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Two women who were arrested after a quantity of marijuana and crystal met was found in the false bottom of lotion bottles have been charged for drug trafficking. The two appeared in Court today and were granted bail in the sum of $60,000 each. The bust took place at the Post Office. The Customs Anti […]
Just as Trinidad and Tobago was set to dispatch a shipment of flood relief items to Guyana, the Guyana Government informed the Government of Trinidad that it was not in need of many of the items that were about to be shipped. With several communities still under flood waters, Guyana had reached out to CARICOM […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress and Former President David Granger has objected to a plan by the Government to establish a regional joint support team which the Government said would aid in its crime fighting efforts. Appearing on his weekly programme, Public Interest, Mr. Granger described the move to establish the new unit as […]
The European Union has announced the allocation of €150,000 in humanitarian funding to assist Guyana in its flood relief efforts. Guyana has been rocked by some of the worst floods in decades since the rainy season started. Some areas have seen up to 10 feet of flood waters. A team of experts is currently in […]
A family row escalated into a deadly brawl this morning in Cummings Street, Georgetown when a man stabbed his brother to death after the brother punched their mother in the face. The dead man has been identified as 24-year-old Paul Chase. His elder brother, 27-year-old Quincy Reynolds has been arrested for the murder. The two […]
A preliminary study by the Ministry of Health in Guyana has found that non-communicable diseases, diabetes, and hypertension were the leading contributing factors in persons who succumbed to COVID-19. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today revealed that a study of 202 of the more than 455 deaths has found that more than 30% of the […]
More than three months after the Government launched a vaccination drive against COVID-19, the Guyana Public Service Union today issued a call on the Government to suspend the use of any vaccine that has not been granted approval by the World Health Organisation. Guyana is currently administering the Astrazeneca, Sinopharm and Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines. […]
With the stroke of his pen, President Irfaan Ali has revoked the order which allowed Haitians to enjoy visa-free travel to Guyana. The revocation took effect on the 22nd of June and essentially forces Haitian nationals to apply for and be interviewed for a visa before they are allowed entry into Guyana. The move by […]
An early morning fire which gutted two buildings at the corner of George and Durban Streets has left more than 20 Venezuelan migrants homeless. One of the buildings was rented by a group of Venezuelans. The Fire Service was summoned to the scene at around 1:45 this morning after persons raised an alarm as flames […]
Police investigators have launched a probe into the death of a 36-year-old truck driver who drove overboard at the John Fernandes wharf in the city. The dead man has been identified as Sheldon Wilson of Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. Surveillance video recordings of the incident captured the truck being driven slowly towards the edge of […]
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