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GECOM supports youth initiative on voter education campaign

In an effort to ensure a high voter turnout at the Local Government Elections (LGE), representatives of Youth Challenge Guyana, the National Coordinating Coalition...

2016 Budget Debates: We will fight corruption at all levels in the mining sector...

One of the main challenges in the mining sector is changing 'old habits' and bringing a 'sense of order' to the natural resources sector...

22-year-old dancer is Guyana’s latest suicide victim…three more hospitalised after attempting suicide

Twenty-two-year-old, Dinesh Chan aka Moti of Reliance Village on the Essequibo Coast, succumbed last Sunday night at the Suddie Public Hospital after he consumed...

Some Wales workers given marching orders by GuySuCo – GAWU

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) GAWU is alleging that since Friday, February 05, 2016, no less than sixty (60) workers undertaking...

T’shanna Cort is Guyana’s 2016 Junior Calypso Monarch

T’shanna Cort was crowned Guyana’s 2016 Junior Calypso Monarch last Saturday night in front of a small but enthusiastic crowd at the National Cultural...

ETI lecturer succumbs to injuries…driver for court today

A Queenstown, Essequibo Coast man succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital while receiving treatment for his injuries as a result of an accident on...

Tuschen Rural Constable hospitalised after revenge assault

In what is believed to be an act of revenge, a Community Policing Group’s Rural Constable (RC) has been hospitalised after he was attacked by...

Chinese businesswoman shot dead in foiled robbery  – at Number 57 Village, Berbice

The Guyana Police Force is currently investigating the death of Chinese businesswoman, Sue Di Wong, who was reportedly shot and killed by armed bandits...

3 hospitalised after La Grange accident…driver in custody

Three persons are now hospitalised and are listed to be in ‘serious' condition as a result of an accident on the La Grange Public...

 39,000 Guyanese applied for U.S. visas in 2015 – Ambassador

…over 4,900 persons granted permanent resident status   The boom in Guyana’s economy over the past years has been touted as one of the reasons for...

Recent Articles

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...

Energy stakeholders in key meeting on ensuring reliable power supply

  Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret'd), Mark Phillips on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting with key stakeholders in the nation's power sector, at his Office on...

Govt to appeal timeline for payments to Peter’s Hall residents

  Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs on Tuesday evening said the Government will appeal the timeline it was given to issue payments to...

‘Pagalee’, ‘Prags’ among Guyanese terms added to Oxford English Dictionary

  From belna, feg and foreday morning to ketcha, prags and queh-queh, several Guyanese origin colloquial terms were included in the new words added to...

$17M worth of ganja destroyed in Bartica

Police in Regional Division Six have successfully conducted an 'eradication exercise' at Bartica, Region Seven during which a cannabis farm was destroyed. According to a...

TKR bests GAW in see-saw thriller

A bit of revenge for last year’s Republic Bank CPL was on the cards on Wednesday night as the Trinbago Knight Riders overcame the...

1 injured, 15 homeless after fire destroys Guyhoc Park houses; arson suspected

Persons residing at Lots 6 and 7, Lamaha Park, Reserve, Georgetown – also known as Guyhoc Park – are grappling with uncertainty after a...

Contract to be awarded this year for seismic survey offshore Guyana

The government is aiming to soon complete the evaluation of companies that have expressed an interest in conducting a seismic survey of the oil...