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Three men who were all on remand for murder offences escaped from the Lusignan Prison last evening and that has triggered searches in several East Coast Demerara villages by the Police and Prison Authorities. The escapees have been identified as Mark Rafino, Alex Mathias and Barnold Kennedy. All three were charged and remanded to jail […]
As the fallout continues across the Caribbean over the questionable results of the CXC exams this year, a review by the regional examination body has found that many students were left ungraded because of the late and in some cases non submission of school based assessments by teachers. Education Minister Priya Manickchand today said it […]
With Guyana still facing a racial divide, President Irfaan today issued a call for each Guyanese to fight for the unification of the country. Speaking at the unveiling of special commemorative stamps to mark the 100th birth anniversary of late President Janet Jagan, President Ali acknowledged that Guyana still faces an uphill battle when it […]
People’s National Congress Chairperson Volda Lawrence is expected to face the Court again tomorrow as the Police intend to file additional charges against her in relation to allegations of fraud at the 2020 elections. Just last week, Ms. Lawrence faced two counts of conspiracy to defraud in relation to the 2020 elections and the declaration […]
The Guyana Civil Defence Commission is working along with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Authority to monitor an oil tanker that is tilted and appears to be sinking between Venezuela and Trinidad. In a statement, the CDC said the impact of the spill can affect other countries in the hemisphere and the situation is being […]
Guyana may be facing a tougher battle in its fight against mental illness with the current state of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. That is the warning of the Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony. Speaking at a virtual training session for frontline workers, the Health Minister focused on mental health awareness during the COVID-19 […]
A total of 32 coronavirus related deaths have already been recorded since the start of October and the majority of the deaths were patients in the COVID-19 ICU at the Georgetown Hospital. The Health Ministry is still not providing details on the deaths other than the age of the persons and the Region where they […]
The Ministry of Housing’s two day event for the distribution of land titles and new house lot applications saw more than 600 first time applications being made for house lots. The new applications add to the more than 30,000 applications already on file in the housing system. Housing Minister Collin Croal has assured the new […]
With the state-owned sugar company, GUYSUCO, continuing to flood its lands at Success to get squatters off, the government has moved to set up sleeping facilities at an East Coast Primary School to house squatters who have been displaced. Many of the squatters have rejected the offer made by the Prime Minister for them to […]
Guyana recorded two more Coronavirus deaths on Sunday, taking the death toll to 111. The latest fatalities have been identified as a 78-year-old man from Region One and a 55-year-old man from Region Four. No other details were released on the two deaths. The country has also recorded 24 new cases as of Saturday night […]
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