News

Essequibo police are still on high alert as they try to recapture a prison escapee who is now suspected of murder.

The Guyana Japan Karate Association (GJKA) will be graced with the presence of two overseas karate masters who will help to boost the sport in Guyana.

In the wake of the brutal, lightning attack on an East Berbice agricultural community on Monday night, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has raised the question of whether the assault was a terror attack or a test of the law enforcement capacity in the area.

Dear Editor, Congrats are in order for the founders, planners and organizers of the 18th annual Guyanese Phagwah parade in Richmond Hill.

Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing my letter regarding the misuse of the West Demerara Police vehicle, I do not see it traversing the Demerara Harbour bridge at the hours that I had mentioned.

Dear Editor, I wish to compliment Mr. Ravi Dev MP for his incisive article in Kaieteur News.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) says it has received funding under a Cdn$5M programme to target minibuses in an anti-littering campaign that is expected to be put in full force on Tuesday.

Foreign Ministers of the Rio Group have decided on special measures aimed at strengthening and improving the Group’s proceedings, including a new mechanism that would allow the secretariat to formulate a response to any urgent regional or international matter.

A machine sensitive enough to detect traces of illegal drugs and explosives within seconds when persons or items are being screened will soon be functioning at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

The power company has reported more attacks on contracted agents carrying out disconnections, including a recent chopping incident.

The body of a 37-year-old fisherman was on Tuesday discovered lying on his kitchen floor with a single stab wound to his chest.

The sister of Rudy Fernandes, who went missing following a boat accident over the weekend, yesterday identified his body which was discovered at Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara on Tuesday.

A new Cabinet sub-committee has been set up to look at the enhancement of the Guyana Fire Service.

City Mayor Hamilton Green believes that vendors outside the Stabroek Market are victims of the absence of proper planning on the part of Central Government and the municipality, and insists that he will not be part of a ‘band-aid operation’.

A recent study has found that 69% of victims of sexual violence are 16 years old or below and that Amerindian girls between the ages of 12 and 16 years living in Region One are the most vulnerable group of females in Guyana.

The body of a 66-year-old man was discovered in his yard at Ulverston, Corentyne, Berbice on Tuesday afternoon by some children playing in the area.

The relatives of a 47-year-old cattle farmer who was struck down by a car and later died at the hospital are calling for justice to be done.

Airline operators yesterday met with Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee and representatives of the law enforcement agencies to work out strategies to stamp out drugs and arms trafficking via aircraft.

Gun-toting bandits yesterday held up a gas station at LBI, East Coast Demerara.

The Caribbean Develop-ment Bank (CDB) has earmarked US$14M for future projects in Guyana.