A charred shell was all that remained after a vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Communities, Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday went up in flames on the Rupert Craig Highway.
Senior Counsel Rajendra Poonai has been awarded judgment against Kaieteur News for libel that he said defamed his character.
Days after announcing that the use of the Passenger Boarding Bridges at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri has been temporarily suspended, no clear explanation has been offered as to why this is so.
Maverick De Abreu, who is on trial for allegedly assaulting Trinidadian Soca singer Rodney ‘Benjai’ LeBlanc, yesterday proclaimed his innocence.
A heavy downpour just after midday yesterday left sections of Georgetown flooded.
Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement & Tender Administration Board for renovation works and enhancements to the Ministry of Public Telecommunications’ Call Centre Building at Kara Kara, Linden.
A father and son yesterday walked out of a city court free men after a magistrate found that police had failed to make a case against them on a charge of possession of a little over 10 pounds of cannabis.
Five witnesses are expected to testify when Maryann Daby, who is accused of unlawful possession of a gun and ammunition, goes on trial later this month.
No charges will be instituted against the crew members and owners of the vessel that crashed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) almost two weeks ago, Director of Safety at the Maritime Administration, John Flores said.
A mother is seeking the public’s assistance to find her son, who has been missing for about two months.
President David Granger last evening, attended the 209th Independence Anniversary of the Republic of Chile at the Marriott Hotel and stronger ties with Santiago’s mining and petroleum sectors are on the agenda.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Michelle Bachelet, Chile’s ex-president and now the UN human rights chief, has denied allegations by a Brazilian businessman under investigation in Brazil’s massive Car Wash scandal that he paid $141,000 to cover debts incurred by her 2013 presidential campaign.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Known for acting on impulse, President Donald Trump has adopted an uncharacteristically go-slow approach over whether to hold Iran responsible for attacks on Saudi oil facilities, showing little enthusiasm for confrontation as he seeks re-election next year.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Boris Johnson could recall parliament if Britain’s highest court rules he unlawfully suspended it, a government lawyer said yesterday, after judges heard the prime minister wanted a shutdown because it was an obstacle to his Brexit plans.
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday received a cheque valued $500,000 from the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) to support the procurement of much-needed relief supplies for the hurricane-ravaged island chain of The Bahamas.
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a battle for political survival after exit polls following yesterday’s election showed the race too close to call and the Israeli leader’s decade-long grip on power weakened.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A total of 948 persons have been murdered across Jamaica since the start of the year, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has told the Parliament.
Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Annette Ferguson yesterday handed over a cheque of $1M to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana team, which will be representing the country at this year’s ‘First Global Robotic’ competition in Dubai.
The prosecution yesterday closed its case against Matthew Parks in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge that he murdered Roger Allen, the Freeman Street youth who was stabbed during a fight at D’Urban and Chapel streets, Lodge last year.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Investors managing $15 trillion in assets turned up the heat on oil and gas sector yesterday ahead of a United Nations summit in New York aimed at accelerating efforts to fight climate change.
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