Concerns grow as SOCU seizes more jewellery
Jewellery traders and other members of the local gold business community are growing worried over what is developing into a consistent raiding and seizure...
Drama at High Court as “Whistle” freed of Cool Square murder
Leon Duncan, who was on trial for murder, sprinted out of the High Court and ran down South Road, Georgetown with his family in...
Manickchand, Ramsaran accuse Govt of ‘stealing’ PPP/C’s work
(Reprinted from Guyana Times)
In light of the plans and programmes being undertaken by the respective Ministers in the education and health sectors in Guyana,...
Dr Clive Jagan resigns as MP…PPP/C expected to name replacement soon
People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) parliamentarian, Dr Clive Jagan has resigned from his seat in the National Assembly. The House was informed of his resignation...
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...
One dead, another critical in Corentyne crash
A male teenager was killed earlier tonight in an accident that occurred in the vicinity of Bengal in East Berbice, Corentyne.
The accident is said...
Mahaicony Cottage Hospital Paediatric Ward ‘out of service’
Residents living near the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) are complaining that the health facility’s paediatric ward is non-functional...
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...
Recent Articles
“It bothers me too” – Jagdeo on power outages
Despite the heavy investment into the power ship to augment the supply of energy to the population, power outages continue to be a problem...
Pres. Ali to launch COI into killings during “troubled period” in early 2000s; ToR...
The Opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC) have continuously spoken about “extra-judicial killings” which occurred during the early...
Jagdeo announces automated border management system
The Guyana Government is moving to implement an automated border management system, likely starting with the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
Speaking about several digitisation...
Alleged domestic violence offender shot during scuffle with cops
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
An alleged Domestic Violence Offender, Jermaine Haynes, a 32-year-old construction worker from Little Diamond Squatting Area, East...
CPCE launches online classes for hinterland schools
The College of Education (CPCE) has launched online classes designed to empower teachers in hinterland schools.
Utilising platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft...
Ambassador Sasenarine Singh presents Letters of Credence to King Philippe of Belgium
On 19 September 2024, His Excellency Ambassador Sasenarine Singh presented his Letters of Credence to His Majesty King Philippe, King of the Belgians, formally...
US$260M new Demerara River Bridge 67.8% completed
Construction of the US$260 million new Demerara River Bridge is approximately 67.8 percent completed, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill during a site...
Letter: What is wrong with having classes under the cashew tree?
Dear Editor,
The listening and grounding walkabout seems focused on the hinterland. With the stiflingly hot weather, what is wrong with classes being held outdoors,...
UG, Massy ink agreement to enhance student development & innovation
The University of Guyana (UG) and Massy (Guyana) Ltd., on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at providing UG...
Guyana reaffirms commitment to improving relations with Chile
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret'd), Mark Phillips reaffirmed Guyana’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Chile during a reception to mark the Spanish-speaking nation’s 214th...