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The two bandits, who were shot dead Sunday night shortly after robbing several persons at a family reunion, have been identified as persons who have had previous brushes with the law.  They are ‎Jamal “Gaza” Letlow of John Fernandes Squatting Area  and Shaquielle Fraser of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara both 22 years old. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum described them ...

A suspected bandit was shot during an exchange of gunfire in Campbelville and another man believed to be his accomplice was arrested shortly after they barged in a yard and robbed several persons, Assistant Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken said. The injured man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for emergency surgery. Hicken, who is the Commander for ‘A’ ...

A Guyanese company that holds the local franchises for several American fast food chains plans to invest in the agriculture sector for the supply of produce to its latest addition, Pollo Tropical. Managing Director of CAMEX Limited, Terrence Campbell said 90 percent of the meat, fish, provisions, rice and vegetables are being bought locally for Pollo Tropical’s dishes. “It’s not ...

Participants of the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) programme were assured that they will receive outstanding payments owed by the end of December. Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe met with residents of Moruca, Region One  on Saturday, and offered apologies to HEYS participants that have not been paid since the end of September. “Before the ...

Still reeling from accusations of corruption and discrimination in some quarters during its 23-years in government, the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Saturday set the tone for a makeover of its bruised image in some quarters. At the same time, the PPP took a hard line against patching up relations with members who have left and have been harshly ...

​Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Saturday it is time the‎ People’s Progressive Party unshackle itself from one “isms” and instead focus on what is good for Guyana, even as he said it is time to welcome disappointed supporters of the governing coalition.  Addressing the opening of the PPP’s 31st Congress at Cotton Field Secondary School, Jagdeo expressed concern that some ...

Although $30M has been allocated for the Local Government Commission in 2017, the constitutional body is yet to be established pending nominees from President David Granger, as well as Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan. Minister Bulkan told the Supply Committee of the National Assembly earlier this week that the Commission would be operationalised by the end of 2017. A 2016 budgetary ...

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes government will return to the National Assembly to request hundreds of millions of dollars more to write-off debts to contractors owed by Homestretch Development Inc (HDI) for the D’Urban Park Development Project. Already, government has expended some $450M from April 2016, and will spend a further $500M in 2017 on D’Urban Park, which was shrouded ...

Guyana and Venezuela Friday night welcomed the decision by outgoing United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon to give the two neighbouring South American countries one more year to resolve their border controversy through mediation. However, Guyana and Venezuela continue to differ over whether the matter should be taken to the  International Court of Justice (ICJ) also known as ...

​The United Nations Secretary General has decided to give mediation in the Guyana- Venezuela border controversy one more year. If it fails, the matter will be taken to the International Court of Justice also known as the World Court. Following is the full text of the statement from the United Nations Secretary General’s Office Fifty years ago, shortly before Guyana’s ...