The two surviving Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers from Wednesday’s crash involving an army helicopter are still at the crash site, about nine miles south-east of “Blake Slater’s” airstrip, Ekereku Top, Cuyuni River. The Guyana Police Force in a statement Thursday night said the survivors are being attended to by…

See below the full statement issued by the Parliamentary Opposition: It is a sad day for all Guyanese. It is with deep sadness in our hearts and anguish in our souls that we learnt that the missing GDF helicopter had crashed, and five brave Guyanese souls perished. We extend our…

See below the full statement issued by the Guyana Defence Force:   The Guyana Defence Force, earlier today, entered the second day of its search and rescue operation to locate one of its helicopters which went missing since 11:20hours yesterday, Wednesday, December 6, 2023. A special Forces team was inserted…

Five of seven Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers who were onboard the Bell 402 Army helicopter that crashed on Wednesday are confirmed dead. Those dead are Lieutenant Colonel, Michael Charles, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Shahoud, Retired Brigadier, Gary Beaton, Lieutenant Colonel, Sean Welcome and Sergeant Jason Khan. The two survivors are…

See below the statement issued by President Dr. Irfaan Ali: My heart pains and drowns in sorrow at the tragic loss of some of our finest men in uniform. The scale of this loss to the families, our country, the GDF and to me personally is immeasurable. My trusted friends…

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday again sought to reassure Guyanese that the government is doing all it can at the diplomatic and defence levels to protect investments made in the Essequibo region, whether it is on land or in the adjoining oil-rich maritime space. His comments came days…

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday called on the South American trade bloc – Mercosur – to speak out on the rising tensions in the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy. In a tweet on X, Lula said “an important issue that we have to debate is the Essequibo issue….

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has postponed the final of the KFC Elite League between the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Western Tigers in solidarity with the soldiers. The final was scheduled for Friday, December 8; no new date has been affixed. Statement from the Guyana Football Federation:   “As…

A 14-year-old schoolboy’s throat was slit on Wednesday during a card game at the Westminster Secondary School in Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara. The child’s aunt, Lisa Scipio, related what occurred along with her dissatisfaction with the school’s response to the incident. Scipio said her nephew told her that he…

See GDF statement below: The crash site where a Guyana Defence Force Bell 412 helicopter went down yesterday, has been positively identified and the aircraft spotted. Search and rescue teams have also reported positive signs of life on the scene. Troops are being rappelled to the exact site location. Further…