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The body of a Pegasus Hotel taxi driver was early Saturday morning found on a road in South Ruimveldt, police said. He has been indentified as Rudrinauth Winston Jeeboo of Delph Avenue, Campbelville. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) said Jeebo’s body was found about 7 AM on the roadway at Cane View Avenue. He sustained head injuries but there was ...

The body of a a well-known resident of Linden was recovered from Upper Demerara River  after the pick up he was driving plunged off the Wismar-Mackenzie bridge, police said. Residents say that 37-year old Collis “Tom” Mentis, a beverage distributor and owner of a bar, was driving the vehicle at the time. The vehicle wa located and salvaged and Mentis’ ...

Three men and one woman were Friday arraigned for a GUY$17.2 million robbery committed on a man who was carrying the money that belonged to Shamdas Kirpalani Store. Two of the men were granted bail while the others were remanded to prison until January 14, 2014. Howard Rambharose, Rajesh Singh and Alistair Naughton were not required to plea to the ...

Opposition Leader, David Granger on Friday rubbished claims by the government and the ruling Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) that a US-funded democracy project violated Guyana’s sovereignty but acknowledged it could help the opposition. “I see them making Guyanese citizens, particularly young people, more aware of the issues that confront us and it will help them to make decisions when the ...

A Partnership for National Unity’s parliamentarian, Debra Backer is hospitalised due to a prolonged illness but Opposition Leader, David Granger on Friday said it was too early to think about replacing her. “The matter hasn’t arisen at this point in time…Mrs. Backer’s condition is stable and we don’t have reason to speculate her attendance,” he told a news conference. The ...

A three year old girl was Friday mauled by a puma resulting in her being in an unconscious condition, sources said. She is Jasmine Joseph of Isseneru. Sources said the girl was near her home about 8 AM when the puma dragged her about 60 feet into the nearby bush. The girl was rescued and the animal was shot dead. ...

Guyana is on standby to assist several Eastern Caribbean islands where several persons have died and infrastructure damaged due to severe rains, heavy winds and floods, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday night. “The Government of Guyana will continue to monitor the situation reports from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency with a view to supporting the recovery efforts of the ...

The Alliance For Change (AFC) Thursday night endorsed a US$1.2 million United States (US)-funded project that the governing Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) has said is aimed at  bolstering the opposition’s chances. The AFC also announced that it supports the American administration’s position that the project would go ahead even in the absence of approval from the Guyana government. “AFC supports ...

A 17-year old girl was shot dead on Thursday- Boxing Day- by a man with who she had ended a relationship some time ago, police said. She has been identified as Theiana Andrews of Moraikobai Village, Mahaicony.  A shotgun was used to commit the act about 2:15 AM at that village. The suspect has not been arrested yet, police said.

Veteran lawyer and horse racing pioneer, Senior Counsel Marcel Crawford, died on Wednesday-Christmas Day- as a result of a heart attack, plunging the legal fraternity and enthusiasts of that equestrian sport into mourning. He was 76. Crawford died at the Anamayah Hospital, Corentyne late Wednesday afternoon, hours after he had been rushed there. Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority, Justice ...