UG student placed on $75,000 bail in connection with wounding charge
A third-year Engineering student of the University of Guyana on Friday made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan,...
US Embassy partners with local stakeholders to help tackle suicide
In light of Guyana’s struggle with the societal scourge of suicide, the United States Embassy hosted a workshop aimed at enforcing preventative measures.
The initiative...
IMF warns Granger’s Govt over non-performing loans, spending spree
By Edward Layne
The recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission which visited Guyana for the Article IV Consultation has cautioned the APNU/AFC Government over the...
PM says more broadcasting licences will be issued soon
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who holds ministerial responsibilities for public information, on Friday said more Radio and Television licences are to be issued under...
Masked gunmen attack Corentyne bus driver
Three masked men attacked a minibus driver and shot him in a failed robbery attempt in Berbice on Thursday evening.
Police in a release said...
CineGuyana Inc. to promote Guyanese culture through film festival
CineGuyana Inc. and the Ministry of Education recently launched the ‘Golden Jubilee Short Film Festival’, aimed at promoting Guyanese culture. The film festival forms...
Jamaica names ‘high-powered’ team for World Indoors
(Taken from Jamaica Observer)
The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) yesterday named a strong team to represent Jamaica at next week’s 17th staging of the...
$138M to be spent on ‘sprucing up’ Carifesta Ave
Government plans to spend a whopping $138 million on works to further improve the already well lit Carifesta Avenue.
According to an advertisement placed in...
Several Turn-key homes vandalised in Perseverance
Several instances of vandalism of the turn-key homes which have already been allocated in Perseverance, East Bank Demerara (EBD), have been discovered, and according...
Police Sgt. who was stabbed to death in the line of duty laid to...
By Utamu Belle
Tributes poured on Thursday at the funeral of Police Sergeant 16934 Leonard LaRose, who was stabbed to death last week during an...