Minister of  Education  Priya Manickchand on Friday hoped that a combination of Online, radio, television, handouts and toys will continue to deliver education during the extended closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but she indicated that it would be hard to immediately measure success. “While we do not know what the outcomes will be, what we hope is ...

The Guyana Police Force  Thursday night said four suspects in the brutal killing of two youths in the backlands of West Coast Berbice were expected to be released on station bail. Police said 72 hours have expired and the quartet would be  released on station bail and required to report to investigators on Friday “as the probe continues.” Guyana’s constitution ...

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Thursday condemned President Irfaan Ali’s claims that protesters against the killing of three youths had also raped innocent people. “There are no known police reports of any rape associated with recent protest actions. Yet Mr. Ali, in his statement, among other charges said ‘raping people’s children has nothing to do with justice.’ What rape Mr. ...

A huge rockfall from a gold bearing hill killed a small miner in a gold mining pit but three others escaped without injury and returned to salvage their colleague’s body, police said. Dead is 59-year old Donston “Rambo” John of St Francis Mission Mahaicony River, which occurred at about 1:20 Wednesday afternoon , September 9 at Whitewater Mountain, Konawaruk Backdam. ...

Police say they are investigating the alleged murder of a 24-year old woman after her ex-partner visited her home and heard a male voice on a phone call she received. The woman has been identified as Lunisa Peters of 97 Supenaam Public Road and formerly  of Golden Fleece, Essequibo Coast. The incident occurred at about 11:30 Wednesday night, September 9, ...

Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Volda Lawrence on Wednesday called on her supporters to end more than two days of violent unrest and in exchange she is calling on President Irfaan Ali to take similar action. “As a leader, we have to call a spade a spade and, as I speak, I am calling on President Irfaan ...

President Irfaan Ali Wednesday night announced that Guyana has asked the United Kingdom (UK) and the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) to probe the killing of three youths over the past three days and violent unrest in West Coast Berbice that has resulted in severe injuries, robberies and damage to property. “In consultation with the Guyana Police Force, I have ...

Police say they are investigating the killing of a man after he allegedly exited his car and fired his shotgun towards a crowd of protesters at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice. Dead is 34-year old Chatterpaul Harripaul called Roy of  Bath Settlement. The incident occurred at about 3:45 this afternoon at the Bath Settlement Public Road. Police say Mr. Harripaul ...

Even as Hindu, Muslim and Christian religions condemned the killing of the  two West Berbice youths last weekend, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Wednesday blamed former President David Granger and Opposition Leader  Joseph Harmon for the increasing spread of unrest. “Unfortunately, Messrs Granger and Harmon descended on the communities and in their statements and rhetoric created an atmosphere engendering ...

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon says three days of violent protests that resulted in the injury of several people and the destruction of property has nothing to do with racial intolerance. “We stand in solidarity with the people who are peacefully protesting this injustice. What we do not agree with is people injuring people and so on. We do not agree ...