A driver who left his Toyota 212 motorcar behind, packed with bags of marijuana, is on the run and the Police have launched a major search operation for him. The driver reportedly darted from the vehicle after he crashed into another car on the Number Six Public Road, West Coast Berbice, causing major damage to…
Linden’s lone ophthalmologist aiming to provide quality eye care service to residents IT may seem an overwhelming task serving as the only person in an entire region giving hope to persons in need of improving their vision, whether it is through surgical procedure or treatment. This may be the case of Dr. Remeeza McDonald, who,
By Avenash Ramzan First it was the elegantly brutal force of Smriti Mandhana. Then it was the bowling- almost dreary, dead slow if you’d like- of the Indian spinners. To witness it all was a hugely bias crowd rooting for Team India against three-time champions Australia in a crucial Group B tie of the Women’s…
A 79-year-old resident of the Palms Geriatric Institute was arrested on Thursday evening after he allegedly threatened to shoot a male nurse at the same institute with his licensed firearm. Police have not released the resident’s name, but said he is an ex-prison officer. According to the police report, the incident took place around 8:15…
…Nagamootoo rips Jagdeo for politically insensitive motion …says move is to stir the fever of divisiveness PRIME Minister Moses Nagamootoo has dismissed the no confidence motion filed by the opposition as politically insensitive given President David Granger’s state of health; and he says the motive is to stir up the “fever of divisiveness” in the
An elderly woman who was injured when a Fly Jamaica aircraft crash landed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) succumbed to her injuries on Friday. Eighty-six-year-old Rookhia Kalloo was returning to Canada with her daughter and a granddaughter with a disability on Friday, November 09, 2018 on the Fly Jamaica flight OJ256, when the…
Of the 573,000 persons on the local government elections voter’s list, only 208, 534 of them turned up and cast their ballots at the polls on Monday, representing a voter turn out of just over 38%. That’s an almost 10% decline in the voter turn out rate when compared to the figures from two years…
… outpouring of national goodwill for President’s full recovery … PM says health challenge is beatable PRIME Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Thursday said that the health challenge currently being faced by Guyana’s Head of State President David Granger is “beatable.” The Prime Minister, who is also performing duties of Head of State, was speaking at
An 86-year-old woman is in a critical condition at a city hospital and her family is faced with a significant financial burden after she was injured during the emergency landing of a Fly Jamaica aircraft at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Friday last. Rookhia Kalloo was travelling to Canada with her daughter and…
With Guyana already recording over 100 deaths on the country’s roadways so far for the year, the National Road Safety Council is teaming up with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Guyana Police Force along with the Impressions company, to launch a nationwide campaign to “Stop the Tears”. This morning at the Kitty roundabout,…
