A small aircraft belonging to Domestic Airways crashed this morning moments after take-off from the interior location of Aricheng. Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Egbert Field confirmed the plane crash. He said the GCAA has activated its search and rescue plan and a team is heading out to the area. The single…
…as police car, private vehicle collide By Svetlana Marshall and Gabriella Chapman FIVE persons were, on Tuesday morning, killed when a police car slammed into another car on the Friendship, East Bank Demerara Public Road. Among those dead are Policeman Ronel Barker; Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant, Leon Tucker; Lovern Stoby, a member of the
President David Granger Wednesday morning confirmed that as leader of the APNU, he held “preliminary exploratory” talks with Lenox Shuman, the Presidential Candidate for the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP). Speaking with the media at the sidelines of an event held at the Ministry of the Presidency, Mr Granger said that the five-party A Partnership…
President David Granger has ordered the Acting Police Commissioner to conduct a full commission of inquiry into yesterday’s deadly accident at Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara which claimed the lives of five persons. The five victims were identified as husband and wife, Herbert and Denise Josiah, Special Constable Lavern Stoby, GDF sergeant Leon…
A presidential guard is among five persons who died on Tuesday morning when a police slammed head-on into a private car on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara. The victims of the accident have been identified as presidential guard Ronnel Barker of Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, Guyana Defence Force rank Leon Tucker who was
Hero CPL 2019 standouts Brandon King and Hayden Walsh Jr. have been called up by the West Indies Selection Panel to be part of the West Indies ODI and T20 squads for the upcoming tour to Afghanistan. Opener King, who played for losing finalist Guyana Amazon Warriors, emerged as the leading runscorer with 496 runs,…
An early morning accident at Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara has claimed the lives of five persons, according to the Police. The accident involved a police car and at least two private vehicles. It occurred just after 6 o’clock this morning. The smash up resulted in some of the passengers in one of…
Police are at the scene of a shooting incident in Da Silva Street, Kitty in which three persons were shot on Monday morning outside El Dorado Trading. Police Commander, Marlon Chapman told the Guyana Chronicle that ranks are on the ground investigating the incident.Those injured included a security guard and a customer. Reports are that
Three persons were this morning shot at 63 DaSilva Street, Newtown Kitty Georgetown after bandits reportedly stormed El Dorado Trading, one of the country’s top gold dealers. The News Room understands that a white 212 Toyota car drove by the location at about 10:20hrs and discharged several shots at the building. A security guard and…
The bodies of two fishermen who went missing last week have been found. Two others are still missing. Yesterday, the body of 20-year-old Lamar Petrie washed up on the Mahaicony foreshore. On Friday, the body of one of his crewmates, Kawal Kissoon was found on the foreshore of the Abary river. The two were among…
