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Cyclist dies after being hit by drunken driver who fled scene of accident

Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a pedal cyclist, who was reportedly struck down by...

Body of Miner found in pool of blood at Rockstone Village

The body of a miner was found in a pool of blood at 17 Miles Rockstone Village, Essequibo River, sometime...

Impersonation of GRA officials rampant in Berbice

Shop owners in Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) were recently put on high alert following numerous reports of scams being...

36 Murders in five months – Police Force records   

The Guyana Police Force (GPF), has recorded 36 murders for the period January, to the end of May 2018. Despite this,...

Guyana’s draft Local Content policy lacks necessary foundation – Brazilian Expert

A Local Content Policy is one of the documents in the pipeline for Guyana. The document is supposed to ensure...

Treasury Memoranda highlight rampant abuse of public resources under PPP Govt.

Treasury Memoranda for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 all point to the alarming rate at which excessive waste and...

AG meets with team of professionals to discuss alternatives to incarceration

In an aim to strengthen the local criminal justice system, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams today...

Govt. will audit ExxonMobil’s US$460M pre-contract costs-Min. Patterson

The coalition administration has every intention to audit the controversial US$460M pre-contract costs claimed by USA oil giant, ExxonMobil for...

Surinamese jailed 12 years for killing ‘DJ Cheddie’

Omar Williams, formerly of Abanastraat, “K” Flight, Paramaribo, Suriname, was this afternoon handed a 12-year jail sentence after he pleaded...

GRA Officials shot during operation to capture “known chicken smuggler’

In a bid to capture a “know chicken smuggler” two officials from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), received gunshot wounds...

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