Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A sandpit labourer was Sunday night arrested and believed to be the prime suspect in the killing of a female taxi driver whose nude body was found next to her car at a loam pit off the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. The dead woman has been identified as 31-year old Savitri “Mia” ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia The East Demerara Water Conservancy’s (EDWC), Hope Canal Project will boost food security and foster other developments for Guyana, President Donald Ramotar underscored at the commissioning of the long-awaited Hope Canal Bridge, component two of the Hope Canal Project. He was joined by Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, Minister ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia The three-day Rupununi Music and Arts Festival had an auspicious start at the Rock View Lodge in the Annai community of Region Nine on Friday.  It was formally opened by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, who commended the organisers for launching an event that brought performers from across the world to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) plenary members on Friday accepted the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force’s (CFATF) proposal that Guyana and others be reviewed subsequent to the latter’s next plenary decision in May, but the Opposition is now treating lightly the interventions by Government and others in the process, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A team from the National Geographic Chanel concluded filming the 30th show of ‘Monster Fish’ in Guyana, a series that documents, aquatic ecologist Zeb Hogan in his quest to save the world’s largest fish. The team arrived in Guyana on January 30, in search of the wolf fish, locally known ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia The Ministry of Tourism on Thursday launched the seventh edition of Guyana Where and What, a pocket book/ guide that was published and edited by Gem Madhoo-Nascimento, and which contains detailed information about local businesses, tourist attractions, and some bit of the country’s history. This edition is printed in English ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A Guyana Court of Appeal Judge, Rabi Sukul has been asked to resign after he was disbarred by the Bar Council of England and Wales for intentionally misleading a client of his who was convicted of drug-related offences. “The acting Chancellor has requested the immediate resignation of Justice Sukul who ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia The Guyana government and the ruling Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) have issued strongly worded statements against Venezuela’s political opposition, accusing them of destabilizing the Nicolas Maduro administration. “The Government of Guyana stands in solidarity with the Government of Venezuela and fully supports its efforts at withstanding acts of destabilisation,” ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia City businessman, Deonarine ‘Ram’ Sanasie was shot and seriously injured while drinking with several persons opposite his business place, Ram’s Auto Spares, at Fourth and Light Streets, Alberttown. Ram was shot to one of his legs and his abdomen, a police source said. The incident occurred about 6:15 PM outside ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A convict escaped from the Mazaruni Prison and was up to late Friday afternoon still at large, police said. The escapee has been identified as Steve Benjamin. He is fair in complexion and about 5 feet, 5 inches tall. Source said the man of Amerindian descent had been an inmate ...