Family members of the dead Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) officer Patrick Ramkellawan say that a post-mortem examination (PME) was conducted on his body without their knowledge.
There have been several high-profile killings since the start of the year and as the list of unsolved cases grows, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud says that the force is facing a shortage of experienced investigators.
In the light of the death of maternal patient Sadhna ‘Christine’ Dutchin from a rare pregnancy complication, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) says it is gearing medical staff to undergo training to detect symptoms early.
Residents of Mahaicony who witnessed the shooting death of the bandit on Friday afternoon have reported that the police shot at the bandits as they were escaping.
In December 2001 Vincent Griffith then 12 years old was shot in his left leg by police as he hid in a wardrobe in what was said to have been an abandoned house in New Amsterdam.
Late former president Janet Jagan worked for the development of both women and men, according to PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee, who says her contributions to the country continue to be felt.
Former foreign service officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Riley Abdelnour died on Friday in Florida after a period of illness following a brain tumour operation.
As police continue their hunt for a suspect in the brutal murders of two policemen in Region Eight, their families say that with one year already gone they have no confidence that the case will be solved.
After years of practising lab science the former country lab director Yvette Irving has opened her own laboratory as she sees the needs for lab results in Guyana to be on par with those in other countries.
Minister of Finance Ashni Singh tonight renewed the government’s appeal for the opposition to place the passage of the anti-money laundering bill above “partisan politics”.
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) says a recent statement by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) constituted an attempt by the GRA to give the impression that the company owed $5.3b in consumption tax whereas the opposite was the truth.
Four persons were killed and six others injured when the Mahdia-bound bus they were travelling in collided head on with a truck at Coverden, East Bank Demerara, in the vicinity of Kaylee’s Gas Station yesterday morning.
A bandit was shot dead at Dundee, Mahaicony yesterday afternoon during a confrontation with police, while his accomplice escaped with a bag containing the booty.
The issuance of a “cautionary” letter from the Trinidad and Tobago central bank to its commercial banks regarding doing business with Guyana has caused some amount of consternation by the Private Sector Commission (PSC).
With the future of oil search activities in the offshore Roraima block still uncertain after last week’s seizure by Caracas of a ship in Guyana’s waters, Opposition Leader David Granger yesterday declared that the government’s engagement with Venezuela this week solved nothing.
Chairperson of the governing board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Bibi Shadick and Managing Director of the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) Valmikki Singh handed out several broadcasting licences yesterday at the NFMU’s head office.