Guyana News

An accident yesterday afternoon involving an ambulance and a pickup resulted in a mother and her two young children suffering injuries and being rushed to the GPHC for treatment.

Three Canje drivers were admitted to the hospital after a three-vehicle smash-up on Monday night at Welfare Street, Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice.

Small and medium scale miners will continue to benefit from fuel, and concessions on mining equipment parts, as the contracts were renewed on December 21 by the relevant Ministries and associations, GINA said.

As many as five identification parades have been held in efforts to track down the perpetrators of the North East La Penitence robbery that ended with the death of then Banks DIH worker, Matthew Scott.

(Trinidad Express) Concerns are being raised over the treatment meted out to foreigners who are being immediately denied entry into this country by immigration officials at Piarco International Airport.

Former Minister of Health, Dr Noel Blackman who pleaded guilty in a New York court on August 24, 2016 to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, a controlled substance, will now be sentenced in February next year.

Smart City Solutions (SCS) has clarified that payment for the use of parking meters will begin on January 23rd.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is set for a forensic audit.

A girl whose only wish was to be able to spend the holidays with her mother died on Christmas Day following a tragic accident at the Berbice orphanage where she w

With the year coming to a close, President David Granger is still to act on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) over appointments to the bench despite the widely held view in the legal community that he has no choice but to act on the advice of the JSC.

During a season when the world is filled with joy and good cheer, there are still many who mourn over the loss of a loved one.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition today ruled out returning to Vatican-led talks with President Nicolas Maduro’s government unless it makes major concessions amid a crushing economic crisis and bitter political standoff.

As the US$45M MovieTowne complex gears for opening next year, demand for rental at its Turkeyen, East Coast of Demerara location has forced the company to seek additional lands for expansion.

The Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) vessel found in a secluded area in Region One, two years ago had the capacity to transport six tonnes of cocaine, Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) James Singh said last Friday while revealing that persons were charged and jailed in another country for their links to the craft.

City Councillor Lionel Jaikarran, who was elected to represent Georgetown’s Constituency One (Kingston/ Queenstown), says he is ashamed to walk the streets of his constituency since he has not been able to deliver on his promises made during his campaign for the Local Government elections held on March 18.

The police are expected to return the case file in relation to the seven month old piracy case during which fisherman, Hemchand Sookdeo was attacked and killed, to the force’s legal advisor for further advice, since searches for the other three missing crew members have since proven futile.

Ten months after she underwent surgery for the removal of gallstones that left her in a vegetative state, Thelma Ribeiro’s condition has deteriorated to a point where she is now in a critical condition at the Lethem Regional Hospital, her relatives have said.

The report into the incident where the tail section of a parked Fly Jamaica airplane was knocked off by a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft as it was pulling into the apron last month is not yet completed.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British pop singer George Michael, who shot to fame in the 1980s with Wham!

Some 250 children from Aishalton and neighbouring villages in Region 9 (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) were on Friday treated to some Christmas cheer when Public Health Minister, Dr.