Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his two employees, Mario Mohammed and Eugene Thorne, have been ordered to stay away from the home of Special Branch Head Prem Narine, surrender their passports where required and comply with police reporting conditions as part of their bail.
Supporters who spent hours in the sun outside a police cordon near the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court erupted in cheers yesterday when told that Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his two employees had been granted bail.
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed is insisting that the shooting incident on Monday night involving him and members of his team was an assassination attempt.
Dear Editor, The tragic loss of life aboard the MV Barima was not an unavoidable accident; it was the direct and foreseeable result of a systemic failure of duty by those entrusted with the vessel’s safety.
Dear Editor, Having followed the proceedings of the first week of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the tragic sinking of the MV Barima, I find myself deeply troubled by the revelations that have emerged so far.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) has called for the disclosure of video footage and forensic results relating to Monday night’s shooting involving Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, while Forward Guyana Movement Leader Amanza Walton-Desir says police should not investigate the disputed conduct of Special Branch Head, Senior Superintendent Prem Narine, on their own.
Dear Editor, Timur Mohamed and I were childhood friends. We are the same age and lived a few houses apart on Ganges Street in Prashad Nagar.
Dear Editor, I am happy the conversations surrounding the soon to be completed Wismar-Mackenzie four-lane bridge is no longer about whose idea it was and who was going to do it and such waste conversation, the fact is ideas not acted on to become a reality is just that an unrealized dream.
The Women and Gender Equality Commission has called on the authorities to explain the handling of National Border Patrol Director Daniel Seeram’s remand, warning that failures to enforce court orders undermine confidence in the justice system and efforts to protect victims of domestic violence.
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) has called for the protection of ancestral lands and recognition of customary land use, warning that mining, encroachment and environmental degradation threaten Indigenous communities’ ability to feed themselves.
When the MV Barima capsized and sank on July 18, 2026, during its voyage from Georgetown to Port Kaituma, the catastrophe immediately raised questions extending beyond the vessel itself.
A 19-year-old Linden construction worker was on Thursday sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment for an armed robbery and 27 months for discharging a loaded firearm with intent, following incidents in Central Rupununi in May.
Five vessels have been identified for ExxonMobil Guyana’s offshore pipeline inspection and maintenance programme, which was scheduled to begin on October 14 and conclude on December 1.
The English-speaking Caribbean’s development has fallen short of the aspirations of its pioneering thinkers, economist Professor Jay Mandle argues in a new collection of essays published by the University of Guyana Press.
Construction of a $1.6 billion paddy drying and storage facility was launched at Onderneeming, Region Two, yesterday, following longstanding complaints by Essequibo Coast rice farmers about inadequate capacity and losses after harvesting.
The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) says it wants structured dialogue with the government to secure formal recognition of Wapichan customary lands while advancing community-led conservation.
Former calypso monarch Camille Christine Goliah-Basdeo, known on stage as Lady Tempest, died on October 12 at the age of 64, her family has announced.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) and Forward Guyana Movement have called for the reversal of restrictions on broadcasting the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry, arguing that public access is essential to accountability and should not depend on attending hearings in Georgetown.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council today placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN secretary-general, two people close to the process said.
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and two of his employees were today granted $750,000 bail each on firearm, ammunition and attempting to pervert the course of justice charges arising from Monday night’s incident outside the home of Special Branch Head, Senior Superintendent Prem Narine.
