Erica Williams

Port Kaituma chainsaw operator, Victor Peres yesterday shot himself fatally after gunning down his wife, Pamela Martin.

An early morning collision on the Orangestein Public Road on the East Bank of Essequibo yesterday left one man dead and several other persons injured, including three students who were being transported to sit the National Grade Six Assessment examinations.

The Princess Hotel & Casino is being rebranded under international hotel chain Ramada and its management plans on investing over US$5M on renovations as it aims to attract more international travellers into Guyana for tourism and business.

Residents of Mosquito Hall, East Coast Demerara are once again in a state panic after a 3.18-metre high tide caused the collapse of a large section of the inner side of the seawall yesterday morning.

An accident at Greenwich Park, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) on Wednesday night has left a United States-based Guyanese, who was vacationing in Guyana, dead.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched an online tax and mobile payment system, with the hopes of promoting greater transparency while making access convenient to taxpayers.

A Guyana Water Incor-porated (GWI) driver is now wanted by police following a fatal hit and run on Mandela Avenue on Wednesday night, in which a company sports utility vehicle (SUV) struck a cyclist.

A suspected robber was shot dead early yesterday morning after he invaded the home of an Annandale, East Coast Demerara family.

Rehabilitation works restarted yesterday on the badly-deteriorated seawall and dam at Mosquito Hall, East Coast Demerara but Works Ministry officials said they were just a temporary fix and that major reconstruction is planned.

A 20-year-old mother of one was shot and killed by her former reputed husband minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve in the vicinity of the Stabroek Market; the man has since been held.

Albouystown and Tiger Bay residents say they are ready to bid goodbye to 2013 as it was a very challenging year and they are eagerly anticipating 2014.

The Ministry of Public Works was yesterday robbed of over $7M when employees returning from the bank were pounced on by two men who were staking out its Kingston office.

By Erika Williams with photos by Arian Browne   A village described by its residents as peaceful and quiet, Brickery is located on the East Bank Demerara sandwiched between Garden of Eden on the one side and Supply on the other.

A woman gave birth to her baby in the compound of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) late on Thursday night, after she said she was denied entry by a security guard on duty.