Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A woman, who turned up at a private city hospital with a gunshot wound, was Wednesday expected to be further questioned in connection with the gunning down of a man outside his Eccles, East Bank Demerara. Deputy Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud said the woman admitted knowing Davis but claimed that ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A school on the West Bank Demerara was early Wednesday morning badly damaged by fire. The fire destroyed the offices, Home Economics Department and the Auditorium of  the L’ Adventure Secondary School, Canal Number One. No one was reported injured. The Headmistress, Althea Daniels-Stuart, confirmed that vital school records have ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A well-kinown biker was Tuesday night shot dead outside his home at Eccles, East Bank Demerara. He has been identified as Kurt Davis 7th Street BB Eccles. Investigators were told that the motorcycle racer and mechanic had just arrived home around 9:45 PM when he was greeted by a hail ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Port of Spain, Trinidad. September 2, 2013 – Over 35 fisherfolk leaders and resource persons from 17 CARICOM countries met in August in Trinidad and agreed on a four year plan of action which among other things will see fisherfolk in the Caribbean mobilising for stronger representation in the region ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Guyana Water Incorporated Tuesday said customers from Beterverwagting to Lusignan are experiencing low water pressure because of technical difficulties at the Good Hope Well Station, East Coast Demerara. A source said the well screens malfunctioned and mud entered the well, forcing engineers to shut down the system and flush it ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Despite the arrest of several persons, residents of the Kwakwani-Ituni area on Tuesday defied police and resumed blocking a key road to press demands for government to urgently fix the deplorable roads there. “The protest will continue until the government and business community understand the people of Region Ten are ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia An East Coast Demerara woman and her sister were Tuesday seeking medical attention for chop wounds which were allegedly inflicted by the partner of one of them. The reputed wife has been identified as Yankumarie Bissoon while the sister is still to be identified. Both of them are from Phase ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Miss World Guyana Ruqayyah Boyer has received a Citation Award from the City of New York for her work to combat domestic violence and bullying through the Caribbean American Domestic Violence Association. She was presented with the award by Councilman Ruben Wills at a recent fundraising event in her honour ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The Jury of the Guyana Prize for Literature on Tuesday announced the Shortlists ahead of the Awards Ceremony to be held later this month. The awards will be presented to the Winners by His Excellency President Donald Ramotar. Chair of the Jury Prof Jane Bryce will read the Judges’ Report.  ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Several persons have been questioned and their hands swabbed for gun residue, but much depends on the extraction of the warhead from the  14 year old boy who was killed at Vive La Force, West Bank Demerara. Deputy Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud said the parents’ hands and those of several ...