Four Guyanese who were jailed in Barbados in December, 2009 over cocaine in lumber will have their applications for leave to appeal against their convictions heard by the Barbados Court of Appeal following a ruling by the top court in the region, the CCJ on February 3rd, 2016.
President David Granger yesterday called on the Congregational Church of Guyana to spearhead efforts, as it once did, in rebuilding communities and villages via education, social services and leadership.
A team earlier this month saved 25 Arapaima from a Rupununi pond in an area which has seen falling water levels from a punishing drought.
Starting today and ending next Saturday, minibus operators engaged in public transport will pay a fee of $200 per day to use the city’s minibus parks.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has worked along with all companies authorised to conduct oil drilling in Guyana to ensure that they have a comprehensive oil spill response plan, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says.
An Atlantic Ville man was on Thursday remanded to prison on ten charges, including fraud and forgery of US currency notes.
A Sophia man was on Thursday charged and remanded to prison for allegedly having an unlicensed gun.
Two Albouystown residents appeared before a city court on Friday charged with wounding and inflicting harm on each other.
SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – North Korea launched a long-range rocket carrying what it called a satellite, drawing renewed international condemnation just weeks after it carried out a nuclear bomb test.
A Turkeyen taxi driver was on Friday placed on $150,000 bail after he denied an allegation of wounding a passenger.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti delayed the start of Carnival celebrations yesterday because of fears of violence from anti-government protesters as President Michel Martelly ended his term with nobody elected to replace him.
MANCHESTER, N.H., (Reuters) – Republican White House contender Marco Rubio struggled at a debate on Saturday at the worst possible time, potentially confounding his bid to emerge as Donald Trump’s chief rival in New Hampshire and giving hope to three rivals desperate for a strong showing.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Republican White House front-runner Donald Trump said yesterday he would be open to harsh measures to deal with the threat from Islamic State, including going beyond the controversial interrogation tactic known as waterboarding.
NEW YORK/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Experts on microcephaly, the birth defect that has sparked alarm in the current Zika virus outbreak, say they are struck by the severity of a small number of cases they have reviewed from Brazil.
Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock continues to engage the Toshao of Orealla/Siparuta and remains in close contact with Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge on the detention and release of Guyanese fishermen by the Surinamese military over two weeks ago.
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul had little impact as his Gemini Arabians defeated Virgo Super Kings by 22 runs in the Masters Champions League on Saturday.
Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 0830h.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea launched a long-range rocket today carrying what it called a satellite, but its neighbours and the United States denounced the launch as a missile test, conducted in defiance of U.N.
(This is the first in a series of reports on the constituency elections that will be held at the March 18 local government elections.
Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj One of the cars parked at Stanleytown junction, once full, takes off to its destination.
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