Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 17:04 by Denis Chabrol   Two men were Tuesday charged with the murder of America Street money-changer Shawn “Fabulous” Nurse. Those charged are 24-year old Kerwin Cordel “Buffy” DosSantos  of East La Penitence Squatting Area and 24-year old George “Gregory” Hope of HUU Freeman Street, East La Penitence. Police said they murdered Nurse ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 16:46 by Denis Chabrol Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo underwent heart bypass surgery Tuesday and is recovering, his wife, Sita, said. “We would like to thank everyone for your prayers and would also like to inform you that our dad ( Prime Minister Nagamootoo) is out of surgery and is in recovery. Surgery was ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 12:10 by Denis Chabrol A man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to murder his wife who has been hospitalised in a “serious condition” with multiple stab wounds. She is 23-year old Shenella Marks who lived with her husband at Westbury, Essequibo Coast up to one month ago. Police said the housewife was ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 11:39 by Denis Chabrol As several grave questions remain unanswered about the City administration’s plans to use a playground in the upscale Bel Air Park to build town houses for top city officials,  a vocal A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Councillor, Alfred Mentore is warning about the political implications ahead of local ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 8:31 by Denis Chabrol Hundreds of  municipal workers are Tuesday expected to take strike action to pressure City Hall to pay almost GY$300 million in deductions from their salaries to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Guyana Labour Union and a credit union. Chairman of City Council’s Finance Committee, Oscar ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 February 2018, 18:21 by Denis Chabrol Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is Tuesday due to undergo heart bypass surgery on Tuesday, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced. The veteran Guyanese politician is 70 years old. Harmon said Nagamootoo recently underwent a routine medical examination in Guyana which revealed that he has some cardiac issues. “Prime Minister Nagamootoo ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 February 2018, 13:49 by Denis Chabrol ST. JOHN’S ANTIGUA, February 12, 2018 – LIAT, The Caribbean Airline, on Monday announced that it has partnered with the Department of Tourism, Guyana and the Guyana Tourism Authority as Guyana hosts the 24th Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism. The Congress will take place from ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 February 2018, 13:45 by Denis Chabrol A porter was Monday morning stabbed to death by man who accused him of having a relationship with his wife, the Guyana Police Force said. The body of Nair Khan, 30 years, a porter of Bud Street, Line Top, Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, was about 6 AM Monday discovered ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 February 2018, 7:14 by Denis Chabrol THE POWER OF SHARING – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN WHICH APPEARED IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON FEBRUARY 5, 2018 “The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped.” –  Proverbs 11:25  Last week’s column fleshed out ” The Work Your ‘Land'” solution to ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 February 2018, 7:08 by Denis Chabrol ‘Trafficking in Persons’ is increasingly becoming a major road traffic in problem in Guyana. Minibus operators, by and large, see passengers as cargo waiting to be moved from one location to another at all cost. At the many parks especially in Georgetown, the touts, drivers and conductors can be ...