A Sunday morning accident at Meten-meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD), has claimed the life of a Hague motorcyclist and left one person hospitalised in a critical condition at the George-town Public Hospital (GPH).
VARADERO, Cuba, (Reuters) – From Cuba to Antigua, Caribbean islanders began counting the cost of Hurricane Irma yesterday after the brutal storm left a trail of death, destruction and chaos that could take the tourist-dependent region years to recover from.
While Guyana is preparing to render assistance through CARICOM for islands ravaged last week by Hurricane Irma, disrupted communication has left government cut off from its representatives in the various territories.
Armed bandits yesterday morning held two elderly guards at gunpoint before proceeding to rob the main office of Ready Mix Concrete Limited, located at 69-72 Eccles Industrial Site, East Bank Demerara.
As part of continued works to extend services countrywide, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is in the process of undertaking a number of projects in regions six and seven that will see citizens benefiting from access to potable water for the first time.
FORT MYERS, Fla./ MIAMI (Reuters) – A weakening but still potent Hurricane Irma lashed Florida’s Gulf Coast yesterday with tree-bending winds, pounding rain and surging surf, leaving millions of homes and businesses without power while flooding streets and swaying skyscrapers across the state in Miami.
More than four months after the base for the Indian Arrival Monument at Palmyra, Corentyne Berbice embarrassingly collapsed, there has been no word on when or if works will resume there.
The first of a series of consultations by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) began last evening with residents of North and South Sophia.
Commentator Ralph Ramkarran SC says constitution reform is what offers the best prospect for addressing the problems faced by the country not the formation of a new party.
Stabroek News freelance reporter Joanna Dhanraj was on Friday evening robbed of valuables including her camera and important documents in the vicinity of the Stabroek Market.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A massive earthquake off southern Mexico on Thursday night that killed at least 90 people damaged tens of thousands of homes and afflicted upwards of two million people in the poorer south, state officials said, as more details of the disaster emerged.
(Trinidad Express) An agreement has been reached between Trinidad and Tobago and the United States of America to allow air marshals on selected flights between the two countries.
Twenty Community Health Workers (CHWs) of Region Nine are embarking on training to deliver improved maternal and child health care in the region.
Two police trainees were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after being involved in an accident at Mahaicony last night.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Billionaire Joesley Batista, one of the owners of JBS SA, the world´s largest meatpacker, and executive Ricardo Saud surrendered yesterday and were arrested by Brazilian police, their lawyer said.
President David Granger on Saturday called on Indigenous communities to craft effective Village Improvement Plans, which will guide development in their respective villages.
Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) ranks conducted a raid at about 6 am today at a house on the corner of Camp and Norton streets Georgetown and uncovered bulk parcels of suspected marijuana contained in two barrels and two boxes, a release from CANU said.
A 30-year-old male suspect is being sought for the murder of farmer Menie Xavier, 49, of Karaudarnau Village, South Rupununi which occurred about 11 pm on September 8,2017 at the said village.
The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred about three this morning on the Met-en-Meerzorg Public Road, West Coast Demerara which resulted in the death of cyclist Kevin Richard, 20, of 73 Halley Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown and also the hospitalisation of the pillion rider Verna Wells, age and address presently unknown.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Waves of up to 36 feet (11 meters) smashed businesses along Havana’s sea side drive this morning in the wake of Hurricane Irma, pummeling famous hotels such as the Copacabana, which were evacuated along with flooded neighbourhoods.
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