A Brazilian man was Friday shot in his abdomen and was rushed to the Mahdia Hospital for emergency treatment. Well-placed sources said that 43-year old Carlos Antonio Ferreira’s condition was listed as stable. He was expected to be air-dashed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for surgery. Sources said the man was taken to the Mahdia Hospital from Karisparu, ...

A man Friday afternoon committed suicide by shooting himself in his mouth on the East Coast Demerara Seawall in the vicinity of Conversation Tree. He has been identified as 71-year old Robert Marvin Wight, a resident of Bel Air Gardens. Investigators said Whyte, a retired employee of a major beverage company, used his licensed firearm to committ suicide about 2:50 ...

The United States Coast Guard has wrapped up an initial site survey of the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard with the aim of providing a variety of support under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), the embassy here said in a statement on Friday. “This week’s initial site survey brought the team to Georgetown to meet the leadership of the ...

If a plane crashes at Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) how effective will be the rescue response? On November 6, 2013, the CJIA said in a statement that a full scale preparedness exercise will be unleashed to testthe airport’s emergency responses while providing hands-on experience for airport and airline staff, hospitals, fire service, security and other emergency personnel. During the simulated ...

The outstanding land and river border dispute between Guyana and Suriname featured somewhat prominently in the early hours of a visit by the Speaker of that Dutch-speaking neighbour’s National Assembly, Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons. Geerlings-Simons, who is a key figure in President Desi Bouterse’s National Democratic Party (NDP), stressed the importance of the two countries strengthening their friendship for the benefit ...

Ten rounds oif assault rifle ammunition have been found at the Guyana Defebec Force’s (GDF) but the army is yet to confirm whether they were those that went missing. Chief of Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips said the rounds would have to be compared with existing batches to confirm whether they were those the 7.62 x 39mm rounds that went missing ...

Guyana has copped five of the eight regional awards being offered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Minister of Education Priya Manickchand announced on Thursday. They are Yogeeta Persaud – Anna Regina Secondary School, Overall Outstanding Achievement; Rafena Mustapha – Saraswati Vidya Niketan, Most Outstanding in Humanities; Cecil Cox – Queen’s College, Most Outstanding in Sciences; Sasha S Woodroffe – ...

A 21-member team of medical specialists from the United States-based George Washington University Hospital is in Guyana for an outreach that will include complex surgeries and training, according to the Ministry of Health. The team will conduct continuing screening as the number of patients to be treated is expected to expand. The ministry said the team brought its own medical ...

A student of the New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) was electrocuted Wednesday night while plugging in a washing machine, his father said. The 17-year old boy has been identified as Azam Inshan of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice. He was a second year student pursuing studies in Internal Combustion Engineering. His father, Mohammed Inshan, said he learnt that his son ...

(CITIZENS VOICE).-An illegal immigrant from Guyana will spend more than eight years in federal prison for dealing drugs in Wilkes-Barre, a city in Pennsylvania, United States in 2011. U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo sentenced Augustine DeCruz, 59, to eight years and eight months in federal prison, the U.S. Attorneys Office said Thursday. DeCruz, a native and citizen of Guyana, ...