The father of three-year-old Rania Rogers, who sustained third degree burns to her face and hand more than two years ago is desperately trying to raise funds for her to undergo the recommended corrective surgeries and the government has since offered to assist.
Seven months after Albion resident Surendra Nauth was fatally stabbed by an ex-convict, the police are yet to arrest his alleged killer and his parents who are determined to obtain justice are accusing the police of foot-dragging.
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday warned that without political consensus the draft State Assets Recovery Bill 2016 runs the risk of “prolonging ethnically polarized politics.”
Police continue to probe the murder of 14-year-old Malika Hamilton, whose body was pulled out of the Hope Canal on Tuesday, but there have been no arrests so far.
Members of the Rotary Club of Stabroek yesterday provided Geeta Boodhoo and her children with much needed supplies.
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday congratulated Parliament on the approval of the nominees for the Public Procurement Commission (PPC).
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of displaced residents streamed back into the northern Syrian town of Manbij yesterday after US-backed fighters ousted the last Islamic State militants from their former stronghold, residents and US allies said.
SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Thousands of Venezuelans were welcomed to Colombia by a military band early yesterday morning as the two countries’ borders were officially reopened after being closed by Venezuela a year ago.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Fidel Castro thanked Cubans for their tributes to mark his 90th birthday yesterday in a meandering column carried by state-run media in which the iconic leftist revolutionary also lambasted old foe United States.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Aida Hadzialic, Sweden’s youngest-ever cabinet minister, said yesterday she was resigning her education post after being caught driving under the influence of alcohol.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson won the Olympic women’s 100 metres gold medal with a time of 10.71 seconds in the final on Saturday, beating two-time defending champion and compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce into third place.
The Ministry of Finance this evening denied a report in the Guyana Times which said that tariffs on steel imports had been increased.
(Reuters) – India crushed West Indies at the third test in St Lucia on Saturday, clinching the series and prompting captain Virat Kohli to say his team were going from “strength to strength”.
(Trinidad Guardian) Southern Division police are warning Pokemon trainers against venturing into parks and lonely areas late at nights, saying that they are making themselves a target for bandits.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday laced into government for not showing evidence of a development plan for the country and simply sitting and waiting for oil revenues.
An autopsy has found that Malika Hamilton, the 14-year-old whose body was pulled out of the Hope Canal on Tuesday, died as a result of asphyxiation compounded by trauma to the neck and police are treating her death as a murder.
Defending Public Health Minister Dr George Norton amid growing criticism over a controversial contract for the storage of pharmaceuticals, President David Granger said the minister entered into the contract to avoid the new rates being demanded by the New GPC.
The man who allegedly tried to ship nearly 194 lbs of cocaine hidden in seafood at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) was yesterday charged with possession of drugs for trafficking and was remanded to prison.
Easton Stapleton, the Jamaican national who tried to mail cocaine hidden in deodorant and paper markers, yesterday told a city court that he had been instructed to smuggle the drugs on board a flight out of the country but he decided to try using the post office instead.
Accused yesterday of stymieing the appointment of Deputy Registrar of the Deeds Registry Zanna Frank, Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams declined comment saying he would need to be properly briefed on the allegations being made.
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