Last Updated on Monday, 17 July 2017, 20:52 by Denis Chabrol One of the five remaining prison escapees was captured Monday shortly before 4 PM at ‘B’ Field, Sophia, police confirmed. He is Cornelius Thomas. Police said he was unarmed and there was no need for the use of force. He was seen walking along the roadway. Law enforcement authorities ...

Last Updated on Monday, 17 July 2017, 16:48 by Denis Chabrol Chief Justice, Roxane George-Wiltshire on Monday ruled against President David Granger’s interpretation of Guyana’s Constitution for the appointment of a Chairman of the Elections Commission (GECOM), saying that there is no preference for judicial persons. She said she agreed with lawyers for the Leader of the Opposition and the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 17 July 2017, 15:45 by Denis Chabrol As heavy rains continue to lash parts of Guyana’s coast, prisoners held at the walled Lusignan pasture were Monday digging drains with their bare hands to cope with pockets of flooding. Complaints by prisoners about the poor living conditions that they are enduring came one day after the Ministry ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 16 July 2017, 18:04 by Denis Chabrol A Guyanese teenager, who migrated to the United States (US) seven months ago, died in an early Sunday morning accident in Queen’s, New York after providing deejay services at a party in Long Island, family members said. He is 17-year old Akeem “DJ Akeem” Grant formerly of 46 Stanleytown, ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 16 July 2017, 15:19 by Denis Chabrol One person was critically hurt  and two cattle died Sunday afternoon when a paddy-laden long haul truck collided with a lorry that was taking the animals to the Georgetown abattoir. The accident occurred at Main and Lamaha Streets. Police and eyewitnesses said the paddy truck and trailer, bearing licence ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 15 July 2017, 23:26 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Saturday said it has begun rolling out a US$25 million fibre-optic system to offer blazing fast Internet service, while assuring that the company is not violating intellectual property laws by providing movies and other video content through its network. “We have ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 15 July 2017, 5:53 by Denis Chabrol One of the six prisoners, who escaped from the Georgetown Prison, was recaptured Friday, police said. Commander for West Demerara, Assistant Commissioner, Leslie James said Desmond James was held. “At 22:50hrs last (Friday) night acting on info, ranks proceeded to an abandoned house on a access dam at Canal ...

Last Updated on Friday, 14 July 2017, 22:34 by Denis Chabrol The Private Sector Commission (PSC) Friday night suggested that government should take some responsibility for Guyana’s two major prison riots in 16 months because a good mechanism to gather and analyse intelligence was scrapped by Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan. Head of the PSC’s Governance and Security sub-committee, Gerry ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 15 July 2017, 6:54 by Denis Chabrol Three persons were killed and one other was critically injured early Friday night when the car they were travelling in slammed into a parked heavy duty truck, police confirmed. The accident in the vicinity of Kairuni at about 7:30 PM. The car involved in the accident is bearing license number ...

Last Updated on Friday, 14 July 2017, 14:54 by Denis Chabrol Five men, including one policeman and two employees of Republic Bank, were Friday arraigned in connection with the failed bank robbery more than one week ago. A former bank employee- Jamal Haynes- was jailed for six years after he pleaded guilty to attempting to rob the bank and several ...