News

A female security guard was yesterday morning discovered dead in her Crane, West Coast Demerara (WCD) apartment with several stab wounds and her ex-partner has been taken into custody.

Almost 70% of those who obtained government loans to attend the University of Guyana (UG) are delinquent in repaying their loans which amounts to billions of dollars and among these are prominent members of society including magistrates and lawyers.

Georgetown plans to lodge a formal complaint with Caracas after Venezuelan soldiers shot at workers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) in the Cuyuni River on Monday.

Four firemen are being questioned by police after two phones disappeared from the home of Traffic Chief Dion Moore, where they had responded to a fire.

Inshan Ali, a 47-year-old New York-based Guyanese was on Sunday the victim of a fatal hit and run in Schenectady, New York.

Charges are likely to be laid today in connection with the injuries sustained by two persons, including a female police officer, during last week’s Guyana Independence J’ouvert celebration.

While the Central Committee of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is due to meet this weekend, the party’s General Secretary Clement Rohee says that he does not know if a date for the party’s next congress will be set.

A decision is due shortly on a huge contract for the reconstruction of the East Demerara Water Conservancy’s (EDWC) north eastern dam which has attracted bids from BK International among others.

Pooran Ramcharitar, the East Canje cane-cutter who was hospitalised after being diagnosed with Guillian Barre Syndrome (GBS), a rare neurological disorder said to be associated with the mosquito-borne Zika virus in some countries, has been discharged in light of improvements in his condition.

The Iwokrama Research Centre and global wild cat conservation organization, Panthera have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at the development and implementation of actions for the science and conservation of jaguars in Guyana.

Months after a controversy erupted over the outstanding US$5 million owed for the sale of government shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) is still to provide answers.

The last statutory meeting of the Linden Mayor and Town Council ended prematurely once again as the Mayor and the Town Clerk continued to wrangle over their roles and responsibilities.

Mayor Patricia Chase-Green has met with officers of the City Engineer’s Department and urged them to increase the efficiency with which plans are processed.

A construction worker was found dead along the Belvedere, Corentyne, Berbice public road, after a suspected early morning hit and run yesterday.

National Parking Systems, the company which has inked an agreement with the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to install parking meters around the city, has announced that the project would come on stream as early as September.

An East Canje, Berbice man has been sentenced to four years in jail after pleading guilty to trafficking some 14 pounds of ganja that was found during a police search of his home.

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is currently investigating ranks from the Providence Police Station who were on duty when two prisoners escaped.

Umobile (Digicel) won the top prize in the large float category of Thursday’s Float and Costume Band Parade and Olympia Small Sonaram was adjudged the best designer.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – The head of the Organization of American States (OAS) has called an urgent meeting to discuss whether Venezuela is violating basic democratic principles, paving the way for a vote that could suspend it from the regional diplomatic body.

HOUSTON/LONDON,  (Reuters) – Four tankers carrying over 2 million barrels of U.S.