Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A 19-year old cane harvester who beheaded his good friend during a dispute over dorm chores at a private sugarcane plantation was Wednesday sentenced to 17 years imprisonment. Berbice High Court Judge, Dawn Gregory Barnes handed down the decision at the end of the trial. Royston “Slow Pork” Mc Allister ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Several Chinese workers were Wednesday night tied up in a store at Lethem and robbed of at least GUY$10 million, sources confirmed. The incident occurred about 8PM at Pacifico. The cash stolen is said to have been the day’s sales and consisted of Brazilian, American and Guyanese currency. The bandits ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The nude body of a man, with his penis and testicles missing, was found on the Georgetown Seawalls Foreshore shortly after midday Wednesday. Police are probing the death of the man but they do not know his identity. “The body bore marks of violence and the genitals were missing,” police ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A minibus driver was seriously injured when the vehicle he was driving slammed into the back of a steel-laden truck. Sherwin Reynolds sustained facial and neck injuries. He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was receiving treatment. The accident occurred on the Mc Doom Public ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Less than one month after the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Andrew Ayre warned that donor nations were under pressure to pull funding from countries that are perceived as corrupt, the South American country has slipped even further on the global yardstick. Transparency International (TI) says Guyana has scored a ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Government has decided to send back amendments to the financial crimes act to the National Assembly in the hope that it would be passed this time around. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon said even if it meant ultimately taking it back to the Parliamentary Select Committee government ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Controversial Town Clerk, Carol Sooba has been confirmed in the position, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon confirmed on Wednesday. Luncheon declined to justify Sooba’s confirmation on the basis of her qualifications and approach to her work. Permanent Secretary of the Local Government Ministry, Colin Croal declined to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A 20-year old man was Wednesday arraigned for the double murder of a woman and her son at Moblissa. Orin Rodrigues was not required to plea to the indictable offence when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. He is accused of the murder of 33-year old Molly James and ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The sole authorized dealer of a reputable brand of American-made sound equipment, Bose, on Tuesday discouraged Guyanese from buying products from unauthorized persons and entities. Chief Executive Officer of Gizmos and Gadgets, Ravi Mangar told reporters that full warranty and after sales and service for Bose sound products would be ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Civil society experts are calling for more men to become involved in the response to the escalating pandemic of gender-based violence in Guyana. The call was made at a film screening and panel discussion hosted by the Guyana Equality Forum (GEF), and its partners, on Monday, November 25, 2013 in ...