Man gets 14 years for stabbing son to death
A 49-year-old grass cutter who stabbed his son to death with a cutlass has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for the crime.
The sentence...
GECOM Chairman on extended medical leave
Even as tensions continue to grow in wake of the December 21, 2018 No Confidence Motion which saw government being defeated 33-32 and calls...
Guyana ramps up regulatory measures for Venezuelan migrants
With nearly 4,000 Venezuelan migrants being documented as living in Guyana, regulatory measures are slated to be ramped up, Citizenship Minister, Winston Felix, has...
Bandits return gun to bound guard after robbing NIS
Police are hunting for three bandits who robbed National Insurance Scheme (NIS) at Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara (ECD) this morning.
The men carted off...
Hasten efforts to develop, strengthen economic policies, institutions – IDB consultant urges
Given the 2018 performance of the economy, and particularly the encouraging developments by ExxonMobil in the oil sector, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has...
Father of eight tells court the devil told him to steal cigarettes
“I was under the influence of alcohol and the devil told me to break into the shop and steal the cigarettes," were the words...
Food and Drug Dept. issues alert for fake Daflon tablets
An alert has been issued by the Government Analyst –Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) for fake Daflon brand tablets currently being circulated on the...
Region 4 embraces HFLE to help reduce social ills
Through the promotion of Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) in the public school system, social ills are expected to be significantly reduced. At...
Corruption did grave harm to Guyana’s fiscal position-IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently shared with the Government of Guyana concerns about the effect corruption has had on the nation’s fiscal position.
In...
‘Brave’ to stand trial for rape of teen passenger
A 41-year-old minibus driver accused of raping a 14-year-old passenger has been committed to stand trial during the next sitting of the Georgetown High...
