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Gunmen terrorise, rob Blairmont family

Four men armed with handgun, knives and cutlasses on Wednesday evening terrorised and robbed a Blairmont, West Bank Berbice family, escaping with a quantity...

Providence accident leaves pregnant woman in critical condition

A pregnant woman is now in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after the minibus in which she was travelling slammed into...

Police dump millions of dollars in cocaine

Police on Thursday dumped more than 517 kilograms of cocaine, worth millions of dollars, 16 miles offshore into the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast...

Passenger traffic goes up by 6% at CJIA for January 2016

Passenger traffic at Guyana’s main port of entry – Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) - rose by six percent for the month of...

Komal Chand slams Govt for being “downright discriminatory” against sugar workers

"The silence about the plight of sugar workers in the sugar industry tells its own story, it is a sad story." These are the words...

Condition worsens for Belladrum man who attempted suicide

The young man from Belladrum village, West Coast Berbice (WBB) who ingested gramoxone on Tuesday in a suicide attempt is still battling for his...

Public confidence in Govt has eroded – MP Collin Croal

"Having listened to the debates over the past three days, the comments through the social media as well as the members of the public,...

BUDGET DEBATES HEAT UP…Govt, Opposition face-off

Reprinted from Guyana Times Late into the second day of the 2016 Budget debates, Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides of the House...

APNU/AFC promised Guyanese moon and stars, but they were ‘bamboozled’, brainwashed – MP...

By Kristen Macklingam "This Budget is elusive for many Guyanese except for the very few sitting in the Government benches... there are very few measures...

Govt cares about sugar industry – Minister Holder

Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder has disproved claims that Government does not care about the country’s sugar industry. He reiterated the Administration’s commitment to...

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15 contractors terminated by Housing Ministry

The Ministry of Housing has terminated the services of 15 delinquent contractors following complaints of substandard works and failure to meet project terms and...

Jagdeo exposes Norton’s ‘empty promises’ in New Years message

Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton was on Thursday castigated by General Secretary, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, for recycled and empty commitments made in his New Year...

Letter: Shooting at Five Corners in Linden should not deter visitors and investments

Dear Editor, The recent shooting at Five Corners in Linden – allegedly involving gang members opening fire on police in a public space, with many...

Over 10,000 house lots to be allocated this year – Croal

The Ministry of Housing and Water has allocated 10,791 house lots in 2024. This was disclosed by Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal during...

PPP committed to tackling income inequality – Jagdeo

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has emphasised that the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) has been working to tackle income inequality among the population through...

Letter: Opposition struggling in popular support against incumbent PPP

Dear Editor, Based on latest findings from November and December of ongoing tracking poll, Opposition PNC or APNU, and its coalition partner AFC, continue to...

US$526M loan not conditional on settlement of claims by GtE contractor – VP

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that the approval by the United States EXIM Bank for the US$526 million loan for Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy...

GDF promotes 525 ranks for 2025

Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Omar Khan, on Wednesday announced the promotion of 525 ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Guyana...

Cop files $80M lawsuit against Rickford Burke

Assistant Superintendent of Police Rodwell Sarrabo has filed a lawsuit seeking damages in excess of $80 million for defamatory statements made by overseas based-Guyanese...

New Demerara River Bridge to be completed by August 31

The deadline for the completion of the new Demerara River Bridge has been extended by five months, following a meeting between President Dr. Irfaan...