“Frustrated” youth jailed one year for robbing Cuban of passports, cash
“I am sorry for what I did. I did it because I was frustrated,” were the words of 21-year-old Anthony Clarke who...
COVID-19: New Amsterdam goes on lockdown; residents to be indoors by 7pm
Mayor of New Amsterdam, Winifred Haywood has issued some new rules in light of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Guyana. In the...
HIV, TB, and COVID-19: Doctors warn co-infection can be deadly
By Feona Morrison
Co-infection is the simultaneous presence of two or more infections, which may increase the severity and duration of one or both.
According to...
Father of three gets two years for possession of high-powered rifle
After being on trial for two years, a 54-year-old man was this afternoon sentenced to two years imprisonment and fined $15,000 for having in...
Taxi driver jailed for sexually grooming teen relative
A taxi driver was this morning sentenced to three years imprisonment after being found guilty of sexually grooming his 15-year-old relative.
It is alleged that...
Govt. will “eventually” get to what qualifies as Local Content-Minister Harmon
The Government of Guyana is not in a position to say if it agrees or disagrees with ExxonMobil’s interpretation of what qualifies as local...
Addressing learning disabilities high on Education Ministry’s agenda
The Ministry of Education and the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) brought the issues of learning difficulties and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) under...
PPP’s hiring of Trump lobbyist could spell more danger for Guyana-Dr. Mangal
There is a possibility that the leadership of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will sell out Guyana even further in its efforts to ingratiate...
Another Charrandass possible if Govt’s approach to power doesn’t change — Dr Hinds
During his four-plus years in office, President David Granger has managed to skillfully keep power at the Cabinet level. According to political...
Pregnant woman hurls dirty water at PPP protestors
Several supporters of the Peoples’ Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) were this morning at the receiving end of some dirty water from an anti-PPP/C...
