President Irfaan Ali Monday night announced that government would be conferring a national award on those responsible for insisting on a national vote recount and supervising the process that saw his People’s Progressive Party (PPP) being declared the winner of the general and regional elections. “I have taken the decision to institute a national award, the Order of Democracy, in ...

The official of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, who was accused of slapping a female pensioner, has been cleared of the allegation and she is back at work, Minister of Human Services Dr. Vindhya Persaud said. Dr. Persaud told News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM/ Demerara Waves Online News that the Public Service Commission (PSC) ordered that the ...

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Monday said election laws would be amended to hold the staff of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) accountable. “Of course a slew of amendments will be done to our election laws, to make the electoral process more credible and transparent and to hold the staff of the Guyana Elections Commission ...

Guyana has recorded more than 300 cases of child abuse for the year on top of in excess of 3,000 reported  in 2020, Minister of Human Services and Social  Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud said. “We have seen last year over 3,000 cases of child abuse; [it’s] very early in the year [2021] with over 300 cases,” she said at last ...

A pastor and well-known mechanic on the West Coast Berbice was Sunday killed in a road accident. Dead is Okechi Farley of Lot 5 Moor Park, West Coast Berbice. At the time of the accident on the Number 29 Village Public Road, he was riding a motorcycle when he was struck down by a minibus. The bus was being driven ...

A man, who police say was wanted for the killing of a man days ago, has been arrested and has admitted that he sustained injuries during a fight with the now dead man. Police say they arrested Silas France, also known as Tattoo or Max, on Saturday in Eye Lash Backdam, North West District. The Guyana Police Force say they ...

An 18-month old girl is hospitalised in a critical condition after her father rolled over her with his car. The injured girl has been identified as Adena Ramkissoon and her father, Danny Ramkissoon. Mr. Ramkissoon and his wife have not yet given police statements because they have been traumatised by the accident. Police have so far been informed that earlier ...

News- Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM today acquired the rights to broadcast the radio commentary of all the cricket matches to be played by Sri Lanka and  West Indies. The less than five-year old radio station welcomed the opportunity to be part of the game that has singularly united Caribbean peoples for centuries. “We have entered the radio commentary scene ...

A man accidentally crushed his 20-month old son to death by rolling over his head with his lorry in their yard at Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. Police named the dead toddler as Adam Kiritipaul. The man told police that he was slowly navigating the lorry out of  his yard when he looked out his rear view mirror and saw something ...

Minister of  Education Priya Manickchand on Saturday announced that face-to-face teaching in classrooms may resume after the Easter holiday after government intensifies its COVID-19 vaccination programme during March. She said the Education Ministry would not take any decision without directions from the Ministry of Health. Among the steps she said that are being taken is a “comprehensive vaccination programme” during ...