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Fire erupts at DDL’s Diamond facility

A fire has erupted at the Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) facility of the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL). INews will provide more details as it...

‘We have tons of ideas’ – Jagdeo on spending $7B to ease rising cost...

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has said that the Government has a lot of ideas on how to spend the $7 billion that has...

MoHSSS says it has addressed over 2700 cases of child abuse

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security says it has responded to approximately 2,753 reports of child abuse to date and that it...

Min. Todd attends meeting on roadmap for integration of South America

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd is attending the IV Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Brasilia Consensus...

After 1 month on the run, Berbice wife beater nabbed by police

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: After successfully eluding arrest since August 26, 2024, Police today managed to apprehend suspected 'wife abuser' Edwin...

Jagdeo hints at updates to local copyright laws

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday hinted at updating the country’s copyright legislation. Following the recent move by Guyanese musicians Jackie ‘Jackie Jaxx’ Hanover...

Govt aims to write-off further $5B in student loans by year-end

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed that the government anticipates writing off an additional 2,900 student loans this year, totaling approximately $5 billion. Jagdeo...

Berbice man charged for raping boy, 11

      A Berbice contractor was on Thursday arraigned for allegedly raping an 11-year-old boy. Narish Narinedatt, 31, of East Bank Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) appeared...

Mae Thomas remains on paid leave – VP Jagdeo

Nearly four months after being sent on leave with immediate effect on June 11, 2024, Mae Thomas, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour,...

President Ali to address Parliament on cost of living

President Dr Irfaan Ali will be addressing the National Assembly next month where he is expected to outline measures to address rising cost of...