One month after the lifeless bodies of a hotel owner and one of his workers were found at his Corentyne resort, a 46-year-old farmer appeared in Court today to answer the two murder charges. The farmer, Alvin Druean appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning and was not required to enter a plea to the…

A 16-year old student of the Ann’s Grove Secondary School died last evening after he struck down by a car at Haslington,East Coast Demerara. Dead is Shamar James. Reports are that around 20:30hrs on Sunday, the teen was walking along the roadway with his relatives when he struck down by a car whose driver drove

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has published the Official List of Electors (OLE) for the March 2020 general and regional elections. The list has 660,998 names, according to GECOM Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward. The OLE includes the names and addresses of persons who registered during the truncated July-August House-to-House registration exercise, however, a check…

The Ethnic Relations Commission has issued a call on the political leaders to urge their supporters to immediately stop and reject any inclination by to taunt, confront and intimidate supporters of opposing sides.  The ERC said it is engaging political leaders on the development and its proposed Code of Conduct.  In a statement, the ERC…

…  Defending champions retake number one spot ahead of Round 4 By Clifton Ross DEFENDING Regional 4-Day champions Guyana Jaguars seemed to have their mojo back following their return to winning ways, also to the top-of-the-table, compliments of their bowlers co-starring in the their 3rd round, huge win. After suffering a horrific loss to Barbados

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) received $225.99 billion in revenue for 2019 – an increase of $27.4 billion from the previous year. This was disclosed by Commissioner General of the agency, Godfrey Statia at a press conference Friday. Statia said this is due to an expanding tax base and payment of monies owed to the…

Two months after being granted approval, the rebranded Dynamic Airways is set to return to the Guyana market under its new Eastern Airlines name. The company today announced that it will begin its service to Guyana on the 5th March. In a statement, the company said it will be offering several affordable options for commercial…

Head of the country’s revenue collection agency, Godfrey Statia believes Guyana can renegotiate its Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil and its partners operating offshore on the Stabroek Block. “Any contract that you have is not written in stone. So if for any reason, you would have made a contract and at the point in…

One week after a Charlotte Street mother of two succumbed to stab wounds to her chest, the woman fingered in that stabbing has been charged for murder. 23-year-old Sheliza Ellis stood before a City Magistrate this morning and was not required to enter a plea to the murder charge committed on Latoya Heywood. The two…

…travellers who arrived from China urged to contact nearest health facility While taking extreme precautions amidst growing global health concerns regrading the coronavirus, the Ministry of Public Health may deny entry to persons travelling to Guyana from China According to a release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, the Ministry of Public Health