo, overwhelmed police who had fired tear gas to try to control the crowd. It wasn’t immediately clear if there were injuries in the […]

Essequibo Coast woman nabbed while packaging cocaine in home

Police on the Essequibo Coast arrested a 40-year-old woman during a search of her home after she handed over a quantity of cocaine to them. A Police statement said a party of police ranks went to the Bounty Hall home of Brenda Charles on Thursday afternoon after receiving information that she was involved in cocaine […]

UN official praises Guyana’s contribution to relief efforts in Turkey and Syria after devastating earthquake

Following the announcement by the Guyana government that it will contribute US$100,000 towards relief efforts in Turkiye and Syria that have been hit by a catastrophic earthquake, the government is coming in for high praises from the United Nations for its contribution.  Over 40,000 people lost their lives in the earthquake and hundreds of thousands […]

June 12 is new date for Local Government Elections

The Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall, has written to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission appointing Monday, 12th June 2023 as the date for the conduct of Local Government Elections in Guyana. The new date follows the announcement by GECOM of its new work plan, which would make it ready to host local […]

CARICOM seeks international help to address gang violence and political instability in Haiti

The 44th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government got underway last evening in Nassau, Bahamas, and even as regional leaders are meeting to discuss the progress made since their last meeting, a number of new issues, as well as old ones are confronting the region. Central among those issues is the instability in Haiti, […]