A car that was allegedly hijacked by gunmen last evening at Republic Park, Greater Georgetown was found burnt in Eccles East Bank Demerara and the driver of the vehicle Anthony Sukdeo is seeking the motive behind the act.
CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist government and opposition will hold surprise talks on Sunday amid a worsening political standoff and protests since the suspension of a referendum drive to remove unpopular President Nicolas Maduro.
One of two Lusignan Prison escapees was this morning recaptured by ranks of the Guyana Police Force, in a vehicle at Kitty, after being on the run since September 19 last, the police say.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The dollar hit a nine-month high against a basket of currencies on Monday, buoyed by expectations that the U.S.
The Alliance for Change (AFC) opposes the mooted acquisition by the government of two lots on Carmichael Street as it doesn’t rise to the level of an utter necessity and any such matter would first have to be debated by Cabinet, party leader Khemraj Ramjattan says.
A violent storm tore through several villages on the East Coast of Berbice during the wee hours yesterday flattening one home, damaging others and leaving residents with millions in losses.
A businessman from Alness Village, Corentyne is now living in fear after two bandits armed with a gun invaded his home, fired off two bullets and escaped with cash.
National Parking System/Smart City Solutions (NPS/SCS) has begun preparatory works to install an estimated 400 parking meters within the central business district of Georgetown.
The Regional Tender Board of Region 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne) repeatedly failed to award maintenance contracts to the lowest bidder last year, the Auditor General has found.
Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine on Saturday said that bail ought to be a serious “deterrent to crime” and he criticised the judiciary for putting persons who should be on remand back on the streets.
Three men and a motor car were detained by police on Saturday night after an unlicenced firearm and live ammunition were found in the possession of one of the trio, at East La Penitence.
An afternoon accident left one person injured and other passengers traumatized after both cars made several flips while negotiating a turn yesterday on the Herstelling Public Road.
The Inter-governmental financial regulatory body, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has taken Guyana off of its monitoring process, the organisation’s website reported.
President David Granger lobbied the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), during a meeting held on Friday on the sidelines of the Conservation International Annual Board Meeting in Washington D.C.
Ramesh Manbodh, the Vreed-en-Hoop man who was beaten unconscious with a cricket bat by another man, has been removed from the male surgical ward of the GHPC to the ICU due to added health complications.
CHARLOTTE, N.C./NAPLES, Fla., (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump a “sore loser” yesterday because of his refusal at their debate last week to commit to accepting the results of the Nov.
Kamarang in Region Seven and its surrounding areas on Friday received a total of 15 filters from the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to assist in the purification of drinking water following an outbreak of diarrhoea there, a press release from GWI said.
ERBIL, (Reuters) – Kurdish fighters said they had taken the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from Islamic State yesterday as coalition forces pressed their offensive against the jihadists’ last stronghold in Iraq.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition-led National Assembly in a rowdy session yesterday pressed to put Nicolas Maduro on trial for violating democracy, days after authorities nixed a recall referendum against the unpopular leftist president.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – AT&T Inc’s proposed $85 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc generated skepticism among both Democrats and Republicans yesterday, making it more likely that regulators will closely scrutinize the effort to create a new telecommunications and media giant.
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