The Guyana Police Force is probing the killing of Peter Headley of Dowding Street, Kitty. According to a police report, following up with investigations into an armed robbery that was committed at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, on May 11, 2021, and acting on information received, at about 20:45 hours on Saturday May 15, 2021, police […]
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ON POINT: The story of the shot and robbed delivery man and how his life was turned upside down.
News In-depth for Friday 14th May, 2021
Vic Persaud has died, served in the protocol service for more than half a century
One of the longest serving Directors of Protocol, Eshwar Vevakanand Persaud has died. Vic Persaud as he was known, served as a foreign officer in the then USSR and New York before returning to Guyana to serve under the Forbes Burnham Administration and since then he has severed every other President- Desmond Hoyte, Dr Cheddi […]
COHSOD addresses concerns raised on CXC
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD) met in a Special session on Tuesday 12 May to examine concerns related to the administration of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams for 2021. The concerns arose out of recommendations made to CXC at a meeting of COHSOD in March. According to a […]
News In-depth for Wednesday 12th May, 2021
GPSU salutes nurses, says services nurses provide in saving lives, keeping the hospitals and healthcare centres open, comfort to patients and reassurances to their families, are all priceless
Guyana joins the rest of the world in observance of International Nurses day under the theme “Nurses: – A Voice to Lead – A Vision for Future Healthcare”. To this end the President of the Guyana Public Service Union, Patrick Yarde in saluting the nurses pointed to their sterling contribution especially during the COVID-19 Pandemic. According […]
GBGWU accuses Cyril’s Taxi Service of not respecting workers rights
Union leaders of the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GBGWU) today staged a picketing exercise in front of Cyril’s Taxi Service calling on the company to come to the bargaining table to work towards the finalization of a collective labour agreement. General Secretary of the union Lincoln Lewis said workers’ rights must be respected […]
CARICOM appoints first female Secretary General
CARICOM today appointed Dr. Carla Barnett as the 8th Secretary-General, in doing so she becomes the first female to hold the prestigious post. The announcement was by the chairman of CARICOM Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. According to the statement from the Caricom Secretariat, Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community […]
207 pounds of marijuana discovered in Corriverton, wanted bulletin issued for man
The Customs anti-narcotics unit (CANU) today issued a wanted bullet for one Omesh Lakeram, 47 year old in connection with the discovery of 207 pounds of marijuana. The drug enforcement agency said after several days of surveillance, today at approximately 4:00hrs ranks noticed between three to four individuals with flash lights coming through a track […]