Last Updated on Monday, 11 March 2019, 8:20 by Writer Hours after a boat with 20 persons aboard caught afire off the mouth of the Waini River, the body of a Venezuelan man washed up on Shell Beach, sources said. The man’s name has been given as Antonio Ramón Wells. Police have already confirmed that a woman, with second degree ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 10 March 2019, 20:34 by Writer Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday put the incumbent government on notice that they would be chased out of Berbice if they cling on to power beyond March 21, 2019 without calling general elections. “We are going here in Berbice and right across Guyana, when the ministers or Granger or ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 10 March 2019, 20:14 by Writer A speedboat ferrying at least 20 Venezuelans and Guyanese to Guyana caught afire Sunday morning off the mouth of the Waini River, police confirmed. Interior Divisional Police Commander, Kevin Adonis confirmed the incident. The vessel was reportedly travelling from Venezuela to Pomeroon in Guyana when tragedy struck about 10 miles ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 10 March 2019, 18:57 by Writer Three persons were killed in as many accidents on Guyana’s roads within 24 hours, police said Sunday. The latest was Sunday at about 3:20 am on the Annandale Public Road, East Coast Demerara. The identity and address of the victim was not immediately known. Police were told that the man ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 10 March 2019, 18:42 by Writer Executive members of Guyana’s two major political parties at the weekend differ on the route that should be taken to achieve national unity, with the People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) Aubrey Norton citing Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo as the major stumbling block. But, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) executive member, Anil ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 10 March 2019, 18:09 by Writer Chairwoman of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Tabitha Sarabo-Halley has justified her position that her party should remain in the governing coalition for upcoming general elections, despite deep-seated concerns about shoddy treatment and dominance by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR). “I would be the first to say that the ...