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A bus conductor was  killed and more than 12 others injured Monday night when a speeding bus turned turtle on the Nismes, West Bank Demerara. Dead is well-known bus conductor Jerry Waldron of Goed Intent Village, West Demerara. At least one passenger named Ron was seriously hurt. He was among more than a dozen who were rushed to the West ...

Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Guyana National Newspaper Limited (GNNL), Jean La Rose has resigned with effect from October 01, 2016- the third  board resignation from a state medium board since the new government took office. The Government Information Agency (GINA) reported that in a letter to subject Minister, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, dated September 23, 2016, ...

Self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram is believed to have fled Guyana to neighbouring Suriname, before a City Magistrate could have disclosed her decision on whether he should be freed on a cocaine trafficking charge, authorities said. Although Dataram is believed to have left via the Guyana- Suriname back-track route across the Corentyne River, law enforcement agents said he was carrying ...

Although Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield has implicated the past People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration in the procurement of multi-million dollar worth of items, the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) on Monday shied away from addressing the issue. “If Mr. Lowenfield is looking for what I would describe as a  ‘get out jail card’ let him await the outcome ...

A 63-year-old farmer was charged with being an accessory in the Black Bush Polder triple murder. According to the facts read at the Georgetown Magistrates Court One, the prosecution states that on July 22, 2016 and on days following Chaitram (one  name only) called ‘Cashew’ received, relieved, comforted and assisted Jairam ‘Ryan’ Chaitram , Tameshwar ‘Guana’ Jagmohan, Carlton ‘Rishi’ or ...

One person was shot dead and another seriously injured during an altercation at early Monday morning outside Rio Inn, an adult entertainment night spot in Queenstown, Georgetown, police said. The shooting occurred at about 2 AM Monday, September 26, 2016 outside the nightclub at a parking lot for a mining supplies company north east of the night club. Other sources said identified ...

Five Haitians, who entered Guyana illegally, were held at the weekend on their way to Brazil, police said. The Guyana Police Force credited “alert ranks” for intercepting a vehicle at Wisroc Junction, Wismar, Linden at about 11 O’clock Friday night with the all-male group of Haitians. Investigators believed that they entered Guyana from neighbouring Suriname via the illegal ‘backtrack’ crossing. ...

The Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield on Sunday said the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) had nothing to do with the actual procurement of radio communication sets and instead said that was the work of various governmental arms under the then People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-led administration. Lowenfield explained that his spending ceiling as CEO is GYD$249,999 and any amount over ...

United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon has given himself until November to assess the next step in dealing with the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy, even as the Granger-led administration continues to push for a settlement at the World Court. “I have to make a assessment by November” the Ministry of the Presidency quoted Ban as remarking in talks with ...

Police said two employees of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Guyana were robbed shortly after disembarking a vehicle outside their office on Brickdam, Georgetown. No one has been arrested, and police said they were “in possession of CCTV (Closed Circuit Television ) footage and were currently conducting further investigation. Investigators were told that the incident occurred at about ...