—lawyer challenges Hicken’s authority and calculation of leave entitlement Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit Fazil Karimbaksh has challenged Commissioner Clifton Hicken’s authority to compel him to take pre-retirement or administrative leave and has threatened legal proceedings if either measure is imposed without lawful authority.
Three masked men armed with a handgun, a baseball bat and a cutlass robbed an East Canje businessman of $10 million, representing approximately three days’ sales, last evening, police said.
A canter yesterday smashed into Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) infrastructure on the Mahaica Public Road and the driver has said he will pay for the damage.
WPA: this ‘rare and special spirit walked among us with a deliberate purpose that touched the core of Guyana’ After more than eight decades in public activism during which social justice was at the centre of his work, Eusi Kwayana passed away yesterday at the age of 101, one of the last witnesses to the struggle for independence and the post-colonial period in Guyana.
-grief, distrust and unanswered questions dominated MV Barima CoI meeting with families “I looked up for the life jackets.
-workers pressing for $145m in retroactive payments A proposed relocation of the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) head office to Berbice has not been officially communicated to employees, a senior staff member has said, as 258 non-unionised senior employees continue to press management for approximately $145 million in outstanding retroactive salary payments.
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) parliamentarian Terrence Campbell has denied reports circulating on social media that he was held at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) after allegedly being found with 43 rounds of live ammunition while preparing to travel to Trinidad and Tobago.
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Priya Manickchand has questioned the handling of National Border Patrol Director Daniel Seeram’s case following his conviction for assaulting his former wife, insisting that the law must be applied consistently regardless of an accused person’s status or legal representation.
The transformation of the Parika Ferry Stelling continues to take shape, according to a release yesterday from the Ministry of Public Works.
Guyana’s tourism sector is poised for further growth, with the country’s accommodation capacity projected to approach 6,000 rooms by the end of 2026, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.
The police yesterday issued wanted bulletins for two men over the murder on Forshaw Street last year of Dainier Vegas Infante.
Seventy-five-year-old pensioner Abdool Nazir and his wife, Zanita Persaud, are now homeowners after receiving a newly constructed house through the Men on Mission (MoM), according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
Fifteen officers, including three from regional defence forces, have completed the Guyana Defence Force’s Junior Command and Staff Course Number Thirty-Four.
A project bringing tour guides and researchers together to document Belize’s coastal islands was presented at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) in Guyana last week.
Minister of Education Sonia Parag has expressed Guyana’s support for reforms aimed at making UNESCO more effective and responsive.
“Honouring an Artistic Legacy”, to pay tribute to the late Dr. Ian McDonald, will be held on Sunday, October 11th at the Theatre Guild, Playhouse, in Kingston, from 4.00p.m
Aubrey Osmund Roberts, affectionately known as “Uncle Aubrey” or “Labba,” of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara is celebrating his 100th birthday, according to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security.
The PNCR/APNU today announced the passing of elder statesman Eusi Kwayana. Known affectionately as the Sage of Buxton, Kwayana passed away today at the age of 101.
interCaribbean today announced that it will be flying between Barbados and the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle every day from now on.
Guyana and Jamaica have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation in tourism and hospitality, including investment, air connectivity, training and sustainable tourism development.
