The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Saturday held a high-energy meeting to finalise its strategy as the Party prepares for General Elections early next year.   Representatives from all ten Administrative Regions of Guyana gathered at the Georgetown Club in the city with representatives from the Diaspora joining by Skype to put details to the AFC strategy that will guide ...

A West Bank Berbice man became the fifth gold miner to have died for the year as a result of the cave-in of a mining pit. He has been identified as 42-years old Nolan Lindie of Rosignol. Police said the wall of a mining pit at Mahdoa, Potaro caved in about 10:30 AM. “He was later taken out and conveyed ...

Gun-toting bandits slammed their boat into another vessel on the Baramani River, North West District (NWD) and robbed a man of GUY$4 million. Police said that about 6:30 Thursday evening four men- one armed with a shotgun and another with a handgun- held up Rudolph Ashby,31, of Aruka River, North West District and robbed him of the cash. “Investigations have ...

Delivering on its promise to match their ALS Ice Bucket Challenge donation to a local charity, Digicel on Friday October handed over a cheque to the Step by Step Foundation in support of caring for children with autism. The step by step Foundation is committed to providing a range of clinical and consultative services to children with autism and other ...

A woman alleged in court that her boyfriend beat her up because she refused to have sexual intercourse with him. Collis Duke,39, of 768 South Amelia’s Ward, Linden pleaded not guilty to the charge of assaulting Wenetta Kopin so as to cause her actual bodily harm on September 30 at South Amelia’s Ward. Police Proseutor, Kerry Bostwick said the woman ...

Guyana and Barbados on Friday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at establishing Trade Missions between the two countries, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. The MOU was signed by Keith Burrowes, Chief Executive Officer, Guyana Office for Investment and Madaline Headley-Woodroffe, Business Development Officer, Barbados Industrial Development Corporation (BIDC) at the Guy Expo Investment Forum held today at ...

Armed and masked bandits Thursday night beat and robbed a restaurateur and his wife at one of their restaurants at Rosignol, West Bank Berbice. Still bearing marks of violence, Liangen Su, 49, said the men armed with guns, knives and cutlasses and an axe invaded one of his restaurants and gun-butted him on his head repeatedly. He said his wife, ...

Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker has refuted claims made by residents of the Industry/Plaisance Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in respect of the newly appointed overseer, stating that he was selected fairly using a democratic process. The Government Information Agency (GINA) quoted Whittaker as saying that the residents were misinformed and misguided on the appointment of overseer, Orlando Jardine. On October ...

The Caribbean and French Guiana Chambers of Commerce on Thursday inked a 10-year deal to boost trade and investment between the region and that Overseas Department of France. President of the Caribbean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAIC), Ramesh Dookhoo said the two sides would each exchange the names of 20 companies that could explore business opportunities. “In a practical ...

In Guyana’s capital city where residents and businesses are forced to cope with blocked drains, piles of garbage and dilapidated markets, the first Town Hall meeting in Georgetown on Local Government sponsored by the American-funded Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project was poorly attended. The main opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), which has intensified agitation for Local Government Elections ...