Sophia residents are this morning calling on Police to do everything they can to apprehend the killers of a bread vendor in the community. The man, 42-years-old Andre Alexander was shot last night at approximately 20:30 hrs by bandits in the guise of customers. The Police in a release this morning said based on initial […]
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Video of Horse Racing classic, Message vs Jumbo Joy 2009
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Teachers urged to keep up the fight to achieve objectives set by union-President Lyte
The remarks were made by the Union’s president Mark Lyte, during the May Day March. He said the union has been asking the powers that be for a long time now, to make the lives of teachers better. Lyte said so far, teachers were able to get some of the benefits the union was clamoring […]
Legal showdown looms over the GPSU elections, Presidential Candidate Gregory Gaspar said the results were rigged
GPSU presidential candidate Gregory Gaspar and his team were left in the dark, while the announcement was made in the presence of long-serving President of the Guyana Public Service Union, Patrick Yarde. Yarde was declared the winner of the elections. Gaspar said even a common courtesy by the returning officer was not extended to him. […]
Police investigating fatal accident on EBD
A pensioner is the country’s latest road fatality. 70-year-old Suresh Mangru was killed in a suspected hit and run at Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara. The pensioner according to reports lived at Lot 35 Garden of Eden, EBD. Reports are that the police were called to the scene after the body was discovered at the […]
New Interim Horse Racing Authority elected
Businessman and horse racing executive, Poonai Bhiroog was elected president of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority at the election held at Phool Hall, West Coast Berbice on Sunday 30th April, 2017. Bhiroog said his immediate task is to raise the standard of the sport and to attract more small stables to horse racing. He sees […]
VIDEO: Ballot Boxes at GPSU under surveillance
While workers turned out in their numbers for the annual May Day Rally, some members and supporters of presidential candidate, Gregory Gaspar are keeping watch at the Union’s headquarters to ensure no mischief is afoot with the ballot boxes left in the building. On the Rally long-serving president of the GPSU, Partick Yarde was a […]
17-year-old school dropout being sought in murder of 16-year-old
Police are in search of a 17-year-old school drop who allegedly killed a sixteen-year-old student of the Covent Garden Secondary School, Brian Charles Yearwood. The victim was a resident of Grove, East Bank Demerara. The police are reporting that at approximately 20:00 hrs on Saturday night in the compound of the Covent Garden Nursery School, […]
Pedal cyclist killed in ECD accident
A 25-year-old Good Hope, East Coast Demerara resident is in police custody assisting with the investigation into the death of a pedal cyclist on the Beterverwagting Public Road, East Coast Demerara. Reports are that the young man said to be a businessman was driving motor car PRR 5263 on the northern side of the road […]
Mischief afoot in the tallying process of the GPSU elections, says candidate
Presidential candidate in the elections of the Guyana Public Service Union, Gregory Gaspar said he is not prepared to accept the results, given that the tallying process has been compromised. Listen to the full interview with Gregory Gaspar.