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Teenage escapee recaptured in Berbice

A 17-year-old murder accused who escaped from the Juvenile Detention Centre in Sophia three weeks ago has been recaptured and is now back in custody.  He could face escape from legal custody charges as he awaits his murder trial. The teen escapee was nabbed at a house in Bushlot village West Coast Berbice. Acting on […]

Member of Parliament files Police report against Businessman over “mark her’ threat

Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir has filed a police report against businessman and former Commissioner at the Ethnic Relations Commission, Roshan Khan over racially charged statements he made against the MP on his Facebook page. In a Facebook post, Roshan Khan who has made previous racially insensitive comments on social media, urged persons, to […]

InterCaribbean Airways lands approval for Guyana service

Turks and Caicos registered regional airline, InterCaribbean Airways have been given the clearance from the Government of Guyana for the start of its schedule service to Guyana. Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill, made the announcement on Monday. InterCaribbean Airways currently flies to 23 destinations across the region and it is hoped that it will […]

Four more COVID-19 deaths take total to 303

The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana jumped to 303 today as four more deaths were recorded. Two of the latest victims are from Region Four while the other two are from Region Six and Region Seven. In the past two months, the country has recorded more than 100 deaths. The spike in […]

DDL appoints Ramesh Persaud as new Managing Director

The Demerara Distillers Group has announced the appointment of former CEO of IPED, Ramesh Persaud as its new Managing Director. Mr. Persaud who ended his IPED career on Friday, started his new job today. In a statement, the company said “the DDL Group has been steadily growing and expanding, prompting the decision to appoint a […]

Suspect in Durban Street murder dies from poisoning

The plumber who savagely stabbed his lover to death at her Durban Street home has died after ingesting poison. The man, Lawrence Brummell, was taken to the hospital last night less than an hour after he stabbed Nicola Wilson to death at her home. At the hospital he complained of feeling unwell after ingesting a […]