19-year-old girl falsely accused ex-boyfriend of rape to extort $10M from him
City Magistrate Rondell Weever on Friday found 19-year-old Princess Williams guilty of falsely accusing her ex-boyfriend of attempted rape so that she can extort...
Cops find close to 70lbs of ganja in taxi at Weldaad roadblock
At noon on Saturday, police ranks uncovered some 30.8 KGs (67.9lbs) of marijuana in a car during a roadblock operation at Weldaad, West Berbice.
The...
Brawl at Rose Hall leaves one dead, another clinging to life
Police in Berbice are investigating the murder of a male Indo-Guyanese man, whose age, address and occupation are so far unknown. He goes by...
Study to utilise Hope Canal as sustainable water source begins
The Government has commenced the feasibility study to determine whether the Hope Canal could be used as a sustainable potable water source to service...
Body of man, 60, found partially decomposed in ECD home
The partially decomposed body of Roystan Lam, a 60-year-old man of Bachelor's Adventure East Coast Demerara, was found around 17:45 hrs last evening at...
$100M being spent to upgrade 43 health centers/posts in Region One
The government is executing a series of projects geared at improving healthcare delivery in Region One (Barima/Waini). Some 43 health facilities have been selected...
Motorcyclist killed in Corentyne accident
Forty-one-year-old Rajendra Khadaroo was killed in an accident on the Nigg Public Road sometime around 05:00hrs on Friday.
Enquiries disclosed that motorcar, HB 9593, was...
Improved water access for over 7,000 households as $130M Providence well nears completion
Over 7,000 households in Providence and surrounding East Bank Demerara communities will soon benefit from improved access to potable water, as a $130 million...
Trini company awarded US$2M contract for feasibility study of Guyana/Suriname bridge
A Trinidadian firm called WSP Caribbean has been awarded a US$2M contract to conduct a seven-month feasibility study of the bridge that will link...
NAREI signs MOU to advance training among women, youths in climate-smart agricultural practices
The National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Wednesday with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC)...
