Last Updated on Monday, 16 May 2016, 12:56 by Denis Chabrol Despite members of the political opposition – People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) being invited to GuyExpo 2016, its members were a no-show at the opening last Thursday. There are also no reports to indicate Party officials attended the trade fair in their official capacities at the weekend. When questioned on ...

Last Updated on Monday, 16 May 2016, 11:42 by  A drunken policeman was Sunday night injured in a road accident that left a 10-year old boy dead, the Guyana Police Force said in a statement.   Investigations so far have revealed that Devon Sealey was riding a bicycle along the roadway when he was struck down by a motor vehicle ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 14 May 2016, 20:36 by Denis Chabrol Five months after  a murder accused broke out from the Mackenzie Police Station, he was caught in the Rupununi, police said. He is Stafrei Hopkinson Alexander of Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. He is accused of killing Shevon Gordon on April 4, 2015. The Guyana Police Force said he was ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 14 May 2016, 20:47 by Denis Chabrol Three persons were killed and 16 others injured  in a vehicular collision the Essequibo Coast late Friday night. Sources said a minibus collided with a car on the Richmond Village Public Road at about 11 PM.. Residents rushed to the mangled vehicles to remove the occupants. Two male teenagers ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 14 May 2016, 10:43 by Denis Chabrol Three persons were killed and 16 others injured  in a vehicular collision the Essequibo Coast late Friday night. Other sources have put the death toll as much as five. Sources said a minibus collided with a car on the Richmond Village Public Road at about 11 PM.. Residents rushed ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 14 May 2016, 9:48 by Denis Chabrol Guyanese residing in Dutch St. Maarten were Friday night lauded for their contribution to the Caribbean country which is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at a special event in honour of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary. Organised by the St. Maarten-Guyana Association and the Guyana Hindu Association of ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 14 May 2016, 7:26 by A new application developed by local entrepreneurs – DirectoryGY was last evening declared the official app for Guyana’s 50th Anniversary celebration by Telecommunication and Tourism Minister Cathy Hughes at its official launching. The application which has been in the works for close to two years features some cutting edge options that ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 May 2016, 19:09 by Denis Chabrol by Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO, Suriname_ Over five thousand disgruntled citizens took to the street here Friday to protest against a steep price hike for electricity. The move to increase the price came just days after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) advised the Desi Bouterse-administration to cut back on subsidizing ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 May 2016, 12:41 by A sound warning was issued to Guyana’s Public Service corps on Friday as President David Granger warned that the Government may be looking to pay public servants according to their work and the manner in which that job is done. President Granger made the statement while receiving the Report from the ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 May 2016, 11:35 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government hopes that expertise recently shared by top officials of the United States’ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will help create a better regulatory environment. The American embassy in Georgetown said FCC representatives Nese Guendelsberger (Deputy Bureau Chief) and Robert Nelson (Chief Engineer) recently met with Minister of ...