Last Updated on Sunday, 17 September 2017, 7:19 by Denis Chabrol A Guyana Police Force mechanic, who  took a motorcycle on a test-ride but did not wear a helmet, died in a road accident not far from his home village of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara. He has been identified as 37-year old Constable 24376 Elroy Newton of 70 Voorzig, Mahaicony.  Police ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 September 2017, 8:44 by Denis Chabrol Venezuela for the first time officially acknowledged that the  border controversy with Guyana would be taken to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), but hours later reverted to its long-held position that the issue should be settled by mediation. Following a meeting between President Nicolas Maduro and the United ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 September 2017, 23:37 by Denis Chabrol Two men from the southernmost Guyanese town of Lethem have been charged in connection with conspiring to facilitate the illegal landing of a Brazilian-registered aircraft in northern Rupununi.   They are 21-year old Nathan Hamilton and Wasim King, 37, who were both not required to plea to the indictable ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 September 2017, 17:19 by Denis Chabrol The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Sir Dennis Byron has called on the justice system across the region to ensure that persons, who are vulnerable to discrimination, are treated fairly. In his examination of Judicial Attitudes and HIV and AIDS within the context of positioning the ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 September 2017, 16:45 by Denis Chabrol Guyana appears poised to finally establish a search and rescue system, even as steps are being taken to boost air navigational systems and strengthen enforcement of safety regulations. Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) , Retired Lt.Col. Egbert Field said. Three GCAA air navigation officers, who ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 September 2017, 15:07 by Denis Chabrol Former Traffic Court Magistrate and Attorney-at-law Chandra Sohan on Friday appeared at the Ablion Magistrate Court and was slapped with two additional charges after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol last month. The charges read by Magistrate Renita Singh stated that on Friday 4th August, on ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 September 2017, 21:33 by Denis Chabrol   Guyana on Thursday said it was intensifying efforts to coordinate relief for Guyanese nationals affected by Hurricane Irma in a number of Caribbean islands, particularly St Maarten and British Virgin Islands which both suffered serious devastation following the passing of the Category 5 hurricane. Chairman of the Ministerial ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 September 2017, 21:12 by Denis Chabrol A convict, who went “missing” from the Mazaruni Prison, was arrested Thursday several miles from that maximum security jail and has since given several reasons for his departure from the stock-farm at the penitentiary, Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels said. He said 31-year old Vijay Sanchara of Maria’s Pleasure, Wakenaam ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 September 2017, 20:53 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson on Thursday refused to disclose the amount of money needed for key aspects of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge project but slammed as a “big fat lie” Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo’s claim that next to the existing Demerara Harbour Bridge was the best location ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 September 2017, 19:42 by Denis Chabrol Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan on Thursday admitted that government intervened in deciding who should act as Head of the Guyana Police’s Force’s Criminal Investigations Department, but denied that the change in 24 hours had anything to do with alleged police collusion in the illegal landing of a Brazilian ...