Politics

Businessman dies in Mandela Avenue smash-up

Owner of the popular Grill and Jerk Bar on South Road, Nigel Cush lost his life early this morning as a speeding truck slammed into his Toyota SUV as he was making his way home. The smash-up occurred at the corner of Cemetery Road and Mandela Avenue. Cush was driving onto Mandela Avenue from Cemetery […]

Police Detective Dion Bascom slapped with cyber crime charges

Weeks after he publicly accused the Guyana Police Force of allegedly covering up the investigations into the murder of biker, Ricardo Fagundes, Police Detective, Sergeant Dion Bascom was today hit with three cyber crime charges related to statements he made about serving members of the Guyana Police Force. Bascom in two Facebook video posts had […]

GECOM extends Claims and Objections period by 7 days

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it will extend the ongoing Claims and Objection exercise by seven days to afford eligible persons further opportunities to participate in the process. Persons who are desirous of making a claim to be included in the Official List of Electors (OLE) now have until next Wednesday to […]

Taxi driver stabbed to death during $500 row

A row between two taxi drivers early this morning at the Mocha road entrance on the East Bank of Demerara, left one driver dead and the other one in Police custody. The dead driver has been identified as 42-year-old Quincy Weekes. According to reports, the two men who were friends got into an early morning […]

US$83.3 Million agreement signed with IDB for major solar project

The Government of Guyana today signed a US$83.3 Million Agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) under the Guyana Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Programme (GUYSOL) which paves the way for investments in eight utility scale solar projectsto bring affordable and clean energy to targeted communities in Guyana. Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh signed on behalf […]

British Airways officials in Guyana ahead of March launching of service

With British airways preparing to begin its schedule service between Georgetown and London from next March, several officials from the company are currently in Guyana to lay the ground work for the March 2023 take-off. Today, the officials met and held discussions with Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill who holds responsibility for the aviation […]