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Five men were today, May 8, 2017, remanded to prison for the illegal possession of a gun and ammunition. The men, Trevor McKenzie a former policeman, Michael Embrack, Mickey Henry, Jason Archer and Sean Browne appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore, in the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court, where they were charged with the of a possession […]

The police are probing the accidental death of a two-month-old infant, Destiny Holder, which occurred at her parents 149, D’Andrade Street, Newtown home on Saturday morning. Tinisha George, mother of the infant said she and the baby retired to bed Friday night and she recalled breastfeeding the infant at the time, but she fell asleep […]

Police on the West Bank of Demerara were called to the village of Uitvlugt this morning(Sunday 7th May)to investigate the murder of a man whose body was discovered in the village, in a pool of blood.  Reports indicate that the dead man was a known thief around the village. There are reports that the man’s […]

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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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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]