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Police say that 38-year old Andre Collison, also known as DJ Choppy, of Bartica, Essequibo River was early Friday morning stabbed to death at Puruni Landing during an argument over money. Investigators were informed that about 1 AM, Collison left his room in search of food and went to “Two Blessed Sisters Restaurant” and made an order. “While waiting to ...

The prime suspect in the brutal killing of Dr Colin Roach has been arrested, a day after the medical practitioner’s vehicle was found abandoned, a top police officer said Friday. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum says the suspect was arrested in Corentyne at the Back Track in an an apparent attempt to escape to neighbouring Suriname. “Yes he was arrested in ...

Close to thirty persons are expected to be hired within the telecommunications sector, as GTT will host its first career fair on Friday, November 5, 2021, at its 55 Brickdam Retail location (Blackberry Store). According to GTT’s Employee Experience Director, Tiana Gurcharran, a range of vacant positions is open to suitably qualified professionals who are seeking employment within the company.  ...

A foreign plane without any visible registration marking on Thursday evening landed at the Mahdia airstrip in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), a senior aviation official said. There were no immediate reports of anything illegal aboard the twin-engine Piper Seneca plane. According to the source, the pilot is a Venezuelan and the passenger is a Colombian. An aviation source remarked that once ...

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Thursday stepped in and transported Guyanese Tyson English and his colleague who spearheaded and participated in bicycle ride from Georgetown to Lethem to raise awareness about cancer and mental health. Mr. English , who was joined by his colleague, Michael Trotman, in Linden, completed the 525 mile journey through rugged terrain day and night ...

Guyana has decided to include aspects of the local content laws from Ghana, Nigeria and Norway in its draft legislations, the Attorney General’s Chambers said in a statement. The decisions were made on Wednesday when a high-level delegation from Ghana on Wednesday joined a team of lawyers from the Attorney General’s Chambers in evaluating Guyana’s draft local content legislation, Attorney ...

A 16-year old boy, who was part of a group of males who allegedly robbed a housewife of her gold chain at the Stabroek Market Square, was Wednesday shot dead by her husband who  is a policeman, the Guyana Police Force said. Dead is Sydel Bourne of Agricola, East Bank Demerara. Investigators were informed that the plainclothes policeman opened fire ...

A well-known City doctor was Tuesday night found dead at his medical clinic on Duke Street, Kingston and two men have since been arrested. He is 49-year old Colin Roach of Windsor Estates, East Bank Demerara.  Police say two employees of his International Medical Clinic on Duke Street, Kingston have since been arrested. Dr. Roach was a former chairman of ...

A Guyanese man, on Tuesday ended his  525-mile journey by bicycle from Georgetown to Lethem to raise public awareness about cancer and mental health, but expressed disappointment that the private sector and government agencies did not support him. Tyson English, nevertheless, remains determined that no one else will steal his idea and hopes that ‘Ride For Hope’ will become an ...

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Tuesday said the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GGCI) on Tuesday offered to broker talks with the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on a range of governance and economic issues facing the country. “I did not have to ask that; they made that proposal and I said to them I had no objection to them ...